BWF Indonesia Open Finals Live: India's Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty made history by becoming the first Indians to win a Super 1000 title. Indonesia Open 2023 Final Hihglights, (Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty vs Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik): Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty became the first Indians to win a Super 1000 badminton tournament after defeating Malaysian world champions Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik, against whom they had a 0-8 record before Sunday.
Just before making history, the Indian duo endured nervy moments as they allowed the higher-ranked duo to reclaim four match points. But the Indians finally managed to seal victory by a 21-17, 21-18 margin.
They had registered a come-from-behind 17-21, 21-19, 21-18 victory over Koreans Kang Min Hyuk and Seo Seung Jae in the semifinals of the Indonesia Open Super 1000 to set up a Sunday final.
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India's Satwiksairaj Rankireddy, right, with Chirag Shetty celebrate after defeating South Korea's Kang Min-hyuk and Seo Sung-jae during their men's doubles semifinal match at Indonesia Open badminton tournament at Istora Stadium in Jakarta, Indonesia
"It's been an amazing week for us. I'm happy with the way we played today and the calm we had, because we had never won against them. Our head to head against them was very bad. We wanted to do well."
"This is one of the best stadiums to play badminton in. I want to thank everyone that showed up today and cheered for us. The crowd was simply amazing. It’s very noisy. Unfortunately, this is the last time the tournament will be held in this stadium, but this is the best way to sign off from Istora," Chirag told the stadium presenters.
The Indians seemed to be running away with it. But at match point, they suddenly seemed to develop cold feet. The Malaysian pair saved four match points and suddenly they were within two more points of forcing a decider.
But Satwik and Chirag managed to win a point and get a win. They defeat the Malaysians 21-17, 21-18. They had never beaten the pair from Malaysia in eight previous attempts.
Make that 16-11 in favour of the Indians.
The Indians seemed to be doing nothing wrong.
After taking an 11-7 lead, Satwik and Chirag lead 13-9 in game 2 thanks to some badminton that looks like it's being played on 2x speed! The Malaysians cannot get any counterplay going from the defence. And the Indians are forcing them on the defensie in almost every rally!
What a breathless start to the second game! Strings of racquets have snapped. Players have been left floored! Everything happening here.
Mathias Boe looked so relaxed during the interval after the first game. The Indians seem to be in control! The India doubles coach usually comes with a notebook and rattles off detailed instructions to his players. Today, it looked more like small talk, with Pullela Gopichand hanging around listening.
Fast! Furious! Fabulous!
The Indians have clinched the first game 21-17 after 18 minutes. There was a challenge on the last point from the Malaysians.
Stellar defence from the Indians, but they make an error to concede a point. They still lead 18-16.
That was a 37-shot rally, the longest of the match so far!
Such is the pressure of the ocassion, that both pairs have made at least one service errors today. The Indians make their third one, but still lead 17-15.
The Indian pair have also won 13 finals out of the 16 they have played in as a pair. Are we going to have No 16.
Cross attack from the Indians for 6 straight points, drawing out errors from the angles. 11-9 to indians
Satwik-Chirag are currently leading in the firts game after a frantic, breathless passage of play.
They were trailing 3-7 and go into the mid-game interval with an 11-9 lead. Remember, they have never beaten this Malaysian pair.
Indians already down 0-3. After two quick points, the third point is a long rally. But the Malaysians are so far playing impeccable badminton.
We're minutes away from the big one.
India's Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty take on Malaysia's Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik in the men's doubles final of the Indonesia Open.
Shivani Naik says: Don't remember the last time Satwik-Chirag lost a final they entered. Maybe Syed Modi in 2018 & French Open in 2019. That's a formidable record in finals - 7/9; Thomas Cup, Asian Championship, CWG, French Open 2022, Thailand 2019, India Open 2022, Swiss Open 2023.
South Korea's Baek Ha Na and So Hee Lee are the women's doubles champions at the Indonesia Open 2023!!! It takes them 67 minutes to break the Japanese pair's resistence.
They beat Yuki Fukushima and Sayaka Hirota 22-20, 21-10. Very understated reaction from the pair afterwards. No one's falling on the floor like we have seen with other players.
South Korea's Baek Ha Na and So Hee Lee have played some exceptional badminton all week, and find themselves within touching distance of what would be a famous title.
Satwik was asked after the Asian Championship title, "There are still pairings like Aaron-Soh and the Minions you've never beaten. Your thoughts?"
Satwik's reply: "On our current form, and the calm in our game, we are ready to take them on. At the Sudirman Cup we are likely to run into them, we would love to beat them there. Since the Thomas Cup, we love taking up difficult challenges. If someone says 'you can't beat them', then I'll show we can beat them. We keep enjoying, give our 100 percent and not give up easily."
A 111-shot rally ends with the South Koreans winning the point. Lee returned every body shot aimed at her at the end with resolute backhands and frustrated the Japanese pair into making a mistake. They're leading 7-3 in Game 2 after winning Game 1.
South Korea's Baek Ha Na and So Hee Lee took the first game 22-20 against Japan's Yuki Fukushima and Sayaka Hirota. A typical contest between the two pairs, with very, very little to separate the two.
Malaysia waited long, painful years and lived the agonies alongside Lee Chong Wei for their first World Championship. But once Aaron – Soh claimed their first – beating Satwik Chirag along the way – they remain hungry for more. None of the contentment of merely being Malaysia’s best.
Read our piece on the Aaron-Soh partnership.
Malaysia's The Star quoted Soh Wooi Yik as saying a new patient, attacking approach was yielding consistency in their game. The duo won the semifinals from match point down.
Aaron-Soh are known on the World Tour for missing out on finals, having failed to convert any of their last four final appearances: including India Open in January, 2018 SaarLorLux Open, 2019 All England and 2020 Thailand Open. They have also lost finals - India International in 2017, the Vietnam International and Malaysia International in 2018 in their early years of the partnership. They are of course the world champions though having won the biggie.
South Korea's Baek Ha Na and So Hee Lee are taking on Japan's Yuki Fukushima and Sayaka Hirota in the women's final.
Chen Yufei clearly targetting Marin's backhand, leading to that wide error at 17-18. Makes up the next point. And then the unfortunate net chord. Both going for the lines now. Marin sends the last one long, and Yufei twirls the racquet in celebration.
The Chinese player won 10 of the last 17 points to mount a comeback in game 2. She was 10-16 down at one point in Game 2. Ended up winning 21-19.
This is her first Indonesia Open title. Five years back, she was beaten in the final. The scoreline is 21-18, 21-19 in favour of Chen Yufei.
A second venue is coming up in Jakarta, and today might be the final finals of the Indonesia Open at the iconic Istora Senayan. One last day to savour the atmosphere.
"The Fab Four - Yamaguchi, An Se Young, Tai Tzu Ying and Chen Yufei - have dominated title runs which Carolina Marin is trying to break. But that five-point run from Yufei to take the opening set from 16-18 down is the reason why it's been so difficult for anyone to break the stranglehold.
The Spanish Olympic champion has started the second game well, rattling off three points to lead 3-0. The last point was pure luck, the shot catching the net cord and falling into the Chinese player's side of hte court.
After 29 minutes, Chen Yufei wins Game 1 21-18.
What a fight this has been, both players unwilling to yield even a centimetre.
Making a men’s doubles final at the Istora Senayan arena in Jakarta is akin to running up a summit clash at Lord’s or Wimbledon; it’s the spiritual home of badminton, and men’s doubles is an absolutely beloved Indonesian event. Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty scored a thrilling come-from-behind 17-21, 21-19, 21-18 victory over Koreans Kang Min Hyuk and Seo Seung Jae in the semifinals of the Indonesia Open Super 1000 to set up a Sunday final at the iconic venue.
A Super 1000 is comparable to the All England. A win will catapult them into history-making terrain, and also afford them a chuckle: the Indonesians fielded five pairs in the main draw, and it was the Indians who might emerge triumphant in front of the home aficionados, writes Shivani Naik.
There is a a riff of Kidambi Srikanth in him, but he's greatly influenced by Sameer Verma, as can be seen in his sparkling reflex defense.
In 21-year-old Priyanshu Rajawat, India has found a new men’s singles contender, who along with Lakshya Sen and Kiran George will form the new generation of challengers for titles. His talent has been spoken of for a while now. It is the game and the power, the skills and the nous that is coming together now, and made its imprint on the minds, writes Shivani Naik in her weekly badminton column
... the women's singles final is currently underway. Spain's Carolina Marin is trailing 10-12 in the first game against Chen Yu Fei.
Hello and welcome to our live coverage of the final of the Indonesia Open badminton tournament where Indian doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty are a step away from history.