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Satwik-Chirag Reach World Championships Semifinals With Straight-Games Win Over Chia-Soh, Secure Medal

A 43-minute 21-12, 21-19 statement set up a semifinal versus 11th seeds Chen Bo Yang–Liu Yi, answering last year’s Olympic defeat to the Malaysians.

India's Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty celebrate after beating Malaysia's Aaron Chia and Wooi Yik Soh in the quarterfinal round.
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Overview

  • The Indian duo beat the second-seeded Malaysians 21-12, 21-19 in 43 minutes at Paris’s Adidas Arena to advance to the last four and assure at least bronze.
  • The result avenged their Paris 2024 quarterfinal loss to Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik at the same venue.
  • The medal is their second at the BWF World Championships following a bronze in 2022.
  • Reports highlighted a composed performance built on controlled aggression, stronger defence and sharper front–back rotations guided from coach Sumeeth Reddy’s bench.
  • Next up is a semifinal against China’s 11th seeds Chen Bo Yang and Liu Yi, with the win also extending India’s World Championships medal streak that dates back to 2011.