Satwik-Chirag's projected path to gold medal match at Paris Olympics 2024

Indian pair Satwik-Chirag are set to meet Tokyo Olympics bronze medalist pair Aaron/Soh in quarters.

The Indian duo of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty has created history by becoming the first ever Indian doubles pair to make it till the badminton quarterfinals at the Olympics. They topped the Group C and beat WR6 Indonesian pair of Fajar Alfian and Muhammad Rian Ardianto on their way to top the Group.

In the quarterfinals, Satwik-Chirag are set to meet the Group A runners-up Malaysian pair of Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik, the history makers for the nation, who are the only World Champions from Malaysia.

As Satwik-Chirag aim to fight for their maiden Olympic medal, let’s take a look at their projected path to the gold medal match.

Quarterfinals: Aaron Chia/Soh Wooi Yik

Satwik-Chirag will face Tokyo 2020 bronze medalist pair of Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik in the quarterfinals. The Malaysian pair leads the head-to-head records by 8-3, which might look alarming but the last three encounters were won by the Indian pair, and in straight games.

Last time the pair meet, was at the India Open. The Indian pair took the match 21-18, 21-14.

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Semifinals: Liang Wei Keng/Wang Chang or Fajar Alfian/Muhammad Rian Ardianto

If they win over the Malaysian pair, and find themselves in the semifinals, Satwik-Chirag will meet one of the Chinese pair or the Indonesian pair they beat in the group stage match.

The Brothers of Destruction has 2-5 head-to-head record against the Chinese pair, and they have lost both of their last two encounters against the World No.1.

Meanwhile, the Indian duo beat the Indonesian pair to top the group and quite comfortably 21-13, 21-13.

Final: Kang Min-hyuk/Seo Seung-jae or Lee Yang/Wang Chi-Lin

If you’re here reading, they must have beaten all of the top pairs to be in the final match. They are likely to meet the reigning World Champions, Korean pair of Kang Min-hyuk and Seo Seung-jae or the defending Olympic champions, Lee Yang and Wang Chi-Lin.

Satwik-Chirag shares a 2-2 head-to-head record with the Taiwanese pair, the last encounter being won on current Olympic champions. Whereas, against the three-time reigning World Champions, Satwik-Chirag has a 5-2 head-to-head record, which includes a win in their previous meeting at this same arena earlier this year in the French Open, 21-13, 21-16.

The quarterfinals action starts on August 1. Semifinal action starts on August 2 and final showdown slated on August 4.

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