Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty launched their BWF China Open 2025 men's doubles campaign with a commanding win. They defeated Japan's Kenya Mitsuhashi and Hiroki Okamura 21-13, 21-9. This decisive victory in Changzhou ensured their progress to the round of 16, where they now face Indonesia’s Leo Rolly Carnando and Bagas Maulana.