Badminton News: India clinch men’s doubles Thailand Open title

Indeed a historic moment for Indian Badminton as Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty have become the first Indian pair to win a BWF Super 500 badminton tournament with a hard-fought victory over Li Jun Hui and Liu Yu Chen of China in the summit clash of the Thailand Open. The unseeded Indian duo prevailed 21-19, 18-21, 21-18 over the third seeded Chinese pair after battling hard for an hour and two minutes. It was the first final of the 2019 season for Rankireddy and Shetty, the men's doubles silver medallist at 2018 Commonwealth Games.