Saturday , November 23 2024

Satwiksairaj and Chirag beat Chinese Taipei in just 36 minutes to win French Open title

french open final 2024 : World No. 1 Indian badminton pair Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty defeated Chinese Taipei's Li Ze Hui and Yang Po Hwan to win the French Open 2024 title in just 36 minutes. The Indian pair won the men's doubles final 21-11, 21-17.

It took just 15 minutes for the Indian pair to win the first game

This is the first and seventh World Tour title of the year 2024 won by Indians. The pair had reached the finals of two events earlier this year. The Indian pair also won the French Open title in the year 2022. Satwiksairaj and Chirag took just 15 minutes to win the first game by a margin of 21-11.

Entered the final after defeating the previous world champion

Earlier in the semi-final round, Satwiksairaj and Chirag defeated defending world champions Kang Minhyuk and Seo Seungja of South Korea in straight games 21-13, 21-16 to reach their third French Open final.

Made it to the finals for the third consecutive time this year

The Indian pair of Satwiksairaj and Chirag made it to the final for the third consecutive time this year. Earlier, the Indian pair had to face defeat in the final of Malaysia Open and the title match of India Open. Earlier, this Indian pair had won the French Open title in 2022 and were runners-up in 2019.