Chirag Shetty

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Chirag Shetty
Chirag Shetty at the felicitation event after the Commonwealth Games in August 2022.jpg
Shetty in August 2022
Personal information
Birth nameChirag Chandrashekhar Shetty [1]
CountryIndia [2]
Born (1997-07-04) 4 July 1997 (age 27)
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Height1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight75 kg (165 lb)
HandednessRight
Coach
Men's doubles
Highest ranking1 (with Satwiksairaj Rankireddy, 10 October 2023)
Current ranking9 (with Satwiksairaj Rankireddy, 4 December 2024)
Honours
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).svg2018 Gold Coast Men's doubles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2022 Birmingham Mixed team
Asian Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Hangzhou Men's doubles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2022 Hangzhou Men's team
Asian Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Dubai Men's doubles
Asia Mixed Team Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2023 Dubai Mixed team
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

Chirag Shetty (born 4 July 1997) is an Indian badminton player. [3] With his doubles partner Satwiksairaj Rankireddy, he is an Asian Games, Commonwealth Games, and Asian Championships gold medalist. They are the only Indian doubles pair to become World No. 1 in BWF World Ranking, win the BWF World Tour 1000 series, and become the first Indians to win a gold medal at the Asian Games in badminton. [4]

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Early life and background

Shetty was born on 4 July 1997 in Malad, Mumbai in a Tulu family to Chandrashekhar and Sujata Shetty. His father is a hotelier. [5] [6] [7] He started training in Uday Pawar Badminton Acacemy, located at Goregaon Sports Club, but later shifted to Gopichand Badminton Academy in Hyderabad. Chirag initially partnered with Arjun M. R., but was later paired with Satwiksairaj Rankireddy by coach Tan Kim Her who felt that two tall, strong guys with skills could combine to become a formidable pair. [8]

Career

2018

In 2018, Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy played a crucial role in earning India a historic gold medal in the mixed team event at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, where they also won the men's doubles silver. [9] 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. [10]

2019

In 2019, Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy 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. [11] 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. [12]

2021

In 2021, Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy lost to the Indonesian duo of Mohammad Ahsan and Hendra Setiawan in the second round to crash out of the 2020 Yonex Thailand Open. [13] In July, he and Rankireddy 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 beat in their first group stage encounter. [14] In December, Shetty and Rankireddy 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, Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy started the year by winning India Open. [15] 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. [16] Shetty and Rankireddy then won the men's doubles gold at the Commonwealth Games, beating the home pair of Ben Lane and Sean Vendy in the final. [17] At the BWF World Championships, Shetty and Rankireddy 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. [18] Shetty and Rankireddy won the French Open making it their first Super 750 title in their career by beating Lu Ching-yao and Yang Po-han in the finals. [19]

2023

In February, Chirag Shetty was a member of the Indian team which clinched the bronze medal at Badminton Asia Mixed Team Championships. Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy 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. Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy 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. Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy went on to win 2023 Korea Open defeating Indonesian Pair Fajar Alfian and Muhammad Rian Ardianto.

2024

With Satwiksairaj Rankireddy, 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. [20]

At the 2024 Singapore Open, Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy suffered a first round exit to a Danish pair in straight games.

Honours

Achievements

World Championships

Men's doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2022 Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan Flag of India.svg Satwiksairaj Rankireddy 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 Satwiksairaj Rankireddy 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 Satwiksairaj Rankireddy 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 Satwiksairaj Rankireddy 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 Satwiksairaj Rankireddy 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, [23] 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. [24]

Men's doubles

YearTournamentLevelPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2018 Hyderabad Open Super 100 Flag of India.svg Satwiksairaj Rankireddy 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 Satwiksairaj Rankireddy 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 Satwiksairaj Rankireddy 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 Satwiksairaj Rankireddy 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 Satwiksairaj Rankireddy 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 Satwiksairaj Rankireddy 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 Satwiksairaj Rankireddy 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 Satwiksairaj Rankireddy 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 Satwiksairaj Rankireddy 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 Satwiksairaj Rankireddy 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 Satwiksairaj Rankireddy 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 Satwiksairaj Rankireddy 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 Satwiksairaj Rankireddy 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 Satwiksairaj Rankireddy 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 (6 titles)

Men's doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2016 Mauritius International Flag of India.svg Satwiksairaj Rankireddy 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 Satwiksairaj Rankireddy 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 Satwiksairaj Rankireddy 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 Satwiksairaj Rankireddy 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 Satwiksairaj Rankireddy 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 Satwiksairaj Rankireddy Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jelle Maas
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Robin Tabeling
21–14, 21–18Gold medal icon.svgWinner
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

BWF Junior International (3 titles, 3 runners-up)

Boys' doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2013India Junior International Flag of India.svg Arjun M. R. Flag of India.svg Aditya Joshi
Flag of India.svg Arun George
17–21, 12-21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2014India Junior International Flag of India.svg Arjun M. R. Flag of India.svg Satwiksairaj Rankireddy
Flag of India.svg Krishna Prasad Garaga
11–7, 11–10, 11-6Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2014Belgian Junior International Flag of India.svg Arjun M. R. Flag of Scotland.svg Alexander Dunn
Flag of Scotland.svg Adam Hall
9–11, 11–2, 11-7Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2014Swiss Junior International Flag of India.svg Arjun M. R. Flag of England.svg Ben Lane
Flag of England.svg Sean Vendy
11–7, 11–8, 11-7Gold medal icon.svgWinner

Mixed doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2014India Junior International Flag of India.svg Shruthi K.P Flag of India.svg Arjun M. R.
Flag of India.svg Kuhoo Garg
8–11, 7–11, 11–5, 8-11Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2015India Junior International Flag of India.svg Sanjana Santosh Flag of Indonesia.svg Andika Ramadiansyah
Flag of Indonesia.svg Mychelle Crhystine Bandaso
13–21, 19-21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
  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 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
Sudirman Cup NH QF NH RR NH RR NH RR NH

Individual competitions

Senior level

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 A QF NH 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/d W ('23)
Australian Open A 2R A 2R NHA2R ('17, '19)
U.S. Open A 1R ANHA1R ('17)
Japan Open A 1R 1R QF NHA QF AQF ('19, '23)
Korea Open A QF A 1R NH QF W AW ('23)
Hong Kong Open A 1R 1R NHA1R ('18, '19)
China Open A 1R 1R 2R NH 1R A2R ('19)
Denmark Open A 1R A 2R A 2R QF AQF ('22)
Hylo Open A QF AQF ('22)
Japan Masters NH 1R A1R ('24)
China Masters A QF SF NH F SF F ('23)
Syed Modi International Q2 1R F 1R NHA w/d F ('18)
Superseries / Tour Finals DNQ RR DNQRR ('21)
Dutch Open A 1R ANHNA1R ('17)
Hyderabad Open NA W ANAW ('18)
Year-end ranking683116121010521
Tournament201620172018201920202021202220232024Best

Record against selected opponents

Men's doubles results with Satwiksairaj Rankireddy against Year-end Finals finalists, World Championships semifinalists, and Olympic quarterfinalists. Accurate as of 30 July 2024. [25]

Awards and recognition

International

YearAwardCategoryResultRef(s)
2018 BWF Awards Most Improved Players (with Rankireddy)Nominated
2019Nominated
2023Men's Doubles Pair of the Year (with Rankireddy)Nominated

National

YearAwardCategoryResultRef(s)
2020 Arjuna Award Good Performance in the Field of SportsWon [26]
2023 Khel Ratna Award Spectacular Performance in the Field of SportsWon [27]

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