Shetty-Rankireddy, sixth in the badminton rankings, got the better of the world No. 21 Chinese pair 21-19, 24-22 to win their first title of the 2023 badminton season.
Chirag and Satwiksairaj downed the Malaysian pair of Ong Yew Sin and Teo Ee Yi. This was Chirag and Satwiksairaj's third win against Sin and Yi in six matches.
The Indian badminton duo of Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy is the last remaining Indian challenge at this year's Swiss Open. Even with the added pressure the duo managed to book their place in the semi-finals of the Swiss Open. They defeated the world No. 27 Danish pair of Jeppe B
Current World No. 19 Lakshya Sen, who had lost to Olympic champion Viktor Axelsen in the All England Open final last year, lost 21-13, 21-15 to world No. 18 Antonsen in the round of 16 of the BWF Super 1000 event.
The shuttler also said that the league has provided a platform for the growth of volleyball in the country and said that other sports will take learning from how this tournament has been conducted
Two-time Olympic medalist PV Sindhu will lead India's effort in the women's singles at the Badminton Asia Mixed Team Championships in 2023, while HS Prannoy and Lakshya Sen will represent India in the men's singles
India's star men's doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty made a winning start to their India Open title defence with a win over Scotland duo of Christopher and Matthew Grimley in the first round at Delhi on Tuesday.