Singapore Open 2026: Satwik and Chirag end a two-year title drought
On 31 May 2026 the Indian pair came back from a game down to beat Indonesia's Fajar Alfian and Muhammad Shohibul Fikri 18-21, 21-17, 21-16.
The final
Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty won the Singapore Open (Super 750) men's doubles on Sunday 31 May 2026, beating Indonesia's Fajar Alfian and Muhammad Shohibul Fikri 18-21, 21-17, 21-16 in 1 hour 13 minutes, according to Outlook India and Onmanorama.
A first and a drought
Both say it is the first time an Indian pair has won the Singapore Open doubles title, their third Super 750 and ninth World Tour title. Their previous title was the 2024 Thailand Open; in between they lost four finals. In the semi-final they beat the top seeds and reigning world champions Kim Won-ho and Seo Seung-jae.
The head-to-head
Outlook notes they entered the final trailing 1-2 against the Indonesian pair, who had beaten them in the Malaysia Open quarter-finals in January. Outlook describes the first game as lost after trailing 2-5 early, then a dominant second game and a decider where Satwik's smashes built an 18-13 lead.
Why it matters
Losing four finals in a row is hard on any pair; the reports show a team that kept returning to finals and finally converted one.