The top Indian men’s doubles pair played their heart out in the final but it wasn’t their day.

India’s top men’s doubles pair Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty finished runners-up at the Thailand Open after going down to Indonesia’s Leo Rolly Carnando and Daniel Marthin 21-12, 25-23 in a 53-minute at the Nimibutr Stadium in Patumwan on Sunday.

A difficult opening game saw Satwik and Chirag struggle to find momentum, with the Indonesians racing away to a 21-12 win.

The Indian duo bounced back in the second game, producing a strong fightback and taking it down to the wire, where, after saving four championship points in a row, they eventually succumbed to a 25-23 defeat.

Two-time former champions Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty reached the final of the Thailand Open once after missing last year’s edition by defeating Malaysia’s Goh Sze Fei and Nur Izzuddin 19-21, 22-20, 21-16. However, Sunday wasn’t there day as they finished runners-up.