BWF World Championships Day 6 LIVE Updates

Despite 0-5 record, Satwik-Chirag upbeat about Malaysian challenge
India’s Satwiksairaj Rankireddy, right, and Chirag Shetty compete during a badminton game of the men’s doubles quarterfinal against Japan’s Takuro Hoki and Yugo Kobayashi in the BWF World Championships in Tokyo, Friday, Aug. 26, 2022.(AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama)
The reason why Indian badminton circles are buzzing with a whiff of a World title final this weekend, is how Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty have warmed up to Tokyo. The remarkable Indians, only just hitting their prime, have actually lost five times to Malaysian semifinal opponents Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi-Yik, without ever winning any match in return.
But a combination of prevailing conditions – slow-ish shuttles and the Malaysians’ own demons associated with semifinals have led to the bubbling belief that Saturday could be the much-anticipated reversal. A turnaround where not only do Satwik-Chirag upturn the 0-5 head-to-head score, but also avenge their defeat in the team event at the Commonwealth Games. But also where Indian doubles itself takes off into the stratosphere, which can only happen with a World title final.