Coming from behind, 6th Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty defeated the 5th seed Thai pair to win their 5th International title together in Men’s Doubles, and stamping India’s achievement in another tournament. Vietnam International had been very difficult for Indians before 2017 as none had ever reached the final. But, the Men’s Doubles team not only became the first Indians to enter the finals of Vietnam International, but they also ended up winning the title at Vietnam International Challenge 2017. All five events were won by players of 5 different nationals at Vietnam International 2017. This is India’s 8th title in 2017
Satwik and Chirag defeated Trawut and Nanthakam of Thailand 17-21 21-9 21-15 in 50 minutes in the Men’s Doubles final of Vietnam International 2017.
Other winners
- WS 2nd seed Pornpawee (Thailand) def Top seed Trang from Vietnam
MS Top seed Nguyen Tien Mind (Vietnam) def 2nd seed Khosit (Thailand)
WD Erina Honda / Nozomi Shimizu (Japan) def Joyce / Jing (USA)
XD Shi/Tang (China) def 2nd seed Irfan/Weni (Indonesia)
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