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Malaysia Sun
01-06-2025
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- Malaysia Sun
(SP)SINGAPORE-BADMINTON-SINGAPORE OPEN-MEN'S DOUBLES
(250601) -- SINGAPORE, June 1, 2025 (Xinhua) -- Aaron Chia/Soh Wooi Yik (R) of Malaysia pose on the podium during the awarding ceremony for the men's doubles final match against Kim Won Ho/Seo Seung Jae of South Korea at the Singapore Badminton Open 2025 in Singapore, June 1, 2025. (Photo by Then Chih Wey/Xinhua)
Malaysia Sun
01-06-2025
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- Malaysia Sun
Singapore Badminton Open: India's challenge ends with Satwik, Chirag's heartbreaking defeat in semi-finals
Singapore City [Singapore], May 31 (ANI): India's star badminton pair Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty put up a valiant performance but floundered against Malaysia's Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik in the semi-final of the Singapore Badminton Open 2025 on Saturday. The 27th-ranked Indian pair took an early lead but failed to build on it against the world number three pair by 21-19, 10-21, 18-21 in a nail-biting contest. Chirag and Satwik's defeat marked the end of India's challenge in the tournament. Chia and Soh continued to thrive on their recent form, considering they reached back-to-back finals in the last two weeks against the Indian duo, who defied the world number one, Malaysian duo Goh Sze Fei and Nur Izzuddin, in straight games. The opening phase of the first game was a closely contested affair, with both pairs testing each other's limits. India's offence challenged Malaysia's defence, with Satwik and Chirag unleashing an all-out attack while Chia and Soh held firm and retaliated firmly. Both pairs went toe-to-toe and remained inseparable, with the scoreline reading 8-8. However, the Indian pair broke Malaysia's resilience and raced away with a slender two-point advantage to make it 10-8 in their favour. The momentum swung like a pendulum, but Satwik and Chirag maintained the two-point lead in their favour. Around the 17-15 mark, Chia and Soh nullified the Indian pair's smashing power and exuded their own to restore parity to 18-18. Despite floundering the upper hand, Satwik and Chirag re-established the two-point advantage to take away the first game by 21-19. In the second game, the game picked up its pace. There were wonderful exchanges, moments of brilliance, and breathless action as Chia and Soh raced away with a 0-5 lead. Despite a couple of soft errors from the Malaysians, they remained in front and led by 5-11 after the halfway stage in the second game. Satwik and Chirag, who were completely on defence, met the inevitable fate and lost the second game comprehensively by 10-21. In the third game and decider, Satwik and Chirag bounced back with aggression, keeping the game level at 4-4. However, the Malaysian pair regained control and established a 14-9 lead. The Malaysian pair kept the five-point lead intact. They looked all set to confirm their spot in the final, but a spirited comeback from the Indian pair saved seven consecutive match points and brought the equation down to 20-18. However, their attempts to steal away the win were taken away by Chia and Soh, who took the third set by 18-21. (ANI)
India Gazette
31-05-2025
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- India Gazette
Singapore Badminton Open: India's challenge ends with Satwik, Chirag's heartbreaking defeat in semi-finals
Singapore City [Singapore], May 31 (ANI): India's star badminton pair Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty put up a valiant performance but floundered against Malaysia's Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik in the semi-final of the Singapore Badminton Open 2025 on Saturday. The 27th-ranked Indian pair took an early lead but failed to build on it against the world number three pair by 21-19, 10-21, 18-21 in a nail-biting contest. Chirag and Satwik's defeat marked the end of India's challenge in the tournament. Chia and Soh continued to thrive on their recent form, considering they reached back-to-back finals in the last two weeks against the Indian duo, who defied the world number one, Malaysian duo Goh Sze Fei and Nur Izzuddin, in straight games. The opening phase of the first game was a closely contested affair, with both pairs testing each other's limits. India's offence challenged Malaysia's defence, with Satwik and Chirag unleashing an all-out attack while Chia and Soh held firm and retaliated firmly. Both pairs went toe-to-toe and remained inseparable, with the scoreline reading 8-8. However, the Indian pair broke Malaysia's resilience and raced away with a slender two-point advantage to make it 10-8 in their favour. The momentum swung like a pendulum, but Satwik and Chirag maintained the two-point lead in their favour. Around the 17-15 mark, Chia and Soh nullified the Indian pair's smashing power and exuded their own to restore parity to 18-18. Despite floundering the upper hand, Satwik and Chirag re-established the two-point advantage to take away the first game by 21-19. In the second game, the game picked up its pace. There were wonderful exchanges, moments of brilliance, and breathless action as Chia and Soh raced away with a 0-5 lead. Despite a couple of soft errors from the Malaysians, they remained in front and led by 5-11 after the halfway stage in the second game. Satwik and Chirag, who were completely on defence, met the inevitable fate and lost the second game comprehensively by 10-21. In the third game and decider, Satwik and Chirag bounced back with aggression, keeping the game level at 4-4. However, the Malaysian pair regained control and established a 14-9 lead. The Malaysian pair kept the five-point lead intact. They looked all set to confirm their spot in the final, but a spirited comeback from the Indian pair saved seven consecutive match points and brought the equation down to 20-18. However, their attempts to steal away the win were taken away by Chia and Soh, who took the third set by 18-21. (ANI)
Malaysia Sun
31-05-2025
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- Malaysia Sun
Singapore Badminton Open 2025: Satwik, Chirag bamboozle world number one pair to book semi-final berth
Singapore City [Singapore], May 30 (ANI): India's Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty stormed into the semi-finals after defying the odds and trouncing the world No. 1 Malaysian pair of Goh Sze Fei and Nur Izzuddin on Friday in the Singapore Badminton Open 2025. Satwik and Chirag, ranked 27th, breezed past the world number one pair in straight sets after staging a 21-17, 21-15 win in a 39-minute fixture. In the first game, Satwin and Chirag raced to an 11-8 lead at the interval and continued to build on it to take a 1-0 lead. In the second game, the Indian pair trailed by 6-5 early but soon seized control by exploiting the Malaysian pair to convincingly win the second game and the quarter-final clash. The victory marked the fourth win for Satwik and Chirag in six clashes against Goh Sze Fei and Nur Izzuddin. They will look to keep India's challenge alive by conquering the two-time Olympic bronze medallists and third-seeded Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik of Malaysia in the semi-final. Earlier in the tournament, Satwik and Chirag announced their return to the court on a triumphant note after a two-month-long injury layoff due to illness and injury. Ranked 27th in the men's doubles rankings, the Indian duo was hammered in the opening game but bounced back flawlessly to outgun the Indonesian pair of Sabar Karyaman Gutama and Muhammad Reza Pahlevi Isfahani. In the quarter-finals, the top Indian duo defeated the world number eight pair of Sabar Karyaman Gutama and Muhammad Reza Pahlevi Isfahani in a remarkable match which saw them come back from being down 19-21 in the first game to win the next two closely contested games by 21-16, 21-19 Meanwhile, India's star shuttlers PV Sindhu and HS Prannoy were overwhelmed in their respective contests and crashed out of the second round. Sindhu, who broke the opening round exit jinx to qualify for the second round, was ousted by Olympic gold medallist Chen Yufei of the People's Republic of China by 21-9, 18-21, 21-16 in a fixture that lasted an hour and five minutes. The 17th-ranked Indian shuttler lost her mojo and struggled to find her groove in the opening game. Chen, the fifth-ranked star, dominated the court and raced to a 21-9 win to take a 1-0 lead. Sindhu retaliated brilliantly in the second game to restore parity but eventually ran out of steam, which brought her campaign to a bitter end. The recent setback marked the seventh loss in 13 meetings for the 29-year-old against Chen Yufei. Meanwhile, in the men's singles, Prannoy, the 34th-ranked Indian star, bowed out of the competition in straight sets with a 21-16, 21-14 defeat against world No. 23 Christo Popov of France. (ANI)
India Gazette
29-05-2025
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- India Gazette
Singapore Badminton Open 2025: Sindhu, Prannoy ousted; Satwik, Chirag keep India's challenge alive
Singapore City [Singapore], May 29 (ANI): India's star shuttlers PV Sindhu and HS Prannoy were overwhelmed in their respective contests and crashed out of the second round of the Singapore Badminton Open 2025 on Thursday. Sindhu, who broke the opening round exit jinx to qualify for the second round, was ousted by Olympic gold medallist Chen Yufei of the People's Republic of China by 21-9, 18-21, 21-16 in a fixture that lasted an hour and five minutes. The 17th-ranked Indian shuttler lost her mojo and struggled to find her groove in the opening game. Chen, the fifth-ranked star, dominated the court and raced to a 21-9 win to take a 1-0 lead. Sindhu retaliated brilliantly in the second game to restore parity but eventually ran out of steam, which brought her campaign to a bitter end. The recent setback marked the seventh loss in 13 meetings for the 29-year-old against Chen Yufei. Meanwhile, in the men's singles, Prannoy, the 34th-ranked Indian star, bowed out of the competition in straight sets with a 21-16, 21-14 defeat against world No. 23 Christo Popov of France. However, India's ace pair Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty continued their run in the men's doubles by staging a comeback victory over Indonesia's Sabar Karyaman Gutama and Muhammad Reza Pahlevi Isfahani. After a two-month-long injury layoff due to illness and injury, Satwik and Chirag announced their return to the court on a triumphant note. Ranked 27th in the men's doubles rankings, the Indian duo was hammered in the opening game but bounced back flawlessly to outgun the Indonesian pair. In the women's doubles, eighth-seeded Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand's run in the tournament concluded following their 21-8, 21-10 against Jia Yifan and Zhang Shuxian of China. In the mixed doubles category, Rohan Kapoor and Ruthvika Shivani Gadde went down 21-10, 21-16 against Tang Chun Man and Tse Ying Suet of Hong Kong China. (ANI)
