Satwik and Chirag’s outstanding run within the Korea Open noticed them achieve a place within the scores, displacing the Chinese pair of Liang Wei Keng and Wang Chang, whom they defeated within the semi-finals.
The duo’s exceptional performances have secured them a brand new career-high score within the males’s doubles circuit. The reigning Asian champions had been in bold shape this season, clinching titles on the Korea Open (Super 500), Swiss Open (Super 300), and Indonesia Open (Super 1000). Their fresh victory on the Korea Open noticed them rally from a recreation down to conquer the arena primary pair of Fajar Alfian and Muhamad Rian Ardianto in an exhilarating ultimate.
Remarkably, Chirag and Satwik had been unstoppable in finals this season, boasting an outstanding 10-match unbeaten streak at the BWF World Tour. Their luck in fresh tournaments has increased their score issues to 87,211.
On the ladies’s aspect, PV Sindhu, the two-time Olympic medalist, controlled to care for her seventeenth spot within the singles checklist in spite of an early go out from the Korea Open. However, Saina Nehwal, the London Olympics bronze medallist, has dropped one spot and now occupies the thirty seventh place.
In males’s singles, HS Prannoy is still India’s top-ranked shuttler, keeping up the tenth spot within the scores, with Denmark’s Victor Axelsen main the charts. Lakshya Sen, who secured victory on the Canada Open, has slipped one position to grow to be the arena quantity 13 after lacking the Korea Open. Kidambi Srikanth, going through a difficult length with shape, keeps his place at twentieth.
(With inputs from PTI)