Hong Kong Open: Lakshya Sen and Satvik-Chirag Pair has reached the final

Hong Kong, September 13 (IANS). Saturday was a wonderful day for India in Hong Kong Open 2025. Lakshya Sen entered the final of the men’s singles. At the same time, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty reached the final of the men’s doubles. The 24-year-old Lakshya Sen defeated Chinese Taipei’s Chow Ten Chen 23-21, 22-20 in a tough 56-minute match in the semi-finals. Sen made the final of Super 500 for the first time since 2023. Now he will be the world no. 4 China Shi Feng encountered. This match is expected to be extremely exciting. Sen has a 7-6 lead on the Chinese star. So the final will be very exciting and tough. Satwik and Chirag had earlier success after a long gap of a year and made the final for the first time after winning the gold medal in the Asian Games in October 2023. The 9th Indian pair in the world defeated Chinese Taipei’s non-lighted pair of Bing-Vai Lynn and Chenn Cheng Kuan 21-17 21-15 in the disappointment of Six Consecutive six recordings in 201-15. The final, Satwik and Chirag, will face the third priority pair Liang Wei Keng and Wang Chang in China. Liang Wei Keng and Wang Chang defeated Hamntan Feng-Chuh and Feng-Jen Lee 21-19, 21-8 in the semi-finals. The 24 -year -old Satvik bank is struggling with the persistent problem, an elbow injury and personal suffering to lose his father in February 2025. 28 -Year chirag also constantly struggles with back problems, which affects her rhythm and has to withdraw a few times from the game. Despite these failures, the couple won a bronze medal at the BWF World Championships at the beginning of the year. Lakshya Sen has a chance to win the title with Satvik and Chirag, which is considered the pioneer of the Indian men’s doubles. -Ians pack/ share these story tags