They lost the first set. Two years of near-misses hung on what came next.
Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty won the Singapore Open men’s doubles title on 31 May 2026, beating world number 3 Fajar Alfian and Muhammad Shohibul Fikri. It ended a two-year title drought and made them the first Indian pair to win the event.
For badminton in India more broadly, see GK0058 — Badminton in India.
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