Satwiksairaj Rankireddy

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Satwiksairaj Rankireddy
Satwiksairaj Rankireddy interacting with PM Narendra Modi after the Commonwealth Games in August 2022 (cropped).jpg
Rankireddy in August 2022
Personal information
CountryIndia
Born (2000-08-13) 13 August 2000 (age 23)
Amalapuram, East Godavari District, Andhra Pradesh, India
Height1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight77 kg (170 lb)
Years active2015-present
HandednessRight handed
Coach Mathias Boe
Men's & mixed doubles
Career record315 wins, 160 losses
Highest ranking1 (MD with Chirag Shetty, 10 October 2023)
19 (XD with Ashwini Ponnappa, 2 February 2021)
Current ranking1 (MD with Chirag Shetty, 21 May 2024)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing Flag of India.svg  India
World Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2022 Tokyo Men's doubles
Thomas Cup
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Bangkok Men's team
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2018 Gold Coast Mixed team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Birmingham Men's doubles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2018 Gold Coast Men's doubles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2022 Birmingham Mixed team
Asian Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Hangzhou Men's doubles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2022 Hangzhou Men's team
Asian Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Dubai Men's doubles
Asia Team Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2016 Hyderabad Men's team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2020 Manila Men's team
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. Also, they became the 5th pair in men's doubles history to achieve 100000 points in the BWF ranking. [3]

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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.

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. [19]

Honours

Achievements

World Championships

Men's doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2022 Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium,
Tokyo, Japan
Flag of India.svg Chirag Shetty Flag of Malaysia.svg Aaron Chia
Flag of Malaysia.svg Soh Wooi Yik
22–20, 18–21, 16–21 Med 3.png Bronze

Commonwealth Games

Men's doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2018 Carrara Sports and Leisure Centre,
Gold Coast, Australia
Flag of India.svg Chirag Shetty Flag of England.svg Marcus Ellis
Flag of England.svg Chris Langridge
13–21, 16–21 Med 2.png Silver
2022 National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham, England Flag of India.svg Chirag Shetty Flag of England.svg Ben Lane
Flag of England.svg Sean Vendy
21–15, 21–13 Med 1.png Gold

Asian Games

Men's doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2022 Binjiang Gymnasium, Hangzhou, China Flag of India.svg Chirag Shetty Flag of South Korea.svg Choi Sol-gyu
Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Won-ho
21–18, 21–16 Med 1.png Gold

Asian Championships

Men's doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2023 Sheikh Rashid Bin Hamdan Indoor Hall,
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Flag of India.svg Chirag Shetty Flag of Malaysia.svg Ong Yew Sin
Flag of Malaysia.svg Teo Ee Yi
16–21, 21–17, 21–19 Med 1.png Gold

BWF World Tour (9 titles, 5 runners-up)

The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018, [22] 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. [23]

Men's doubles

YearTournamentLevelPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2018 Hyderabad Open Super 100 Flag of India.svg Chirag Shetty Flag of Indonesia.svg Akbar Bintang Cahyono
Flag of Indonesia.svg Moh Reza Pahlevi Isfahani
21–16, 21–14Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2018 Syed Modi International Super 300 Flag of India.svg Chirag Shetty Flag of Indonesia.svg Fajar Alfian
Flag of Indonesia.svg Muhammad Rian Ardianto
11–21, 20–22Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2019 Thailand Open Super 500 Flag of India.svg Chirag Shetty Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Li Junhui
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Liu Yuchen
21–19, 18–21, 21–18Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2019 French Open Super 750 Flag of India.svg Chirag Shetty Flag of Indonesia.svg Marcus Fernaldi Gideon
Flag of Indonesia.svg Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo
18–21, 16–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2022 India Open Super 500 Flag of India.svg Chirag Shetty Flag of Indonesia.svg Mohammad Ahsan
Flag of Indonesia.svg Hendra Setiawan
21–16, 26–24Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2022 French OpenSuper 750 Flag of India.svg Chirag Shetty Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Lu Ching-yao
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Yang Po-han
21–13, 21–19Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2023 Swiss Open Super 300 Flag of India.svg Chirag Shetty Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Ren Xiangyu
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Tan Qiang
21–19, 24–22Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2023 Indonesia Open Super 1000 Flag of India.svg Chirag Shetty Flag of Malaysia.svg Aaron Chia
Flag of Malaysia.svg Soh Wooi Yik
21–17, 21–18Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2023 Korea Open Super 500 Flag of India.svg Chirag Shetty Flag of Indonesia.svg Fajar Alfian
Flag of Indonesia.svg Muhammad Rian Ardianto
17–21, 21–13, 21–14Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2023 China Masters Super 750 Flag of India.svg Chirag Shetty Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Liang Weikeng
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Wang Chang
19–21, 21–18, 19–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2024 Malaysia Open Super 1000 Flag of India.svg Chirag Shetty Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Liang Weikeng
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Wang Chang
21–9, 18–21, 17–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2024 India OpenSuper 750 Flag of India.svg Chirag Shetty Flag of South Korea.svg Kang Min-hyuk
Flag of South Korea.svg Seo Seung-jae
21–15, 11–21, 18–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2024 French OpenSuper 750 Flag of India.svg Chirag Shetty Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Lee Jhe-huei
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Yang Po-hsuan
21–11, 21–17Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2024 Thailand OpenSuper 500 Flag of India.svg Chirag Shetty Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Chen Boyang
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Liu Yi
21–15, 21–15Gold medal icon.svgWinner

BWF International Challenge/Series (10 titles)

Men's doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2016 Mauritius International Flag of India.svg Chirag Shetty Flag of India.svg Dhruv Kapila
Flag of India.svg Saurabh Sharma
21–12, 21–16Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2016India International Series Flag of India.svg Chirag Shetty Flag of Malaysia.svg Goh Sze Fei
Flag of Malaysia.svg Nur Izzuddin
8–11, 11–5, 7–11, 11–8, 11–5Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2016 Tata Open India International Flag of India.svg Chirag Shetty Flag of India.svg Arjun M.R.
Flag of India.svg Ramchandran Shlok
10–12, 11–9, 11–7, 11–5Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2016 Bangladesh International Flag of India.svg Chirag Shetty Flag of India.svg M. Anilkumar Raju
Flag of India.svg Venkat Gaurav Prasad
17–21, 21–7, 21–8Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2017 Vietnam International Flag of India.svg Chirag Shetty Flag of Thailand.svg Trawut Potieng
Flag of Thailand.svg Nanthakarn Yordphaisong
17–21, 21–9, 21–15Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2019 Brazil International Flag of India.svg Chirag Shetty Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jelle Maas
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Robin Tabeling
21–14, 21–18Gold medal icon.svgWinner

Mixed doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2015 Tata Open India International Flag of India.svg K. Maneesha Flag of India.svg Arun Vishnu
Flag of India.svg Aparna Balan
21–13, 21–16Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2016 Mauritius International Flag of India.svg K. Maneesha Flag of Malaysia.svg Yogendran Khrishnan
Flag of India.svg Prajakta Sawant
21–19, 11–21, 21–17Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2016India International Series Flag of India.svg K. Maneesha Flag of Malaysia.svg Low Hang Yee
Flag of Malaysia.svg Cheah Yee See
5–11, 11–8, 12–10, 11–8Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2016 Bangladesh International Flag of India.svg K. Maneesha Flag of Thailand.svg Tanupat Viriyangkura
Flag of Thailand.svg Thanyasuda Wongya
21–12, 21–12Gold medal icon.svgWinner
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

BWF Junior International (1 title, 1 runner-up)

Boys' doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2014India Junior International Flag of India.svg Krishna Prasad Garaga Flag of India.svg Arjun M. R.
Flag of India.svg Chirag Shetty
7–11, 10–11, 6-11Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2015India Junior International Flag of India.svg Krishna Prasad Garaga Flag of Thailand.svg W Sarapat
Flag of Thailand.svg Panachai Worasaktayanan
21–15, 21–17Gold medal icon.svgWinner
  BWF Junior International Grand Prix tournament
  BWF Junior International Challenge tournament
  BWF Junior International Series tournament
  BWF Junior Future Series tournament

Performance timeline

Key
WFSFQF#RRRQ#AGSBNHN/ADNQ
(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

Team events20152016
World Junior Championships 9th QF
Team events201620172018201920202021202220232024
Asia Team Championships B NH QF NH B NHANH QF
Asia Mixed Team Championships NH QF NHANHANH
Asian Games NH QF NH S NH
Commonwealth Games NH G NH S NH
Thomas Cup RR NHANH QF NH G NH QF
Sudirman Cup NH QF NH RR NH RR NH RR NH

Individual competitions

Junior level

  • Boys' doubles
Events20152016
World Junior Championships 3R 4R
  • Mixed doubles
Events20152016
World Junior Championships 2R QF

Senior level

Men's doubles
Events20172018201920202021202220232024
Asian Championships ANH QF G w/d
Asian Games NH 2R NH G NH
Commonwealth Games NH S NH G NH
World Championships 1R 2R ANH 3R B QF NH
Olympic Games NH RR NH
Tournament BWF Superseries / Grand Prix BWF World Tour Best
20162017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Malaysia Open A Q2 1R ANH 2R SF F F ('24)
India Open A 1R 2R ANH W 2R F W ('22)
Indonesia Masters ANH SF A 1R 1R ASF ('18)
French Open A QF SF F NH QF W 2R W W ('22, '24)
All England Open A 2R A 2R QF 2R 2R QF ('22)
Swiss Open ANH SF 2R W AW ('23)
Spain Masters NHANH 1R A1R ('23)
Thailand Open AA 1R W 2R NHA 2R W W ('19, '24)
SF
Malaysia Masters A 1R A 1R NHA1R ('17, '20)
Singapore Open A Q2 2R ANHA 1R 1R 2R ('18)
Indonesia Open A 1R 1R 2R NH SF A W W ('23)
U.S. Open A 1R ANHA1R ('17)
Korea Open A QF A 1R NH QF W W ('23)
Japan Open A 1R 1R QF NHA QF QF ('19, '23)
Australian Open A 2R A 2R NHA2R ('17, '19)
China Open A 1R 1R 2R NH 1R 2R ('19)
Hong Kong Open A 1R 1R NHA1R ('18, '19)
Dutch Open A 1R ANHNA1R ('17)
Hyderabad Open NA W ANAW ('18)
Denmark Open A 1R A 2R A 2R QF AQF ('22)
Hylo Open A QF AQF ('22)
Japan Masters NH 1R 1R ('24)
China Masters A QF SF NH F F ('23)
Syed Modi International 1R 1R F 1R NHAF ('18)
Superseries / Tour Finals DNQ RR DNQRR ('21)
Year-end ranking683116121010521
Tournament201620172018201920202021202220232024Best

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 17 March 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. [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

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