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India’s top men’s doubles pair Satwiksairaj Rankireddy & Chirag Shetty finished runners-up at the Thailand Open 2026 after a hard-fought 21-12, 25-23 loss to Indonesia’s Leo Rolly Carnando & Daniel Marthin in the final. The duo staged a strong comeback in the 2nd game, saving five championship points but fell short. They had earlier reached the final after a thrilling semifinal win over Malaysia.

Patumwan (Thailand): India’s top men’s doubles pair Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty finished runners-up at the Thailand Open after going down to Indonesia’s Leo Rolly Carnando and Daniel Marthin 21-12, 25-23 in a 53-minute final at the Nimibutr Stadium in Thailand.

A difficult opening game saw Satwik and Chirag struggle to find momentum, with the Indonesians racing away to a 21-12 win. The Indian duo bounced back in the second game, producing a strong fightback and taking it down to the wire, where, after saving five championship points in a row, they eventually succumbed to a 25-23 defeat.

Earlier, they reached their first final of the 2026 season after defeating Malaysia’s Goh Sze Fei and Nur Izzuddin in a thrilling semifinal on Saturday.

The world No. 4 Indian duo, seeded first in the tournament, won a gripping match 19-21, 22-20, 21-16. The contest lasted one hour and 22 minutes, extending their head-to-head record against the Malaysians to 8-2.