Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty Through To Final In Thailand

Bangkok: India’s top-ranked men’s doubles pair Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty qualified for the men’s doubles final in Thailand Open on Saturday with a 22-20, 22-24, 21-9 win over South Korea’s Ko Sung Hyun and Shin Baek Cheol. They are the first Indian pair to reach the final of a Super 500 event.

The 16th ranked Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty came out on top against the 19th ranked Korean pair. This is the first final of the season for the Indian pair and they will now face Chinese third seeds Li Jun Hui and Liu Yu Chen in the final on Sunday. IANS

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