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BWF World Championships 2022 Semifinals LIVE: Satwik/Chirag win bronze — Scores, Medal, Results, Blog
Catch all the action from the BWF World Championships semi-finals as Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty will hope to progress against a Malaysian pair and upgrade their medal colour. Follow LIVE.
Welcome to the live blog of The Bridge from the semi-finals of the BWF World Championships 2022 in Tokyo, Japan.
Creating history by ousting the reigning World Champion's Takuro Hoki/Yugo Kobayashi, the men's doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty have already confirmed a bronze medal for India - the first-ever in men's doubles, from the WCH.
They will be taking on Malaysia's Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik for a place in the semi-finals.
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Live Updates
- 27 Aug 2022 4:50 AM GMT
What a moment in Indian men's doubles!
Satwik/Chirag's losing streak may continue against the Malaysians but today they are a part of history as they have won bronze!
But what a match this was! Only upwards and onwards from now.
- 27 Aug 2022 4:44 AM GMT
This is going to hurt a lot! Satwik/Chirag will settle for a bronze
Satwik/Chirag put up a great fight but the Malaysians find the edge and win 20-22, 21-18, 21-16 to enter the finals of the BWF World Championships...