Satwik-Chirag stun World No 1 Alfian and Ardian to win Korean Open for the first time

Asian Champions Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty defeated world no. 1 Indonesian duo Fajar Alfian and Muhammad Rian Ardianto in a thrilling 3-game men’s doubles final 17-21, 21-13, 21-14 to clinch the Korea Open 2023 title in Yeosu, Korea on Sunday.
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This is the third Super 500 title of their career so far after Thailand Open 2019 and Yonex Sunrise India Open 2022 and third BWF World Tour title in 2023 as well, having previously won Swiss Open 2023 (Super 300) and Indonesia Open 2023 (Super 1000) earlier this year.
The Indian’s lost the opening game 17-21, but made a remarkable come back to win the next games and win the title.
Satwik-Chirag came into the final with a 2-2 head-to-head against Alfian-Ardianto, but have won the last two times, including quarterfinals at Indonesia during their title run.
The Indonesians play the flat game at high pace, but the Indian attack has been unstoppable these last few months. They have now made it 3-2.