Satwiksairaj Reddy and Chirag Shetty, the reigning Thomas Cup and Commonwealth Games champions, beat Japan s Takuro Hoki and Yugo Kobayashi to secure a medal that continues India s medal streak at the BWF World Championships.
The Mixed Team competition was done and dusted with India losing to Malaysia in the final and settling for the silver medal, but the team s Danish doubles coach Mathias Boe hoped the defeat will bring out the "anger" in them and .
Satwik-Chirag delivered in all knockout matches at the Thomas Cup under pressure. The luxury of having one of the top pairs in the world was crucial for India.