India, May 17 -- Despite their injuries, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty have been playing high quality badminton, which has helped them maintain their top 10 ranking status. The world No.4 pair has been reaching the business end of tournaments regularly. However, crossing the final hurdle has become too tough for India's ace pair.

The story was no different on Sunday as top seeds Rankireddy and Shetty lost the $500,000 Thailand Open final 12-21, 23-25 in 53 minutes to Indonesia's Leo Rolly Carnando and Daniel Marthin at the Nimibutr Stadium in Bangkok, extending their title drought to two years.

It was 24 months ago that Rankireddy and Shetty won the Super 500 event in Bangkok, regaining the title they won in 2019 to be catap...