Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty crashed out of the Malaysia Open BWF Super-1000 tournament in Kuala Lumpur on Saturday. The Indians were outplayed in the semifinals by unseeded South Koreans Kim Won Ho and Jae Seung Seo 21-10, 21-15 in 40 minutes.
It was a big win for the Korean duo, relatively a new pair in men's doubles. Kim is a mixed doubles silver medallist at the Paris Olympics and Jae is the first South Korean to win the mixed and men's doubles at the 2023 World Championships with different partners.