Singapore, May 29 -- In an exhilarating Round of 16 encounter at the KFF Singapore Badminton Open 2025, Indian shuttlers Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty displayed remarkable resilience and tactical brilliance to overcome Indonesia's Sabar Karyaman Gutama and Moh Reza Pahlevi Isfahani in a fiercely contested three-game thriller.
Played on Court 2, the match extended for 1 hour and 14 minutes, with the Indian duo emerging victorious by a slender margin, 19-21, 21-16, 21-19.
The Indonesians took an assertive approach in the opening game, launching aggressive attacks that placed Rankireddy and Shetty on the defensive. Despite a spirited Indian comeback, the Indonesians held their nerve to claim the first game 21-19.
Recalibrating t...