Satwiksairaj Rankireddy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Amalapuram, East Godavari District, Andhra Pradesh, India | 13 August 2000|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 77 kg (170 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Handedness | Right | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coach | Mathias Boe | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Highest ranking | 1 (MD with Chirag Shetty, 10 October 2023) 19 (XD with Ashwini Ponnappa, 2 February 2021) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current ranking | 2 (MD with Chirag Shetty, 9 January 2024) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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BWF profile |
Satwiksairaj Rankireddy (born 13 August 2000) is an Indian badminton player.[1][2] He and his partner, Chirag Shetty, are the only doubles pair from India to become World No. 1 in BWF World Ranking, win BWF World Tour 1000 series, and became the first Indians to win a gold at the Asian games in badminton.[3]
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.[4][5]
Early life and background
Rankireddy hails from a town named Amalapuram in the state of 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.[6]
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.[7] They won their first BWF World Tour title in Hyderabad Open after beating the Indonesian pair of Akbar Bintang Cahyono and Muhammad Reza Pahlevi Isfahani in the final.[8]
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.[9] They followed it up with a runner-up finish at the 2019 French Open, where they lost in the final to the Indonesian pair of Marcus Fernaldi Gideon and Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo.[10]
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.[11] In July, he and Shetty competed at the 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.[12] In December, Rankireddy and Shetty qualified for the 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.[13] They were also part of India's 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.[14] Rankireddy and Shetty then won the men's doubles gold at the Birmingham Commonwealth Games, beating the home pair of Ben Lane and Sean Vendy in the final.[15] At the 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.[16] They then won their first ever BWF World Super 750 title in the French Open by beating Chinese Taipei pair Lu Ching-yao and Yang Po-han in the finals.[17]
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.[18] Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty went on to win 2023 Korea Open defeating Indonesian Pair Fajar Alfian and Muhammad Rian Ardianto.
Honours
- Bestowed with Arjuna Award for badminton in August 2020[19]
- Bestowed with Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna for badminton in December 2023[20]
Achievements
World Championships
Men's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2022 | Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan |
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22–20, 18–21, 16–21 | ![]() |
Commonwealth Games
Men's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2018 | Carrara Sports and Leisure Centre, Gold Coast, Australia |
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13–21, 16–21 | ![]() |
2022 | National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham, England | ![]() |
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21–15, 21–13 | ![]() |
Asian Games
Men's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2022 | Binjiang Gymnasium, Hangzhou, China | ![]() |
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21–18, 21–16 | ![]() |
Asian Championships
Men's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2023 | Sheikh Rashid Bin Hamdan Indoor Hall, Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
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16–21, 21–17, 21–19 | ![]() |
BWF World Tour (7 titles, 4 runners-up)
The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[21] is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the 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.[22]
Men's doubles
Year | Tournament | Level | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2018 | Hyderabad Open | Super 100 | ![]() |
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21–16, 21–14 | ![]() |
2018 | Syed Modi International | Super 300 | ![]() |
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11–21, 20–22 | ![]() |
2019 | Thailand Open | Super 500 | ![]() |
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21–19, 18–21, 21–18 | ![]() |
2019 | French Open | Super 750 | ![]() |
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18–21, 16–21 | ![]() |
2022 | India Open | Super 500 | ![]() |
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21–16, 26–24 | ![]() |
2022 | French Open | Super 750 | ![]() |
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21–13, 21–19 | ![]() |
2023 | Swiss Open | Super 300 | ![]() |
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21–19, 24–22 | ![]() |
2023 | Indonesia Open | Super 1000 | ![]() |
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21–17, 21–18 | ![]() |
2023 | Korea Open | Super 500 | ![]() |
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17–21, 21–13, 21–14 | ![]() |
2023 | China Masters | Super 750 | ![]() |
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19–21, 21–18, 19–21 | ![]() |
2024 | Malaysia Open | Super 1000 | ![]() |
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21–9, 18–21, 17–21 | ![]() |
BWF International Challenge/Series (10 titles)
Men's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2016 | Mauritius International | ![]() |
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21–12, 21–16 | ![]() |
2016 | India International Series | ![]() |
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8–11, 11–5, 7–11, 11–8, 11–5 | ![]() |
2016 | Tata Open India International | ![]() |
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10–12, 11–9, 11–7, 11–5 | ![]() |
2016 | Bangladesh International | ![]() |
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17–21, 21–7, 21–8 | ![]() |
2017 | Vietnam International | ![]() |
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17–21, 21–9, 21–15 | ![]() |
2019 | Brazil International | ![]() |
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21–14, 21–18 | ![]() |
Mixed doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2015 | Tata Open India International | ![]() |
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21–13, 21–16 | ![]() |
2016 | Mauritius International | ![]() |
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21–19, 11–21, 21–17 | ![]() |
2016 | India International Series | ![]() |
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5–11, 11–8, 12–10, 11–8 | ![]() |
2016 | Bangladesh International | ![]() |
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21–12, 21–12 | ![]() |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
BWF Junior International (1 title, 1 runner-up)
Boys' doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2014 | India Junior International | ![]() |
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7–11, 10–11, 6-11 | ![]() |
2015 | India Junior International | ![]() |
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21–15, 21–17 | ![]() |
- BWF Junior International Grand Prix tournament
- BWF Junior International Challenge tournament
- BWF Junior International Series tournament
- BWF Junior Future Series tournament
Record against selected opponents
Men's doubles results with Chirag Shetty against Year-end Finals finalists, World Championships semifinalists, and Olympic quarterfinalists. Accurate as of 13 November 2022.[23]
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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.[5] Satwiksairaj Rankireddy made the record-breaking smash at the Yonex factory gymnasium in Soka, Saitama, Japan, under controlled conditions. Official judges from the Guinness World Records verified the speed measurement results, solidifying Satwik's historic achievement.
National
- Arjuna Award: 2020[24]
- Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna, the highest sporting honour of India (2023)[25]
References
- ↑ "Players: Satwiksairaj Rankireddy". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
- ↑ "Satwiksairaj Rankireddy". SportingIndia Sports Media Pvt Ltd. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
- ↑ "World badminton rankings: Chirag Shetty-Satwiksairaj Rankireddy reach world No. 1 after Asian Games gold medal". Olympics. 10 October 2023. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
- ↑ "Satwiksairaj Rankireddy 'smashes' Guinness world record with fastest badminton hits". The Indian Express. 18 July 2023. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
- 1 2 "Satwiksairaj Rankireddy creates Guinness world record with fastest badminton hit by a male player". cnbctv18.com. 18 July 2023. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
- ↑ "Satwiksairaj Rankireddy profile: All you need to know about India's medal hopeful in badminton in Asian Games". Times Now. 11 August 2018. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
- ↑ "BAI recommends Satwiksairaj Rankireddy, Chirag Shetty and Sameer Verma for Arjuna Awards". India Today. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
- ↑ "Sameer, Satwik-Chirag crowned Hyderabad Open Champions". India Times. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
- ↑ "Thailand Open: Satwiksairaj Rankireddy, Chirag Shetty 1st Indian doubles pair to win Super 500 title". India Today. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
- ↑ "French Open: Satwik and Chirag finish men's doubles runners-up after losing final to Sukamuljo-Fernaldi". India Today. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
- ↑ "Thailand Open: Satwiksairaj Rankireddy, Chirag Shetty crash out in 2nd round". India Today. 14 January 2021. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
- ↑ "Badminton – RANKIREDDY Satwiksairaj". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 5 August 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
- ↑ "India Open: Lakshya, Satwik-Chirag duo lift titles". The Hindu. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
- ↑ Manne Ratnakar (15 May 2022). "India trounce Indonesia to clinch Thomas Cup". The Times of India. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
- ↑ Utathya Nag (8 August 2022). "Commonwealth Games 2022 badminton: Chirag Shetty-Satwiksairaj Rankireddy exorcise English demons to win gold medal at Birmingham". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
- ↑ Manne Ratnakar (28 August 2022). "BWF World Championships: Satwik-Chirag claim bronze". The Times of India. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
- ↑ "Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty win men's doubles title". The Hindu. 31 October 2022. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
- ↑ "Rankireddy-Shetty win Indonesia open". 18 June 2023. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
- ↑ "Satwik says Arjuna Award will fuel Olympic dream, Chirag terms it 'silver lining'". Indian Express. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
- ↑ "Satwik-Chirag selected for Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award". The Bridge. 13 December 2023. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
- ↑ Alleyne, Gayle (19 March 2017). "BWF Launches New Events Structure". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
- ↑ Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
- ↑ "Satwiksairaj Rankireddy's Profile – Head To Head". BWF-Tournament Software. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
- ↑ "Satwiksairaj-Chirag motivated for Tokyo 2021 post Arjuna recognition". Sportstar The Hindu. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
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