Satwiksairaj Rankireddy/Chirag Shetty Head-to-head record against Aaron Chia/Soh Wooi Yik ahead of Quarters in Paris Olympics 2024

New Delhi: World no. 5 men’s doubles pairing of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty are set to face off against the Malaysian pairing of Aaron Chia/Soh Wooi Yik in the quarterfinals of the Men’s doubles event of the Paris Olympics 2024. The quarterfinal draw was posted on the official account of the BWF media. Incidentally, this will be the 8th meeting of the Indian duo and the Malaysian Duo. With 140 crore people pinning their hopes for a gold medal from the Indian duo who have gained notoriety with the name of ‘baddie boys’ can the “SatChi” factor help India with its long-awaited gold medal at the Paris Olympics 2024?

Quarterfinal draw of the Men’s doubles at Paris Olympics 2024

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Head-to-head record of Satwik/Chirag vs Aaron/Soh

When it comes to head-to-head records, the Indian pair have a disadvantage against the current world no.3 Malaysian duo of Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik. Both the pairs have squared off against each other on 7 occasions out of which the Malaysian pair have won on 6 occasions while the Indian pair have won only once.

However, the good part is the recent meeting of both pairs ended in favour of Satwik and Chirag (21-18, 21-14). Moreover, the previous matches of the Indian pair and the Malaysian pair at the Paris Olympics 2024 have been poles apart- while the Indian pair is coming into the match after defeating Fajar Alfian and Muhammad Rian Ardianto of Indonesia, the Malaysian pair is coming after losing its match against Liang Weikeng and Wang Chang of China.

Naturally, every Indian fan will be hopeful that all these records go in favour of SatChi who look favourites in the Indian badminton contingent to win the gold medal.