Beijing, Sept. 21 -- India's highly rated men's pair Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty once again saw the gold medal slip out of their grasp after they came up short in the final at the China Masters on Sunday.

At Shenzhen Arena, Satwik and Chirag faced a stern test against world number one and recently crowned World Champions Kim Won Ho and Seo Seung Jae of South Korea. Despite putting in the hard yards, the Indian duo failed to complete the quest and went down with a 19-21, 15-21 defeat in a contest that lasted for 45 minutes.

Last week, the duo settled for a runner-up spot at the Hong Kong Open 2025 after fumbling against China's Liang Wei Keng and Wang Chang. At the end of August, Satwik and Chirag had to make do with a bron...