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BWF World Championships: Satwik-Chirag Sign Off With Bronze Medal
Chen Bo Yang Liu Yi: Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty's quest to become the first ever men’s doubles pair from India to reach the finals of the Badminton World Championships fell short as they lost to Chinese pair of Chen Bo Yang Liu Yi in the semifinals of the BWF World Championships to sign off from the tournament with a bronze medal.
Ninth seeds Satwik and Chirag suffered a 19-21, 21-18, 12-21 against China’s Chen Boyang and Liu Yi in a semifinal match that lasted an hour and seven minutes.
With Satwik-Chirag's semifinal loss India's campaign at the World Championships ended. Their run to the semifinals guaranteed them a bronze medal and ensured that India’s streak of winning at least one medal at every BWF World Championships since 2011 remained intact.
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