Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 02:29pm on 21 Aug 2026,Friday Sports
India’s Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty lost to China’s Liang Wei Keng and Wang Chang in the BWF World Championships quarterfinals in New Delhi. The Chinese pair won 21-18, 21-9 in 36 minutes. Satwik and Chirag started strongly and controlled the pace in the first game. However, Liang and Wang changed their tactics and slowed down the rallies. They also used effective spin serves and strong net play. The Indians struggled with their serves, returns and finishing shots. The loss ended India’s hopes of a third men’s doubles medal at the championships. Liang and Wang advanced to the semifinals.
