Overview
- Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty beat Malaysia’s Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik 21-12, 21-19 to advance from the quarterfinals.
- The victory assures at least bronze, making them the first Indian men’s doubles pair to win multiple World Championships medals.
- They face China’s Chen Bo Yang and Liu Yi in the semifinal at Adidas Arena in Paris on August 30.
- The quarterfinal triumph came against the duo that ended their Paris 2024 Olympic run at the same venue, underscoring a measure of redemption.
- With P. V. Sindhu exiting in the quarterfinals, Satwik–Chirag are India’s only guaranteed medallists at these World Championships.