Singapore City, May 31 -- India's star badminton pair Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty put up a valiant performance but floundered against Malaysia's Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik in the semi-final of the Singapore Badminton Open 2025 on Saturday.

The 27th-ranked Indian pair took an early lead but failed to build on it against the world number three pair by 21-19, 10-21, 18-21 in a nail-biting contest. Chirag and Satwik's defeat marked the end of India's challenge in the tournament.

Chia and Soh continued to thrive on their recent form, considering they reached back-to-back finals in the last two weeks against the Indian duo, who defied the world number one, Malaysian duo Goh Sze Fei and Nur Izzuddin, in straight games.

The open...