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Thailand Open: Satwik-Chirag win the final 21-15, 21-15- Highlights
Get all the updates from the final of Thailand Open 2024.
Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy (Photo Credits: BAI)
Thailand Open LIVE: The Indian duo of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty dominated their Chinese opponents to win the Thailand Open 2024 final in straight games and in doing so, climbed atop at the live world rankings yet again.
The tournament has always been special for Satwik and Chirag with the duo having won the title in 2019 for their first Superseries / Super 500 level victory.
Read more about their dominance in the final here.
The Indian pair went in as the world number three and the top seeds in this tournament. And victory here meant they they now have two World Tour titles in 2024, after the victory at French Open in March.
As it happened:
Live Updates
- 19 May 2024 5:24 AM GMT
Satwik-Chirag trail 7-8
The first long rally of the final and the Chinese hang on and then force the error from the Indians.
- 19 May 2024 5:22 AM GMT
7-6 Satchi lead
The Indians are real aggressive here today. Their smashes are coming in think and fast with the Chinese unable to retrieve.
- 19 May 2024 5:20 AM GMT
Sat-Chi ahead at 5-3
Short-points and swift exchanges, as is the case with these doubles encounters. The Indians have looked solid thus far.
- 19 May 2024 5:19 AM GMT
4-1 Sat-Chi
Brisk opening exchanges from the players and the Indians are looking to start on an upbeat note.
- 19 May 2024 5:17 AM GMT
Warm applause from the crowd
The Chinese pair will serve to being proceedings...
- 19 May 2024 5:16 AM GMT
We're all set now
The warm ups are done and the players are set to begin.
Here we go!!
- 19 May 2024 5:15 AM GMT
Chen & Liu are currently ranked 29.
Both play right-handed and will come in as a bit of an unknown entity for the Indians, who are the favourites in this final
- 19 May 2024 5:13 AM GMT
The Indians are in red-hot form
While Satwik-Chirag haven't dropped a game, Chen and Liu have dropped just one game all tournament long.
- 19 May 2024 5:11 AM GMT
The warm-ups underway...
A win here will catapult the Indians to No.1 in the world.
