The world No. 6 pair, who gained a gold medal on the Birmingham Commonwealth Games and bronze on the world championships final 12 months, thrashed Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yika of Malaysia in straight video games 21-17, 21-18.

India’s Satwiksairaj Rankireddy, proper, and Chirag Shetty have fun after defeating Malaysia’s Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik throughout their males’s doubles remaining match at Indonesia Open badminton event at Istora Senayan Stadium in Jakarta, Indonesia, Sunday, June 18, 2023. AP/PTI(AP06_18_2023_000070A)

The Indian duo of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty on Sunday gained a historic males’s doubles title on the Indonesia Open right here, turning into the primary doubles pair from the nation to say a Super 1000 occasion.

The world No. 6 pair, who gained a gold medal on the Birmingham Commonwealth Games and bronze on the world championships final 12 months, thrashed Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yika of Malaysia in straight video games 21-17, 21-18.

Earlier, the 2022 world championships bronze medallists had turn out to be the primary ever Indian pair to succeed in the ultimate of any Super 1000 event after a sensational comeback to get the higher of the Korean mixture of Kang Min Hyuk and Seo Seung Jae 17-21, 21-19 21-18 in an exciting semi-final.

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