Satwik-Chirag script history, becomes 1st-ever Indian duo to clinch China Masters title after thrashing home favourites

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India's star shuttlers Satwiksairaj Rankireddy (L) and Chirag Shetty in this frame. (Getty)
India's star shuttlers Satwiksairaj Rankireddy (L) and Chirag Shetty in this frame. (Getty)

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Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty pocketed the China Masters 2026 title

With this they became the first Indian duo to clinch China Masters title

India's dazzling duo of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty scripted history on September 6 as they sealed the China Masters Super 2026 title. Satwiksairaj-Chirag came from a game behind to gun down the home favourite Chinese pair of He Jiting and Ren Xiangyu with a scoreline of 11-21, 21-13 21-17. With this they became the first-ever Indian duo to clinch China Masters crown.

Having already clinched the Singapore Open Super 750 title and ended as finalists at the Thailand Open Super 500, the Indian duo secured their second piece of silverware this season.

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