China Masters Final between Satwik and Chirag: preview, head-to-head record, live streaming information

Here is everything you need to know about the men’s doubles final between the Chinese duo of Liang Wei Keng and Wang Chang and the Indian pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty at the China Masters in 2023.

China’s Liang Wei Keng and Wang Chang will take on Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty, the gold medallists from the Asian Games, in the men’s doubles final of the China Masters Super 750 badminton tournament on Sunday in Shenzhen.

After defeating He Ji Ting and Ren Xiang Yu, another local pair, 21-15, 22-20, the world-ranked pair of Satwik and Chirag advanced to the summit match.

This year, Satwik and Chirag have also won the Indonesia Super 1000, Korea Super 500, Swiss Super 300, and Badminton Asian Championships.

The Indians advanced to their sixth final in 2023 by dominating the top-seeded Chinese team of Ren Xiang Yu and He Ji Ting. They had advanced to the finals of the Asian Championships, the Indonesia Open, the Korea Open, the Swiss Open, and the Asian Games earlier this year, and they had won each one.

Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty danced their way into the China Masters BWF Super-750 men’s doubles championship on Saturday in Shenzen. In the semifinals, the top seeds defeated Chinese players He Ji Ting and Ren Xiang Yu 21-15, 22-20.

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They had advanced to the finals of the Asian Championships, the Indonesia Open, the Korea Open, the Swiss Open, and the Asian Games earlier this year, and they had won each one.

On Sunday, they will take on the winners of the match between Liang Wei Keng/Wang Chang and Chen Bo Yang/Liu Yi.
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In the opening encounter, the Indian duo was unstoppable.
They jumped out to a 6-2 lead at the half and quickly extended it to 11-6. Chirag was lurking dangerously close to the net, his deft play ending rallies.

The Indians increased their lead to 18-10 with four points earned from powerful smashes, even though the Chinese managed to rally to within 10–12.
The Chinese devised a plan to drive Chirag back. Their ruse succeeded; they primarily used flick serves.

Ren Yu’s strong hitting put the Chinese back in the game, and they even led by two points at the half (11–9).

With a strong smash from Satwik, the Indians moved to 16-15 after coach Gopichand gave them instructions to concentrate on their opponents’ back court. Ren then missed the next one to give India a two-point advantage.

Under pressure, both teams performed admirably, and at 20-20, Ren’s drive struck the net. Satwik produced a brilliant smash winner at 21–20.

Kodai Naraoka of Japan advanced to the men’s singles final, where he will take on the victor of the other semifinal involving Zhao Jun Peng of China and Kenta Nishimoto of Japan.