BWF World Tour Finals: Satwik-Chirag beat Olympic medalist Liang-Wang in opener - Highlights

That's it from our coverage of matchday 1 at the 2025 BWF World Tour Finals

Do tune in for the second group match of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty on Thursday.

Satwik-Chirag are now the first Indian men's doubles pair to win a match at the World Tour Finals

The Indian duo of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty survived a match point in the second game to edge past the Paris medalists in the opening game of the tournament.

The duo are now in a joint top position in Group A alongside Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi-yik of Malaysia, who defeated their Indonesian opponents earlier today.

Coming out of a game down, Satwik-Chirag showed some great attacking shots in final game to register just their 4th win against Liang-Wang in their 11th meeting.

Final score: Satwik-Chirag (IND) 12-21, 22-20, 21-14 Liang-Wang (CHN)

The Indian pair starts the tournament with a big win after a brilliant comeback

Game-3: Satwik-Chirag (IND) 21-14 Liang-Wang (CHN)

The Indian pair, showing an aggressive display, are now just 2 points away from a win

Game-3: Satwik-Chirag (IND) 19-13 Liang-Wang (CHN)

A precise net shot from Chirag Shetty + 2 unforced errors on net from the Chinese duo takes their lead to 5 points

Game-3: Satwik-Chirag (IND) 17-12 Liang-Wang (CHN)

A service error from Wang takes the Indian pair back on a 3-point lead

Game-3: Satwik-Chirag (IND) 13-10 Liang-Wang (CHN)

Satwik-Chirag win 4 points on the trot to take a marginal lead at mid-game

Game-3: Satwik-Chirag (IND) 11-9 Liang-Wang (CHN)

Chirag fails to keep the shuttle in the court on return of a powerful smash from Wang

Game-3: Satwik-Chirag (IND) 7-9 Liang-Wang (CHN)

A quick interception on net from Chirag takes the score back to level terms

Game-3: Satwik-Chirag (IND) 6-6 Liang-Wang (CHN)

A slight lead for the Indian in decider after Liang's return goes behind the backline

Game-3: Satwik-Chirag (IND) 3-2 Liang-Wang (CHN)