India, May 31 -- As Muhammad Shohibul Fikri's return went into the net, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy fell to the floor. Chirag Shetty performed his traditional "shut the noise" gig by putting both his index fingers into his ears.

Shetty then jumped onto Rankireddy, who lifted his partner before they broke into their celebratory dance with Shetty removing his jersey, much to the delight of the fans at the Singapore Indoor Stadium on Sunday. Indian badminton fans had missed these scenes for two years as it was exactly 24 months ago that Rankireddy and Shetty had last won a title (2024 Thailand Open).

After coming close many times since then - including three finals - the ace Indian doubles duo finally ended the wait when they clinched the titl...