China Masters: Satwiksairaj-Chirag fails to secure fourth BWF Tour title of 2023

They played their fourth final of the Badminton World Federation (BWF) World Tour this year, having won other three of them - Swiss Open 2023, Indonesia Open 2023 and Korea Open 2023 - earlier this year.

India's top men's doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty fell just short of earning their fourth Badminton World Tour (BWF) title after a loss in the final of China Masters 2023 on Sunday. They lost to home-favourites Liang Wei Keng/Wang Chang in a thrilling final 19-21, 21-18, 19-21.

"A brilliant campaign for SatChi without dropping a game, until that thrilling final. Well done boys: @badmintonphoto #ChinaMasters2023 #IndiaontheRise #Badminton," tweeted Badminton Association of India (BAI) Media. Rankireddy and Shetty entered the final of China Masters 2023 in Shenzhen on Saturday.

The fifth-ranked Indian duo got the better of home favourites He Ji Ting/Ren Xiang Yu 21-16, 22-20. They played their fourth final of the Badminton World Federation (BWF) World Tour this year, having won three of them - Swiss Open 2023, Indonesia Open 2023 and Korea Open 2023 - earlier this year. (ANI)