Golden Day of Indian Badminton at India Open / Men's Singles winner to beat World Champion; Chirag-Satwik beat three-time champion pair in men's doubles final

Sunday proved to be a golden day for Indian badminton in the India Open Super 500 badminton tournament. Indian young shuttler Lakshya Sen has won the title by defeating world champion Loh Keen Yew in straight games in the men's final match. Earlier in the day, Indian pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty won the title by defeating three-time champion Indonesian pair in the men's doubles final.

Lakshya beat world champion

Lakshya Sen, who defeated Malaysia's Ng Tje Yong in the semi-finals, defeated world champion Loh Keen Yew of Singapore 24-22, 21-17 in the final to clinch the India Open Men's Singles title.

Satwik-Chirag pair won the final in 43 minutes

At the same time, the number one Indian pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty defeated Indonesia's Mohammad Ehsan and Hendra Setiawan in the men's doubles final. The Indian pair defeated the top seeded Indonesian pair 21-16, 26-24 in a match that lasted 43 minutes.

Let us tell you that for the first time in the history of Indian Open, an Indian pair has won the doubles title. At the same time, the pair of Chirag and Satwik won the title of a Super 500 tournament for only the second time. Earlier, the pair had won the Thailand Open Super 500 tournament in the year 2019.

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In the semi-finals, the French pair was mated to dust.

Earlier, in the semi-final match, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty defeated French pair of William Villager and Fabian Delereau 21-10, 21-18 to enter the final.