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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.
Indian men's doubles duo of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty
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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- 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!
