Badminton
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.
Satwiksairaj and Chirag advanced to the round of 16 of the Denmark Open 2025. (File Photo)
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 4:34 AM GMT
Rankireddy fires down with a fierce smash!!
Satwik unfurls a classic smash as Indians stay hot on trail at 12-13 in the decider
- 27 Aug 2022 4:32 AM GMT
Chirag tries and gets creative with the returns, Satwik dashes off for a racquet change...
The drama is intense in this match with every point being precious.
The Malaysians lead 12-11
- 27 Aug 2022 4:29 AM GMT
A straight smash from the Malaysians as they lead 11-10 in the mid-game break of the decider
This is looking like the picture from the second game again at the mid-game.
Let's hope Satwik/Chirag come back with more steam now. Very tense moments on court!
