Patumwan, May 16 -- Two-time former champions Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty reached the final of the Thailand Open once again after missing last year's edition, defeating Malaysia's Goh Sze Fei and Nur Izzuddin 19-21, 22-20, 21-16 at the Nimibutr Stadium in Thailand on Saturday.

The Malaysians had the better start in the opening game, taking control from 7-all to open up a six-point lead at 15-9. Although Satwik and Chirag attempted to narrow the gap in the latter stages, the Malaysian pair held firm to take the game 21-19, according to a press release from BAI Media.

A closely fought second game saw both pairs battle for points, with the Indians reaching game point at 20-18.

Refusing to back down, the Goh-Nur duo saved two...