Final Victory in Shenzhen
Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty captured their first China Masters title on Sunday, coming from behind to defeat China's He Ji Ting and Ren Xiang Yu 11-21, 21-13, 21-17 in a match lasting one hour and ten minutes. The win gave the Indian pair their second BWF World Tour Super 750 title of the season.[S1]
The final capped a demanding week for the Indian duo, who spent over five hours on court across the tournament. In their third final at the China Masters, they finally overcame their opponents and their nerves to emerge triumphant.[S1]
Match Highlights
The Chinese pair started strongly, taking the first game 21-11 in 18 minutes. Satwik and Chirag responded in the second game, winning 21-13 after a series of impressive rallies, including a 39-shot rally that China won early on. The Indians edged ahead at the break and maintained their lead to force a decider.[S1]
In the third game, the Indian duo struggled with the drift initially, falling behind 0-4, but battled back to level at 7-7. The game remained close, with China taking an 11-9 lead at the interval. Satwik and Chirag fought back, taking their first lead of the match at 18-17, and sealed the title on their first match point when Chirag smashed the shuttle between He and Ren.[S1]
Head-to-Head and Broadcast
This was only the second meeting between the pairs. Satwik and Chirag had previously defeated He and Ren 21-11, 21-8 in the quarterfinals of the 2024 Malaysia Open.[S1]
There was no TV broadcast of the 2026 China Masters in India, but fans could stream the matches live on Jio Hotstar and BWF TV, the official YouTube channel of the Badminton World Federation.[S1]
