Satwik-Chirag upset reigning world champions to reach men’s doubles final at the Singapore Open 2026. (Badminton photo) Not fearless, but forged. Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty were 8-13 down in the first set against the world champions. They won 21-19, 21-18. Defeating world champions and top seeds Seo Seung-jae and Kim Won-ho of Korea, the Indians reached successive finals in the month of May at the Singapore Open Super 750. This was their first win over the Koreans, who came in on a 34-match winning streak, unbeaten across seven tournaments since last autumn. For the tall Indians, constantly facing the headwinds of the flat game and service return troubles, it was a massive release of pressure — not only did they out-skill Seo Seung-jae, a contemporary doubles great, but they came back from trailing positions in both sets. “The way we were playing, even when we were down we backed each other up. We knew they crack at some time if we stick to our plans. Points would eventually come.…