Indian badminton player (born 2000)
Badminton player
Satwiksairaj Rankireddy (born 13 August 2000) is an Indian badminton player.[ 1] Chirag Shetty , he is an Asian Games , Commonwealth Games , and Asian Championships gold medalist. They are the only Indian doubles pair to become No. 1 in World Ranking , win the World Tour S1000, and the first Indians to win a gold medal at the Asian Games in badminton.[ 2]
He achieved a new Guinness World Record for the fastest hit in badminton by a male player, with his smash reaching a speed of 565 km/h.[ 3] [ 4]
Early life and background
Satwiksairaj was born on 13 August 2000 in Amalapuram, Andhra Pradesh and started playing badminton after following in the footsteps of his father, who was a state-level player in the past, as well his elder brother. In 2014, he joined the Pullela Gopichand Academy in Hyderabad and decided to become a doubles specialist.[ 5]
Career
2018
In 2018, Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty played a crucial role in earning India the historic gold medal in the Mixed Team event at the 2018 Commonwealth Games , where they also won the men's doubles silver.[ 6] Hyderabad Open after beating the Indonesian pair of Akbar Bintang Cahyono and Muhammad Reza Pahlevi Isfahani in the final.[ 7]
2019
In 2019, Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty became the first Indian doubles pair to win a BWF Superseries or BWF World Tour (Super 500+) title, when they won the Thailand Open title, beating the Chinese pair of Li Junhui and Liu Yuchen in the final.[ 8] 2019 French Open , where they lost in the final to the Indonesian pair of Marcus Fernaldi Gideon and Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo .[ 9]
2021
In 2021, Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty lost to the Indonesian duo of Mohammad Ahsan and Hendra Setiawan in the second round to crash out of the 2020 Yonex Thailand Open .[ 10] 2020 Summer Olympics , but were eliminated in the group stage, following a loss to Marcus Fernaldi Gideon and Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo . However, they were the only pair in the entire tournament who defeated eventual gold medalists Lee Yang and Wang Chi-Lin , whom they had narrowly beaten in their first group stage encounter.[ 11] BWF World Tour Finals for the first time in their career, but withdrew from the tournament after a loss in their first group stage match to the Danish pair of Kim Astrup and Anders Skaarup Rasmussen .
2022
In 2022, Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty started the year by winning the India Open .[ 12] Thomas Cup winning team. In the final, having lost the first game to the Indonesian duo of Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo and Mohammad Ahsan , they displayed immense perseverance and tenacity to win the second game and close out the third game at 21–19, giving India a 2–0 lead over Indonesia. This was pivotal in helping India bag its maiden Thomas Cup trophy.[ 13] men's doubles gold at the Birmingham Commonwealth Games , beating the home pair of Ben Lane and Sean Vendy in the final.[ 14] BWF World Championships , Rankireddy and Shetty won a bronze medal, India's first-ever men's doubles medal at the tournament. They beat defending champions Takuro Hoki and Yugo Kobayashi in the quarterfinals, but lost in the semi-finals to eventual champions Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik .[ 15] French Open by beating Chinese Taipei pair Lu Ching-yao and Yang Po-han in the finals.[ 16]
2023
In 2023, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty won their first title as a pair in the 2023 Swiss Open (badminton) , beating the Chinese pair of Ren Xiangyu and Tan Qiang in the final. The duo also crowned as Asian Champion after winning the 2023 Badminton Asia Championships held in Dubai. Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty won their first BWF World Super 1000 title by defeating Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik in the final of 2023 Indonesia Open , thus becoming the first men's doubles pair from India to win the event.[ 17] 2023 Korea Open defeating Indonesian Pair Fajar Alfian and Muhammad Rian Ardianto .
2024
With Chirag Shetty, he reached the final of Super 1000 event of 2024 Malaysia Open and lost to the Chinese pair of Liang Weikeng and Wang Chang . Then they reached another final this year at 2024 India Open and again reached finals but lost to the Korean pair of Kang Min-hyuk and Seo Seung-jae in a tough game. Then they finally achieved success by winning their first tour of this year in Super 750 event of 2024 French Open defeating Chinese Taipei pair of Lee Jhe-huei and Yang Po-hsuan in straight games easily.[ 18]
2025
The Malaysian Tan Kim Her who identified and paired Satwik with Chiraj Shetty is back as their coach again. In Malaysian Open BWF Super 1000 and Indian Open BWF Super 750, they reached the semifinals.[ 19] [ 20] [ 21]
Achievements
World Championships
Men's doubles
Commonwealth Games
Men's doubles
Asian Games
Men's doubles
Asian Championships
Men's doubles
The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[ 22] Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tour is divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300, and the BWF Tour Super 100.[ 23]
Men's doubles
Year
Tournament
Level
Partner
Opponent
Score
Result
2018
Hyderabad Open
Super 100
Chirag Shetty
Akbar Bintang Cahyono Moh Reza Pahlevi Isfahani
21–16, 21–14
Winner
2018
Syed Modi International
Super 300
Fajar Alfian Muhammad Rian Ardianto
11–21, 20–22
Runner-up
2019
Thailand Open
Super 500
Li Junhui Liu Yuchen
21–19, 18–21, 21–18
Winner
2019
French Open
Super 750
Marcus Fernaldi Gideon Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo
18–21, 16–21
Runner-up
2022
India Open
Super 500
Mohammad Ahsan Hendra Setiawan
21–16, 26–24
Winner
2022
French Open
Super 750
Lu Ching-yao Yang Po-han
21–13, 21–19
Winner
2023
Swiss Open
Super 300
Ren Xiangyu Tan Qiang
21–19, 24–22
Winner
2023
Indonesia Open
Super 1000
Aaron Chia Soh Wooi Yik
21–17, 21–18
Winner
2023
Korea Open
Super 500
17–21, 21–13, 21–14
Winner
2023
China Masters
Super 750
Liang Weikeng Wang Chang
19–21, 21–18, 19–21
Runner-up
2024
Malaysia Open
Super 1000
21–9, 18–21, 17–21
Runner-up
2024
India Open
Super 750
Kang Min-hyuk Seo Seung-jae
21–15, 11–21, 18–21
Runner-up
2024
French Open
Super 750
Lee Jhe-huei Yang Po-hsuan
21–11, 21–17
Winner
2024
Thailand Open
Super 500
Chen Boyang Liu Yi
21–15, 21–15
Winner
Men's doubles
Year
Tournament
Partner
Opponent
Score
Result
2016
Mauritius International
Chirag Shetty
Dhruv Kapila Saurabh Sharma
21–12, 21–16
Winner
2016
India International Series
Goh Sze Fei Nur Izzuddin
8–11, 11–5, 7–11, 11–8, 11–5
Winner
2016
Tata Open India International
Arjun M.R. Ramchandran Shlok
10–12, 11–9, 11–7, 11–5
Winner
2016
Bangladesh International
M. Anilkumar Raju Venkat Gaurav Prasad
17–21, 21–7, 21–8
Winner
2017
Vietnam International
Trawut Potieng Nanthakarn Yordphaisong
17–21, 21–9, 21–15
Winner
2019
Brazil International
Jelle Maas Robin Tabeling
21–14, 21–18
Winner
Mixed doubles
BWF International Challenge tournament BWF International Series tournament BWF Future Series tournament
Boys' doubles
BWF Junior International Grand Prix tournament BWF Junior International Challenge tournament BWF Junior International Series tournament BWF Junior Future Series tournament
Key
W
F
SF
QF
#R
RR
Q#
A
G
S
B
NH
N/A
DNQ
(W) won; (F) finalist; (SF) semi-finalist; (QF) quarter-finalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (A) absent; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze medal; (NH) not held; (N/A) not applicable; (DNQ) did not qualify.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.
National team
Individual competitions
Junior level
Senior level
World Tour
Record against opponents
Men's doubles results with Chirag Shetty against Year-end Finals finalists, World Championships semifinalists, and Olympic quarterfinalists. Accurate as of 30 July 2024 .[ 24]
Awards and recognition
Guinness world record
Satwiksairaj Rankireddy set a new Guinness World Record for the fastest hit by a male player in badminton, with his smash reaching a speed of 565 km/h. The previous record of 493 km/h was held by Malaysian player Tan Boon Heong , set in May 2013.[ 4]
International
Year
Award
Category
Result
Ref(s)
2018
BWF Awards
Most Improved Players (with Shetty )
Nominated
2019
Nominated
2023
Men's Doubles Pair of the Year (with Shetty )
Nominated
National
See also
References
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