Satwiksairaj Randireddy and Chirag Shetty advanced to the semifinals of the BWF World Championship in Paris. (Figure: x) Satwiksairaj Randireddy and Chirag Shetty secured a medal at the Paris World Championship by defeating the Malaysian duo and their Nemesis Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik on Friday. A pair of world no. 3 won 21-12, 21-19 in 43 minutes and avenge his previous losses to Malaysian rivals.This victory refers to its medal at the second World Championship after their bronze 2022 and continues the Indian stripe of the stage since 2011.The Asian Games Masters will face 11. Chen Bo Yang and Liu Yi from China.The match came after climbing from PV Sindhu in the quarterfinal of the female singles and put further pressure on the Indian duo to secure the medal for his country.The victory was particularly significant because the Chia and SOH had defeated Indians in Singapore and China this year and crushed the hopes for the Olympic medals last year.Chirag began strong with the winner of the drive server, followed by 59-shot rally, which ended in his thunder Middle Court and built India in advance 4-2.The Indians dominated the first game and led 11-5 in the interval of the middle game after Satwik’s skilled cross.Although the Malaysians won the 49-shot rally, the Indians maintained control and secured the first game with aggressive returns.The second game has seen that the Indians take the commanding 10-5 leadership, show off their sharp portions and break strong backcourt.Their strategic games and various attacks helped build a comfortable leading of 17-12, although the Malays showed resistance with a spectacular 41-bit exchange.The match tense when the Malays narrowed the gap to 18-19 and won 8 out of 10 points in the late attempt to return.In the decisive final moments, Chirag’s pure game provided a match and Satwik’s drive served the winning point when Aaron’s return sailed.The victory is particularly meaningful due to the challenges that the couple faced this season, including Satwik’s health problems, Chirag’s back injuries and Satwik’s personal loss of his father in February.Despite these failures, they reached the semifinals in Malaysia and India open in January and performed on the quarterfinals on the Singapore Open, China Open and the Indonesia Open.Victory ensures that the Indian continuing strip of medals at the World Championship, which began in 2011 with bronze Jwal Gutta and Ashwini Ponnapp.
