Lakshya Sen vs Li Shifeng Men's Singles Final match today Scorecard Updates

17:16 (IST) 14 Sep 2025

Lakshya Sen at Hong Kong Open badminton final LIVE: Lakshya Sen 15-21, 12-21 Li Shifeng

Well, that's that from the world of badminton.

Switch over to some more India vs China action at the Women's Asia Cup hockey final. Blog here.

16:56 (IST) 14 Sep 2025

Lakshya Sen at Hong Kong Open badminton final LIVE: Lakshya Sen 15-21, 12-21 Li Shifeng

Shivani Naik: They couldn't at Paris (at the Worlds). But China complete clean sweep at Hong Kong. 5/5. 7 finalists. Gill Clark says the first-such in World Tour era.

16:55 (IST) 14 Sep 2025

Lakshya Sen at Hong Kong Open badminton final LIVE: Lakshya Sen 15-21, 12-21 Li Shifeng

LI SHI FENG WINS!

Perhaps fittingly he does so by playing a lovely crosscourt net shot.

16:53 (IST) 14 Sep 2025

Lakshya Sen at Hong Kong Open badminton final LIVE: Lakshya Sen 15-21, 12-20 Li Shifeng

One match point saved, as Li gets too eager to close the match out with a big smash. But nets it.

16:53 (IST) 14 Sep 2025

Lakshya Sen at Hong Kong Open badminton final LIVE: Lakshya Sen 15-21, 11-20 Li Shifeng

NINE MATCH POINTS. Li Shi Feng leaps and nails his crosscourt smash.

Shivani Naik: An anti-quibble against Lakshya Sen. He doesn't leave shuttles that are easily swaying, drifting out. Like, he should. It's opposite of Sindhu. But court drifts are wicked. Players know best.

16:52 (IST) 14 Sep 2025

Lakshya Sen at Hong Kong Open badminton final LIVE: Lakshya Sen 15-21, 11-18 Li Shifeng

Another brilliant Lakshya Sen winner, as he goes crosscourt with his forehand block...

...there just hasn't been enough consistency though.

16:51 (IST) 14 Sep 2025

Lakshya Sen at Hong Kong Open badminton final LIVE: Lakshya Sen 15-21, 10-17 Li Shifeng

Shivani Naik: 10-17. Perfect rally. Bamboozles LSF. Maybe too late. But worth encores.

16:50 (IST) 14 Sep 2025

Lakshya Sen at Hong Kong Open badminton final LIVE: Lakshya Sen 15-21, 10-17 Li Shifeng

Well, that might be the point of the match and it is won by Lakshya. A furious , almost men's-doubles-esque rally, as Lakshya and Li play out a flat exchange before Lakshya pounces on a loose lift to play a nice cross drop winner.

16:49 (IST) 14 Sep 2025

Lakshya Sen at Hong Kong Open badminton final LIVE: Lakshya Sen 15-21, 9-17 Li Shifeng

It's just a procession now. The brief fightback from Lakshya has been snuffed out, mostly by his own racket.

16:48 (IST) 14 Sep 2025

Lakshya Sen at Hong Kong Open badminton final LIVE: Lakshya Sen 15-21, 9-15 Li Shifeng

It's a big lead for Li now as Lakshya sends a couple of shuttles long beyond the baseline.

Shivani Naik: What Sen needs is long rallies though. Very difficult with LSF. But that's where variety in strokes from back of court which he's working on, matters. LSF is tiring but he can hit his way out of onset of exhaustion

16:47 (IST) 14 Sep 2025

Lakshya Sen at Hong Kong Open badminton final LIVE: Lakshya Sen 15-21, 9-12 Li Shifeng

LONGEST RALLY: 33 shots! Patience from LAkshya, keeps the shuttle in play steadily, and as Li goes hard with the smash to Lakshya's backhand flank, he responds with a lovely crosscourt block. A good winner that.

16:46 (IST) 14 Sep 2025

Lakshya Sen at Hong Kong Open badminton final LIVE: Lakshya Sen 15-21, 8-12 Li Shifeng

Shivani Naik: One of the underrated advantages of 'height' and range, is playing shuttle from close to the net while standing further back. Keeps movement to back of court fluid like LSF has managed, without losing shot control at net. Chen Long won an Olympic with that long lever against Lee Chong Wei

16:45 (IST) 14 Sep 2025

Lakshya Sen at Hong Kong Open badminton final LIVE: Lakshya Sen 15-21, 8-12 Li Shifeng

Mishits from both Lakshya and Li in back-to-back points as they both go at each other with body attacks.

16:44 (IST) 14 Sep 2025

Lakshya Sen at Hong Kong Open badminton final LIVE: Lakshya Sen 15-21, 7-11 Li Shifeng

In the short term, the answer to that question is no. Lakshya actually plays a really well constructed rally at 7-10 but Li once again troubles Lakshya at the net.

16:43 (IST) 14 Sep 2025

Lakshya Sen at Hong Kong Open badminton final LIVE: Lakshya Sen 15-21, 7-10 Li Shifeng

That's probably the best smash that Lakshya has hit in this match. Down the line to Li's forehand side.

And now another good winner from Lakshya going crosscourt from the deep forehand corner and nailing the crosscourt whopped smash. Can he build on this?

16:41 (IST) 14 Sep 2025

Lakshya Sen at Hong Kong Open badminton final LIVE: Lakshya Sen 15-21, 5-9 Li Shifeng

Shivani Naik: Lakshya Sen is not a mercurial player. His confidence is mercurial though, if it makes sense. One error can bring on a flurry of those and wipe out his leads. He doesn't - just a theory - go lax or complacent. On the contrary, he tries too hard to not make mistakes. And makes them anyway. From 4-1 to 5-9.

16:40 (IST) 14 Sep 2025

Lakshya Sen at Hong Kong Open badminton final LIVE: Lakshya Sen 15-21, 5-8 Li Shifeng

Will that help Lakshya turn things around? Indecision at the backline from Lakshya, as he takes the shuttle at the very last moment. But somehow keeps the rally alive with more good defending before Li completely mishits his smash after his strings broke.

16:39 (IST) 14 Sep 2025

Lakshya Sen at Hong Kong Open badminton final LIVE: Lakshya Sen 15-21, 4-8 Li Shifeng

And once again Lakshya is frittering away a good start from his own mistakes. A run of 7 straight points for Li after Lakshya went up 4-1 and the body language is not good from Lakshya.

16:37 (IST) 14 Sep 2025

Lakshya Sen at Hong Kong Open badminton final LIVE: Lakshya Sen 15-21, 4-4 Li Shifeng

Commentator Gill Clark confirms that the drift is now behind Lakshya, so he will be hitting with the drift, meaning the lifts and clears are going to be difficult to control, even though his smashes will work better from this side. At least they should.

As we say that, a super point from Li to level things up at 4-4.

16:35 (IST) 14 Sep 2025

Lakshya Sen at Hong Kong Open badminton final LIVE: Lakshya Sen 15-21, 4-1 Li Shifeng

Good start once again, like the opening game, from Lakshya. He is finding the corners on the backcourt better from the far side.

16:35 (IST) 14 Sep 2025

Lakshya Sen at Hong Kong Open badminton final LIVE: Lakshya Sen 15-21 Li Shifeng

Shivani Naik: 15-18. One of the better points constructed by Sen. Wrongfoots LSF, and casually pops shuttle back with a loopy lift. But the LSF smash comes with a period. A '.'

It's not a pretty mic drop. He just smashes the electronics out of working. Two of those to give LSF a 21-15 opener.

Here's how the opener panned out.

16:32 (IST) 14 Sep 2025

Lakshya Sen at Hong Kong Open badminton final LIVE: Lakshya Sen 15-21 Li Shifeng

Opening game to Li Shifeng, after Lakshya actually started as the better player. Li's domination at the net combined with the lack of control from Lakshya.... and it escalated quickly for the Indian.

16:30 (IST) 14 Sep 2025

Lakshya Sen at Hong Kong Open badminton final LIVE: Lakshya Sen 15-20 Li Shifeng

Not sure if it's got to do with the drift, but Lakshya just hasn't been able to get his lengths right in the opening game, constanstly pushing the shuttle long.

Five game points for Li Shifeng after a bog smash to Lakshya's backhand side.

16:28 (IST) 14 Sep 2025

Lakshya Sen at Hong Kong Open badminton final LIVE: Lakshya Sen 13-18 Li Shifeng

A bad review from Lakshya (think he knew it too) as he sends the shuttle well beyond the baseline while trying to push Lo back once more.

16:27 (IST) 14 Sep 2025

Lakshya Sen at Hong Kong Open badminton final LIVE: Lakshya Sen 13-17 Li Shifeng

Shivani Naik: It's a strange arena this at Kowloon Hong Kong. Stands are nice, wide spacious seating. But the playing arena is hemmed in, claustrophobic length wise. Aptly called Coliseum

16:27 (IST) 14 Sep 2025

Lakshya Sen at Hong Kong Open badminton final LIVE: Lakshya Sen 13-17 Li Shifeng

Another net exchange goes Li's way. This time Lakshya tries to take a leaf out of his opponent's book by taking the shuttle early close to the tap but overdoes it and sends it long.

The Indian gets the serve back with a good body attack, this is now pretty much no-mistakes territory for him.

16:26 (IST) 14 Sep 2025

Lakshya Sen at Hong Kong Open badminton final LIVE: Lakshya Sen 12-16 Li Shifeng

From 9-10 down, it's pretty much been as Li Shifeng. On a run of 7 out of the last 8 points.

16:24 (IST) 14 Sep 2025

Lakshya Sen at Hong Kong Open badminton final LIVE: Lakshya Sen 12-14 Li Shifeng

Ya, this is definitely getting concering for Lakshya now. With Li once again keeping it tight at the net, Lakshya tries to push him back and then his lift is too long. He is losing the net battle clearly.

Well, of course, as we say that he plays two good points at the net. This time, Li's attempted kill at the net goes just long.

16:23 (IST) 14 Sep 2025

Lakshya Sen at Hong Kong Open badminton final LIVE: Lakshya Sen 10-13 Li Shifeng

Two really good points for Li right out of the interval. Lakshya makes the errors again but it was great play from Li to begin with as he dug out two really good lifts from the net to the backcourt when Lakshya tried to draw him forward.

16:21 (IST) 14 Sep 2025

Lakshya Sen at Hong Kong Open badminton final LIVE: Lakshya Sen 10-11 Li Shifeng

Shivani Naik: That explosive stride at the net from Li Shifeng is doing all the damage. It's usually the stomping ground of Sen. The Indian is defending as well as he can (which is very good), but precision from the net is where this will be decided. LSF is going for the lines - and missing - so he's wary of Sen defense. But the World No 20 needs to evade Chinese range. That one flat furious exchange saw Sen giving the shuttle right in LSF's hitting zone

16:20 (IST) 14 Sep 2025

Lakshya Sen at Hong Kong Open badminton final LIVE: Lakshya Sen 10-11 Li Shifeng

It is Li Shifeng with the lead at mid-game interval after Lakshya had made the better start. It's another from the Indian there as he sends a crosscourt clear long. Needs to cut these down, Lakshya.

16:19 (IST) 14 Sep 2025

Lakshya Sen at Hong Kong Open badminton final LIVE: Lakshya Sen 10-10 Li Shifeng

Lakshya did so well to return a smash from his backhand side and then makes a soft crosscourt error at the net. That is a frustrating way to lose a point. All level at 10.

16:18 (IST) 14 Sep 2025

Lakshya Sen at Hong Kong Open badminton final LIVE: Lakshya Sen 9-9 Li Shifeng

Both players have settled into a good rhythm early on, but it is Li who seems to be having the slight edge here as he catches up with Lakshya at 8-8. A terrific smash sets up a kill at the net. So alert to pounce, picking the shuttle off the top of the tape.

Oh superb defence from Lakshya as Li goes for the body attack again, this time the Indian manages to keep the shuttle in play and Li then sends his smash wide.

But Li comes back to make it 9-9 as Li once again takes the shuttle so close to the tape and kills a rally.

16:14 (IST) 14 Sep 2025

Lakshya Sen at Hong Kong Open badminton final LIVE: Lakshya Sen 6-4 Li Shifeng

That is actually a very encouraging rally for LAkshya at 6-3 even though he lost the long exchange at the end. Three or four times Li went for that BIGGG smash of his, twice to the backhand side and once to the forehand, but Lakshya read it well on defence to keep the rally going. If he can neutralise that smash from Li, he is bound to have the best route to success.

16:13 (IST) 14 Sep 2025

Lakshya Sen at Hong Kong Open badminton final LIVE: Lakshya Sen 5-3 Li Shifeng

A couple of soft errors from Lakshya after a good start, missing the sidelines when going inside out crosscourt.

16:11 (IST) 14 Sep 2025

Lakshya Sen at Hong Kong Open badminton final LIVE: Lakshya Sen 4-1 Li Shifeng

Oh that is indeed a good start from Lakshya. Up 4-0 with some really good net play. And then comes Li to announce his arrival with a 450kph+ smash, that big weapon of his.

16:10 (IST) 14 Sep 2025

Lakshya Sen at Hong Kong Open badminton final LIVE: Lakshya Sen vs Li Shifeng

We are all set then. Lakshya comes into the match after three three-game matches earlier this week before his straight-games win on Saturday. He'd love to have a good start here.

Shivani Naik: Lakshya Sen has averaged 63 minutes per match this week, Li Shifeng is at 50

16:07 (IST) 14 Sep 2025

Lakshya Sen at Hong Kong Open badminton final LIVE: Lakshya Sen vs Li Shifeng

Lakshya Sen time. Class of 2018 reunion with Li Shi Feng. Four titles to China today so far, over to Lakshya to try and prevent a clean sweep.

16:02 (IST) 14 Sep 2025

Lakshya Sen at Hong Kong Open badminton final LIVE: Lakshya Sen vs Li Shifeng

Here's how Lakshya and Li got here.

16:01 (IST) 14 Sep 2025

Lakshya Sen at Hong Kong Open badminton final LIVE: Lakshya Sen vs CTC

At the end of Game 1, Lakshya Sen had his left arm up in the air. The shuttle had just kissed the top of the net cord, dangled there for a few milliseconds, before eventually dropping dead in front of Chou Tien Chen. If this had happened in a tennis match, that raised hand would have been an apology. But not so often in badminton. The players would tell you they train for these soft touches from close to the tape, because that takes skill too. And so Lakshya celebrated. It had, after all, been a sensational opening game that he had won 23-21.

At the end of Game 2, Lakshya had the shuttle kissing the net cord again, and it fell in his favour again. This time, he turned around, with a mix of relief and joy because he had just come back from three game points down at 17-20, winning five points in a row to complete 23-21, 22-20 win in 56 minutes against the Chinese Taipei veteran. It took Lakshya to his first final since the Syed Modi Super 300 last November. The match might have ended in straight games but it wasn’t straightforward, as the players provided a throwback to Paris 2024, where the Indian had won in three games, in another match filled with highlight-worthy rallies.

Read more here

15:57 (IST) 14 Sep 2025

Lakshya Sen at Hong Kong Open badminton final LIVE: Lakshya Sen

Ayush Shetty tried a lot of things, but he just couldn’t dislodge Lakshya Sen from his front court recon-tower that his senior had morphed into. In their first-ever international meeting at the Hong Kong Open Super 500, Ayush struggled to get the shuttle past what is Sen’s stomping personal turf – at the net. And he really couldn’t make his training buddy move around the court, losing 16-21, 21-17, 13-21 in the quarterfinals. Sen, a semifinalist from the Paris Olympics and World No 20, calmly showed why he remains India’s top player, having defeated both HS Prannoy and Ayush this week.

He then backed up with a superb performance against Chou Tien Chen.

By Shivani Naik

15:54 (IST) 14 Sep 2025

Lakshya Sen at Hong Kong Open badminton final LIVE: Lakshya Sen

For Lakshya Sen, it's been a tough old season. Just the one semifinal, recently at the Macau Open and plenty of early exits. But he seems to be turning a corner. The first-round exit against Shi Yu Qi at the Worlds was a good performance against the eventual champion. Can he now take it forward and clinch the title?

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15:52 (IST) 14 Sep 2025

Lakshya Sen at Hong Kong Open badminton final LIVE: Li Shi Feng

Here's a look at Li Shi Feng's season. He has won one title in 2025 on the BWF World Tour, at the Malaysia Masters, where he defeated India's Srikanth Kidambi.

15:42 (IST) 14 Sep 2025

Lakshya Sen at Hong Kong Open badminton final LIVE: If you are just joining us...

Satwik-Chirag finished as runners-up at theHong Kong Open 2025 after a hard-fought 62-minute final. The Indian duo started strong, taking the opening game 21-19, but sixth-seeded China’s Liang Wei Keng and Wang Chang bounced back to claim the next two games 21-14, 21-17 and secure the title.

15:41 (IST) 14 Sep 2025

Lakshya Sen at Hong Kong Open badminton final LIVE: Lakshya's match is not far away

Lakshya Sen vs Li Shi Feng will begin once the mixed doubles final is over (which seems imminent) and the prize distribution is complete.

15:21 (IST) 14 Sep 2025

Lakshya Sen at Hong Kong Open badminton final LIVE: As Lakshya Sen exits Paris, a definitive sign that a major shakeup is needed to reboot his career

After Lakshya Sen's first-round exit at the recently concluded BWF World Badminton Championship, where he lost to World No. 1 and eventual winner China's Shi Yuqi, it was evident the flamboyant Indian needed major shakeup to reboot his career.

Our badminton reporter, Shivani Naik, took a deep dive into what's wrong with Lakshya and what needs to be done in order to revive what appeared to be a fledgling career.

She writes:

Lakshya Sen is no clueless American named Emily, but he definitely is ‘on the precipice of the rest of his life’ after a second failed stab at a medal in Paris, like the web series noted. That is to say, a major shakeup is necessary if Sen doesn’t want to dawdle away a very promising career, waiting for medals to happen.

Paris may or might not be the best place for singles. But don’t try playing singles at a Badminton World Championships, with a doubles coach, who might not have the pin-point advice that can yank you out of a defensive quagmire, no matter how spectacular that diving retrieving looks....

READ FULL STORY

14:58 (IST) 14 Sep 2025

Lakshya Sen at Hong Kong Open badminton final LIVE: Road to final

Road to the final for Lakshya Sen.

He started his Hong Kong Open Super 500 tournament campaign with a win over Chinese Taipei's Wang Tzu-wei. Then the beat compatriot HS Prannoy and Ayush Shetty in pre-quarters and quarterfinals before taking care of the 3rd seed Chou Tien Chen in the semifinal.

14:24 (IST) 14 Sep 2025

Lakshya Sen at Hong Kong Open badminton final LIVE: Coming soon...

Lakshya Sen will be going for the men's singles title at the Hong Kong Open Super 500 when he takes China's Li Shi Feng. Lakshya beat world No 6 Chou Tien Chen in a thrilling straight-games win that ended 23-21, 22-20 in the Indian's favour. This is Lakshya's first final since the Syed Modi Super 300 last November. The match against Chou might have ended in straight games but it wasn’t straightforward, as the players provided a throwback to Paris 2024, where the Indian had won in three games, in another match filled with highlight-worthy rallies. In the final, Lakshya faces a familiar foe in Li Shi Feng for the 14th time in a rivalry that dates back to their junior days.

The men's singles final is the last match of the day, and is likely to start around 4 pm.

Stay tuned.

14:03 (IST) 14 Sep 2025

Satwik-Chirag, Hong Kong Open badminton final LIVE: Satwik-Chirag 21-19 14-21 17-21 Liang-Wang

Once again, Satwik-Chirag vs Liang-Wang deliver the thrills. A super finish to the match, Satwik-Chirag will once more rue the start they made to the decider, just like in Paris. A long wait over for Liang-Wang too. Fun match.

Shivani Naik: What's with medals around the world? Not chunky as before. This HK one has a glass core with something engraved.

Screengrab: JioHotstar

13:59 (IST) 14 Sep 2025

Satwik-Chirag, Hong Kong Open badminton final LIVE: Satwik-Chirag 21-19 14-21 17-21 Liang-Wang

Shivani Naik: First Super 500 final loss for Satwik-Chirag. H2H 7-3 to the Chinese. Indians still waiting for their title (since Thailand). But the Chinese reaction showed how much it meant to them.

That's the thing. Liang - Wang and Chia-Soh are absolutely elite pairs. To have beaten them both at Worlds, puts the bronze into perspective. It's a very stacked Top Ten in men's doubles out there. Very tough set of players.

13:57 (IST) 14 Sep 2025

Satwik-Chirag, Hong Kong Open badminton final LIVE: Satwik-Chirag 21-19 14-21 17-21 Liang-Wang

Shivani Naik snuck in a "or can they? :)" after her previous update, but unfortunately, we know the answer now is no.

Satwik-Chirag's wait for a title since Thailand Open last may continues, but they are getting there.

13:55 (IST) 14 Sep 2025

Satwik-Chirag, Hong Kong Open badminton final LIVE: Satwik-Chirag 21-19 14-21 17-21 Liang-Wang

LIANG-WANG WIN!

Satwik's flat push goes long and the Chinese pair fall on their backs...

13:53 (IST) 14 Sep 2025

Satwik-Chirag, Hong Kong Open badminton final LIVE: Satwik-Chirag 21-19 14-21 17-20 Liang-Wang

Wow. Three match points saved.

Shivani Naik on that crazy racket change rally: Should Satwik have let it go on the flanks? He's one of the best judges of shuttle trajectories on the lines. So maybe he did fine to return it. But cruel point there, as Weikeng changes racquet midpoint but still returns to win point. Scores are wretched, but Indians haven't played as badly. But there's no returning from that early lead for Chinese. And Weikeng absolutely frenzied. 16-20 to Chinese

13:53 (IST) 14 Sep 2025

Satwik-Chirag, Hong Kong Open badminton final LIVE: Satwik-Chirag 21-19 14-21 16-20 Liang-Wang

Two match points saved. Is there a late twist in the tale?

13:52 (IST) 14 Sep 2025

Satwik-Chirag, Hong Kong Open badminton final LIVE: Satwik-Chirag 21-19 14-21 14-20 Liang-Wang

Six match points for Liang and Wang.

13:51 (IST) 14 Sep 2025

Satwik-Chirag, Hong Kong Open badminton final LIVE: Satwik-Chirag 21-19 14-21 14-19 Liang-Wang

Wow! Liang Weikeng has gone through quite a few rackets from his kit today but this one is in the middle of a rally as he goes for a switch. Wang does superbly to keep the rally alive and the Chinese pair win the point.

The Indians have won four points in a row now but surely too little too late.

13:48 (IST) 14 Sep 2025

Satwik-Chirag, Hong Kong Open badminton final LIVE: Satwik-Chirag 21-19 14-21 10-18 Liang-Wang

Shivani Naik: The decider started with an outrageous flick serve down the middle from Weikeng. And the Chinese continue to attack in that mid channel, with straight tumble serves and even rally returns bissecting the Indians

13:48 (IST) 14 Sep 2025

Satwik-Chirag, Hong Kong Open badminton final LIVE: Satwik-Chirag 21-19 14-21 9-17 Liang-Wang

The good old tumble serve from Liang is causing problems once more.

Satwik gets the serve back with a slightly mishit smash and this is now last-chance territory for the Indians.

13:47 (IST) 14 Sep 2025

Satwik-Chirag, Hong Kong Open badminton final LIVE: Satwik-Chirag 21-19 14-21 8-16 Liang-Wang

The Indians a handful of points in one go to make a match out of it but the Chinese pair, especially Liang, is just not letting them breathe easy at the moment with his big hitting.

Oh delightful service return from Satwik, the shuttle brushing the net. The doubles players do practice this quite a bit.

And again, the Indians unable to put together any streak as Wang goes big with his smash to retake the serve.

13:44 (IST) 14 Sep 2025

Satwik-Chirag, Hong Kong Open badminton final LIVE: Satwik-Chirag 21-19 14-21 5-13 Liang-Wang

Shivani Naik: Trust Hong Kong to play the most aggressive symphonies in breaks. The sorts used in Nolan, Tarantino climaxes. Liang Weikeng is unleashing some racquet violence out there

13:44 (IST) 14 Sep 2025

Satwik-Chirag, Hong Kong Open badminton final LIVE: Satwik-Chirag 21-19 14-21 5-13 Liang-Wang

Wow, superb rally. The best we have had in a long time, as both pairs go for another flat exchange. The Indians defend this really well and Wang makes the error in the end. Is there a comeback brewing? Liang misses a wild smash shortly after.

Oh dear, another miscommunication there. Actually, just a missed shot from Satwik that leaves Chirag scrambling but he can't get to it.

13:41 (IST) 14 Sep 2025

Satwik-Chirag, Hong Kong Open badminton final LIVE: Satwik-Chirag 21-19 14-21 2-11 Liang-Wang

It's just been a complete collapse in this first half of the decider once more. That is happening in a big match once again after the Worlds semifinal is concerning. This match might be as good as over as Coach Tan gives his inputs at the final change of ends.

13:40 (IST) 14 Sep 2025

Satwik-Chirag, Hong Kong Open badminton final LIVE: Satwik-Chirag 21-19 14-21 2-10 Liang-Wang

Just not enough consistency from the Indians in their shot quality at the moment. They give the serve right back.

Chirag with a great service return there, but then Satwik makes an error from his smash, his bread and butter.

13:38 (IST) 14 Sep 2025

Satwik-Chirag, Hong Kong Open badminton final LIVE: Satwik-Chirag 21-19 14-21 1-7 Liang-Wang

Shivani Naik: First half of third set again a nightmare. The Indians were down by 0-7-8 at World's. Here again 0-6 before service fault by Chinese stems it

13:38 (IST) 14 Sep 2025

Satwik-Chirag, Hong Kong Open badminton final LIVE: Satwik-Chirag 21-19 14-21 0-6 Liang-Wang

Oh dear! This is a redux of the Paris Worlds semifinal against Chen-Liu. There it was 0-9, here it is 0-6. Nightmare start.

The Indians get lucky and get on the scoreboard as Liang makes a service error on height.

13:36 (IST) 14 Sep 2025

Satwik-Chirag, Hong Kong Open badminton final LIVE: Satwik-Chirag 21-19 14-21 0-4 Liang-Wang

Oh boy, the Indians have had problems starting the third game well. And it is again not a good start. A complete breakdown of communication there as they go down 0-4 early doors. Chirag calling "maar" but Satwik wasn't ready at all.

13:35 (IST) 14 Sep 2025

Satwik-Chirag, Hong Kong Open badminton final LIVE: Satwik-Chirag 21-19 14-21 Liang-Wang

Here's how the second game panned out. Liang-Wang level it up.

Liang Weikeng's big hitting comes to the fore in the 2nd game. Satwik-Chirag did well to claw back after a big early deficit but too much to do in the end.

Decider coming up.

13:33 (IST) 14 Sep 2025

Satwik-Chirag, Hong Kong Open badminton final LIVE: Satwik-Chirag 21-19 14-21 Liang-Wang

Another thundering smash from Liang Weikeng, going crosscourt to Satwik's backhand. Sets up SIX game points and the Chinese duo need just one. Great serve from Wang there, but it is Liang's big-hitting that has made a big difference for the Chinese here.

13:32 (IST) 14 Sep 2025

Satwik-Chirag, Hong Kong Open badminton final LIVE: Satwik-Chirag 21-19 13-19 Liang-Wang

Shivani Naik: Indian rotations not so smooth. But it's WIP, and quirks in progress for Satwik-Chirag

13:31 (IST) 14 Sep 2025

Satwik-Chirag, Hong Kong Open badminton final LIVE: Satwik-Chirag 21-19 12-18 Liang-Wang

Oh wow, that was a fance drop shot from Liang from the backcourt, hit on the move while jumping sideways. A lovely rally too from both pairs but it is the Chinese who take it 18-12.

13:30 (IST) 14 Sep 2025

Satwik-Chirag, Hong Kong Open badminton final LIVE: Satwik-Chirag 21-19 12-16 Liang-Wang

Shivani Naik: Since their loss to the Taiwanese in Olympic final, it's Wang Chang who has been a tad tentative with confidence. Liang Weikeng is cannoning explosives there. One of those was 462 kph. But Chirag can absorb the pressure. Indians trail 12-16 in second after taking first 21-19 on good serving

13:29 (IST) 14 Sep 2025

Satwik-Chirag, Hong Kong Open badminton final LIVE: Satwik-Chirag 21-19 12-14 Liang-Wang

Oh brilliant from Chirag there! Superb anticipation as Satwik went for a big smash, Chirag charges forward and spots an empty corner in the court.

13:28 (IST) 14 Sep 2025

Satwik-Chirag, Hong Kong Open badminton final LIVE: Satwik-Chirag 21-19 11-14 Liang-Wang

Not entirely out of this yet, the Indians. Chirag with a good flick serve this time, a goood flat exchange follows and the shuttle goes wide from Wang. Another stunning low serve from Chirag, like the ace in the first game we had seen. This time Wang makes the late call to hit a tweener but Satwik has the height to put it away.

But just as the Indians closed the gap down to 3, Liang smashes well to win the serve back. India get the serve back right away too.

13:25 (IST) 14 Sep 2025

Satwik-Chirag, Hong Kong Open badminton final LIVE: Satwik-Chirag 21-19 5-11 Liang-Wang

A huge lead for the Chinese former world No 1s here in the second game. A flick serve – the one that troubled the Indians no end in the semifinal loss against Chen-Liu at the Worlds - followed by a great interception from Wang at the net.

13:22 (IST) 14 Sep 2025

Satwik-Chirag, Hong Kong Open badminton final LIVE: Satwik-Chirag 21-19 4-9 Liang-Wang

Ah just when Satwik-Chirag some momentum going in Game 2, a service fault from Satwik! That dreaded old error on height.

13:20 (IST) 14 Sep 2025

Satwik-Chirag, Hong Kong Open badminton final LIVE: Satwik-Chirag 21-19 2-7 Liang-Wang

This is a super start for the Chinese pair in the second game. Satwik did well to win one of those two points that India have on the board so far, with a Tanisha Crasto-esque crouched defence.

Oh dear, Chirag misses an absolute sitter at the net, nearly smashing it right next to his foot.

13:14 (IST) 14 Sep 2025

Satwik-Chirag, Hong Kong Open badminton final LIVE: Satwik-Chirag 21-19 Liang-Wang

GAME WON ON CHALLENGE! Chirag hits a good flick serve but it is called long by the officials. Chirag immediately challenges it and Hawkeye agrees with the Indians. So despite that late charge from Liang-Wang, the Indians take the opening game.

13:13 (IST) 14 Sep 2025

Satwik-Chirag, Hong Kong Open badminton final LIVE: Satwik-Chirag 20-19 Liang-Wang

Game point for the Indians!

Shivani Naik: That Wang Chang tap was very clearly from the Indian side of the net at 17-18. Can't dwell on it, but it sure fires up the Indians. Top angle was crystal clear.

13:12 (IST) 14 Sep 2025

Satwik-Chirag, Hong Kong Open badminton final LIVE: Satwik-Chirag 19-19 Liang-Wang

A MASSIVE SMASH FROM SATWIK! And the Indians are level at 19-19.

13:11 (IST) 14 Sep 2025

Satwik-Chirag, Hong Kong Open badminton final LIVE: Satwik-Chirag 17-18 Liang-Wang

The Chinese catch up... and then go into the lead! A moment of drama there. Satwik-Chirag habe a point too as they complain to the chair umpire. Looked like Liang clearly touched the net with his racket after a close net lift from Satwik. The umpire doesn't agree.

13:09 (IST) 14 Sep 2025

Satwik-Chirag, Hong Kong Open badminton final LIVE: Satwik-Chirag 17-16 Liang-Wang

Oh, brilliant serve from Chirag! Low, and hit perfectly to fall inside the line. Liang left it thinking it was falling short. Four-point lead now.

The Chinese get the serve back. Oh boy, that's a bad miss from Satwik from midcourt, the Indians had that point in control after a great service situation. Soon enough the Chinese make it 16-17!

13:07 (IST) 14 Sep 2025

Satwik-Chirag, Hong Kong Open badminton final LIVE: Satwik-Chirag 16-13 Liang-Wang

Nice service return from the Indians, then Wang sends a drive long as Satwik-Chirag just stay ahead.

The Indians return the favour as Liang-Wang make it a 1-point game again.

This time, Satwik goes to Chinese backhand side with the crosscourt smash just as Chirag had earlier. That ploy seems to be working well.

Great flat point next up and Satwik-Chirag win that exchange to go up by 3.

13:04 (IST) 14 Sep 2025

Satwik-Chirag, Hong Kong Open badminton final LIVE: Satwik-Chirag 12-11 Liang-Wang

That Chirag smash to the Chinese backhand flank is working well here.

Shivani Naik: There will be iffy moments with Satwik committing to front court though he is good at controlling rallies. But it's a tough call to make, with shuttle being sent back. But no such doubts for Chirag falling back. He will smash furiously from the backcourt.

13:03 (IST) 14 Sep 2025

Satwik-Chirag, Hong Kong Open badminton final LIVE: Satwik-Chirag 11-10 Liang-Wang

Shivani Naik: Tablet, scroll posters is new. Clappers are Korean, fan rattlers Japanese? But scrolling posters held up is very Hong Kongese.

13:03 (IST) 14 Sep 2025

Satwik-Chirag, Hong Kong Open badminton final LIVE: Satwik-Chirag 11-10 Liang-Wang

A lovely deft touch from Satwik at the backcourt and then Chirag goes boom-boom for a couple of smashes as the Indians take the smallest possible lead into the mid-game interval.

Time for a quick word with coach Tan Kim Her.

13:01 (IST) 14 Sep 2025

Satwik-Chirag, Hong Kong Open badminton final LIVE: Satwik-Chirag 10-9 Liang-Wang

Oh wow, does Liang have enough rackets in his kit bag? Another one lost to broken strings! Great defence from Satwik initially in that rally.

13:00 (IST) 14 Sep 2025

Satwik-Chirag, Hong Kong Open badminton final LIVE: Satwik-Chirag 9-8 Liang-Wang

The Indians have caught up once more, this time strings break on Liang's racket and he cannot convert that into a winner.

Shortly after, on a run of three straight points, Satwik-Chirag go into the lead.

12:58 (IST) 14 Sep 2025

Satwik-Chirag, Hong Kong Open badminton final LIVE: Satwik-Chirag 6-7 Liang-Wang

Shivani Naik: Shuttle is following Chirag like a tracer bullet. Even Chinese errors are in his general direction

12:58 (IST) 14 Sep 2025

Satwik-Chirag, Hong Kong Open badminton final LIVE: Satwik-Chirag 6-7 Liang-Wang

Lovely rally, we won't see too many of these longish ones. Good flat exchange from both pairs and in the end Chirag's backhand drive doesn't cross the net. Chirag then wins the next point with a good smash that actually broke his strings.

12:56 (IST) 14 Sep 2025

Satwik-Chirag, Hong Kong Open badminton final LIVE: Satwik-Chirag 4-5 Liang-Wang

As commentator Gill Clark mentioned before the start of the match, Satwik-Chirag are, of course, the first men's doubles finalists at the Hong Kong Open.

Oh, nearly another special Chirag defence! But after a diving backhand, he couldn't deal with the kill shot at the net. Came right at him. the Indians get the serve back with a service fault.

12:54 (IST) 14 Sep 2025

Satwik-Chirag, Hong Kong Open badminton final LIVE: Satwik-Chirag 1-2 Liang-Wang

Here we go then, fasten your seatbelts. It's almost always exciting when these two meet.

Liang & Wang start with a couple of quick points but the Indians quickly catch up, with Chirag kicking things off with a big smash.

12:49 (IST) 14 Sep 2025

Satwik-Chirag, Hong Kong Open badminton final LIVE: WARMING UP

Shivani Naik: Labubus have gone elite and upwardly mobile - silk coats for those dangling off Liang Weikeng's kitbag.

12:47 (IST) 14 Sep 2025

Satwik-Chirag, Hong Kong Open badminton final LIVE: ALMOST TIME

Satwik-Chirag are the first to enter the court, followed by Liang-Wang who get loud cheers as they make their entrance.

12:46 (IST) 14 Sep 2025

Satwik-Chirag, Hong Kong Open badminton final LIVE: BRACKET

Here's how the two pairs got here.

12:44 (IST) 14 Sep 2025

Satwik-Chirag, Hong Kong Open badminton final LIVE: H2H

While they have met 9 times in the past, here's how this year's two matches panned out. Tied at 1-1 in 2025.

12:42 (IST) 14 Sep 2025

Satwik-Chirag, Hong Kong Open badminton final LIVE: RECAP

Satwik-Chirag vs Liang-Wang at the Worlds

Having faced, survived and gulped down their biggest nemesis – the opponent’s treacherous serve, always laced with wicked twirls – Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty roused themselves to win a fighting pre-quarterfinal against Chinese Liang Weikeng-Wang Chang to round off a gleeful day for Indian badminton in Paris at the World Championships. The 19-21, 21-15, 21-17 match in 66 testy minutes wasn’t won on latent power or talent or confidence. The Indian duo clawed back the rock-face, dodged landslide debris of Chinese momentum, suffered Liang’s usual whimsy wizardry, to eke out a win while not dictating the tone or tenor of the match. Like bouldering pros, the Indians used all the jagged angles of their shots and tiniest of crevices in the Chinese defense to record a win – on a run of six straight points – that will go some way in healing the hurt of the Olympics at the same Venue last year.

By Shivani Naik

12:41 (IST) 14 Sep 2025

Satwik-Chirag, Hong Kong Open badminton final LIVE: Presentation ceremony underway

Wang Zhi Yi and Han Yue being felicitated... and soon after, it will be time for Satwik-Chirag vs Liang-Wang

12:38 (IST) 14 Sep 2025

Satwik-Chirag, Hong Kong Open badminton final LIVE: CHIRAG SHETTY

It was never formally discussed, but very early in the piece, Chandrashekhar Shetty decided to gift his World Championship medallist son Chirag a cocoon of normalcy, sanitised of high-stress expectations at home. “We only pray for his and Satwik’s good health. We never ask him questions on badminton,” he says after Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty ensured a second Worlds bronze, India’s only medal from the Paris edition. Chandrashekhar, a hotelier from Mumbai, played a lot of gully cricket in Goregaon and realised his role in Chirag’s life would be unique – being quietly proud of his achievements as a parent, but offering him an enveloping calming silence and distinct absence of probing, poking posers, even when the world hankered after a gold medal and kept reminding him of the misses at the Olympics.

By Shivani Naik

12:37 (IST) 14 Sep 2025

Satwik-Chirag, Hong Kong Open badminton final LIVE: SATWIK-CHIRAG INTERVIEW

What’s been the difference between coach Tan Kim Her’s first stint and now?

Satwik: It’s completely different, like first half and second half. Last time, we were very young, we used to just follow him, whatever he tells us. We just used to listen to him. But now, it’s two-way. We share our things, what is working and what is not working. We are just mainly focusing on the service and receiving, most of the time in the practice. It hasn’t helped that we have been injured and we had hardly one week of 100% practice. We are also focussing on the spin serve, trying new things in the first 3-4 strokes. games have speeded up, everyone is playing very fast in the first four strokes.

So, you guys are working on your own spin serves? We saw a couple from Satwik in Macau.

Satwik: Ya, I have been trying to do the spin serve in training. In fact, actually coming before the whole two weeks, I was doing only a spin serve. But in Paris, I felt normal serve was working rather than the spin serve. Because the shuttle wasn’t spinning that much.

Read full interview here.

12:36 (IST) 14 Sep 2025

Satwik-Chirag, Hong Kong Open badminton final LIVE: SATWIK-CHIRAG INTERVIEW

Especially given everything that you guys have to do to, and stick together. It wasn’t always easy.

Chirag: It’s been a very difficult year. There’s a lot more than meets the eye. There are plenty of things that people don’t see. We both are very disappointed because, yes, we could have played a final. But with the way things have been over the past year, winning a medal… we wouldn’t have even thought of it. To come here with the draw that we had, it was quite a tough draw, to be honest, right from the first day itself. It was never easy to beat pairs we’ve not had a comfortable time with, at a major event and come out there and beat them and come here and win a medal.. it’s definitely great what we’ve been able to do. Wouldn’t say we are entirely happy. But when I look back over the year that we’ve had, I think it’s a very special medal.

Read full interview here.

12:34 (IST) 14 Sep 2025

Satwik-Chirag, Hong Kong Open badminton final LIVE: Coming up next!

So now it's time for the men's doubles final! Yet another final between Satwik-Chirag and Liang-Wang.

12:32 (IST) 14 Sep 2025

Satwik-Chirag, Hong Kong Open badminton final LIVE: What a win!

Wang Zhi Yi comes back from 17-20 in Game 2 to complete a STUNNING win in the women's singles final.

12:32 (IST) 14 Sep 2025

Satwik-Chirag, Hong Kong Open badminton final LIVE: STUNNING RALLY!

INCREDIBLE POINT!

12:29 (IST) 14 Sep 2025

Satwik-Chirag, Hong Kong Open badminton final LIVE: SATWIK-CHIRAG INTERVIEW

Speaking to The Indian Express from Paris, Satwik-Chirag looked back on their week in Paris and discussed what’s next.

What does this medal mean to you?

Satwik: It’s been a tough season for us, on and off the court. Things were not in place mentally, physically. So many things in the background. But still fighting for the place in the top eight, and still hunting for that podium finish. At the right time we picked up. Yes, a little disappointed too. We could have gone a little further. But before coming here, we wanted to beat these two pairs. Especially the Chinese, then obviously Aaron-Soh, the way we played, I was happy that we are not so behind. We are up there. We settle with bronze, next we will see in Delhi.

Read full interview here.

12:27 (IST) 14 Sep 2025

Satwik-Chirag, Hong Kong Open badminton final LIVE: Ashwini Ponnappa

“This bronze (at Worlds) will do a lot of good to their frame of mind. Everyone of course trains long cycles for the Olympics especially in a sport like our’s where the Games are a pinnacle. But the Olympics is also where there’s a lot happening, beyond the game and how well you playing. So going back to Paris, it’s not the same event, but same venue. It must’ve been a tough medal mentally to win. And by beating Chia-Soh, to whom they had lost to at crucial events. It made us so, so happy,” she says, having been around in Paris last year. Redemption or not, the medal feels personal to her. “Last three months have been tough, trust me…” she trails off.

Read more from Shivani Naik here.

12:22 (IST) 14 Sep 2025

Satwik-Chirag, Hong Kong Open badminton final LIVE: CROSS QUOTE

She rarely or never mentions the significance of it, but Ashwini Ponnappa was right there when India kickstarted the habit of winning medals at World Championships. In 2011, she began the streak with Jwala Gutta, and then went on to be an all-weather well-wisher and true-blue teammate to a pair that has been the biggest doubles story of the last decade – Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty. “They have risen above the challenges of the past year. We are rooting for them to do even better,” she says with granite-solid loyalty that stems from closely watching your people struggle and then beat back the odds. Satwik tasted his earliest international doubles success alongside Ashwini in mixed doubles, and she completely understood when he chose to focus on men’s doubles. As a well-travelled senior, she also helped them get into the groove of travel in the Far East, the weather, the customs, the food, famously introducing Chirag to experimental Japanese cuisine. She might have been privy to all their form struggles, technical frustrations and even injuries, but was known for her non-interfering, always-positive, quietly cheerleading wise counsel.

Read more from Shivani Naik here.

12:20 (IST) 14 Sep 2025

Satwik-Chirag, Hong Kong Open badminton final LIVE: Han Yue fighting back

Looks like we might be heading for a decider in the women's singles final, meaning we will have to wait a bit longer for the men's doubles final

12:13 (IST) 14 Sep 2025

Satwik-Chirag, Hong Kong Open badminton final LIVE: Finally...

Satwik-Chirag came through in straight games against Chen Cheng Kuan and Lin Bing-Wei of Chinese Taipei as the world No 9 from India registered a largely comfortable 21-17, 21-15 win in just 38 minutes, to set up another tantalising title clash with China’s Lian Weikeng and Wang Chang. This will be the 10th meeting between the two former world No 1 pairs, with Liang-Wang leading 6-3 but Satwik-Chirag winning the most recent clash in Paris at the Worlds round of 16.

“Final, finally,” Chirag told BWF. “We’ve been constantly playing semifinals and we really wanted to make the final. It’s been a while so we are extremely happy.”

12:08 (IST) 14 Sep 2025

Satwik-Chirag, Hong Kong Open badminton final LIVE: CRAZY RALLY

Then came the point of the day. At 8-11, with the leftie Lin serving, Chirag morphed into a gymnast, showing sensational flexibility and agility to keep the rally alive with four returns, each of which could have been a winner for the Taipei pair. First, with the third shot of the rally, he arched his back to make space for a forehand block with the shuttle zoning in on his torso at one point. Then he somehow dug the shuttle out from near his right foot, inches off the floor. That was followed by two full-stretch forward dives as Lin tried to catch him out with drops at the net. Having witnessed Chirag pull a rabbit out of the hat, Satwik then came up with a clever direction change on his forehand block to open up the court before Chirag closed the point out. The Indians had no business winning that rally, but they did.

12:04 (IST) 14 Sep 2025

Satwik-Chirag, Hong Kong Open badminton final LIVE: Coming soon

Satwik-Chirags match will start after the women's singles final that is currently underway, where Wang Zhiyi is in the lead against Han Yue having won the first game.

12:01 (IST) 14 Sep 2025

Satwik-Chirag, Hong Kong Open badminton final LIVE: RECAP OF SEMIFINAL

At the peak of their prowess – which, they insist, they haven’t hit again just yet this year – Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty had a reputation of converting good form in a tournament into deep runs. And by deep, we mean regularly playing on Sundays. From March 2023 to May 2024, Satwik and Chirag had a 100% record on Saturdays – winning 10 straight semifinals. But in a season where they have had to switch on and off for multiple reasons, the semifinal had become something of a jinx. Post Paris 2024, where they lost in the quarterfinal, Satwik-Chirag had reached six semifinals and lost all of those (five this year), most recently at the World Championships in Paris; a defeat that left them somewhat disappointed despite resulting in a fine bronze. On Saturday, that jinx ended at the Hong Kong Open Super 500.

Read more here.

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