Archive · 5 Sep 2026
Satwik-Chirag Reach Third China Masters Final After Semifinal Win
Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty are an Indian badminton team.
They won their semifinal match at the China Masters.
They beat Malaysia’s Nur Mohd Azriyn Ayub and Tan Wee Kiong.
The match had three games.
The Indians won the first game, lost the second, and won the third decisively.
Reports list the first-game score differently, as either 21-16 or 21-15.
This is the pair’s third China Masters final.
They will play a Malaysian or Chinese pair in the final.
Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty defeated Malaysia’s Nur Mohd Azriyn Ayub and Tan Wee Kiong in three games.
The reported score was 21-16, 18-21, 21-11 in one account and 21-15, 18-21, 21-11 in another.
The semifinal lasted 65 minutes, with the Indians recovering after losing the second game.
The fourth-seeded, world No. 5 Indian pair reached its third China Masters final after finishing runner-up in 2023 and 2025.
They will face either Malaysia’s Tee Kai Wun and Yap Roy King or China’s He Ji Ting and Ren Xiang Yu in the final.
- Who
- Indian badminton players Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty defeated Malaysia’s Nur Mohd Azriyn Ayub and Tan Wee Kiong.
- What
- The Indian pair reached the China Masters 2026 men’s doubles final.
- When
- The semifinal was played on Saturday; the final is scheduled for Sunday, September 6, 2026.
- Where
- At the China Masters in China.
- Why
- They won the semifinal in three games and are seeking their first China Masters title and second title of the season.
- Event
- China Masters 2026
- Stage
- Men’s doubles semifinal
- Result
- Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty won in three games
- Reported score
- 21-16 or 21-15, 18-21, 21-11
- Match duration
- 65 minutes
- Final appearance
- Third China Masters final
- Previous results
- Runner-up in the 2023 and 2025 editions
- Potential final opponents
- Tee Kai Wun/Yap Roy King or He Ji Ting/Ren Xiang Yu
