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Satwiksairaj-Chirag Shetty Duo Wins French Open Men's Doubles Title For Second Time, Claims First Title Of 2024
The Chinese Taipei: India's World No.1 doubles pair Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty on Sunday claimed their first title of 2024, by winning the men's doubles title in the French Open badminton championship. In the final, Satwik and Chirag defeated Lee Jhe-Hui and Po-Hsuan Yang of Chinese Taipei 21-11, 21-17 in the 37-minute encounter played at Arena Porte de la Chapelle in the French capital.
In the first game of the final, Chirag and Satwik broke from 4-4 to win the next five points and then maintained their upper hand, extending their 11-6 and lead to 17-10 before going on to win the game 21-11 by converting the second game point.
The second game was closely fought as the two pairs went neck-and-neck after Satwik and Chirag had caught up with the Chinese Taipei 5-5 after conceding a 1-4 lead. The Chinese Taipei pair maintained their edge till 14-14. The Indian pair then surged ahead to open up a three-point lead before eventually winning the final.
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