Hong Kong, Sept. 14 -- Indian men's doubles shuttlers Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty finished as runners-up at the Hong Kong Open 2025 after a hard-fought 62-minute final on Sunday.

The Indian duo started strong, taking the opening game 21-19, but sixth-seeded China's Liang Wei Keng and Wang Chang bounced back to claim the next two games 21-14, 21-17 and secure the title, according to a press release from BAI Media.

After the final, Chirag Shetty said, "It feels good. Been a good week, especially after the world championships a week later and here we are playing a final. Feels good. As every player would like, you would want to go and win that title. But I think, credit to them, they played well as well. There's always a next...