Following their gold medal win at the men's doubles competition at the recently concluded Asian Games in Hangzhou, 'Sat-Chi', as the duo is known to fans, made a jump of two spots to achieve the top spot.
India's star badminton duo Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty became the first Indian pair to enter the Asian Games men's doubles final on Monday.
The Indian men's doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty crashed out in the quarterfinals of the ongoing Badminton World Federation (BWF) World Championships at the Kuala Lumpur on Friday.
The world number two men's doubles pair defeated the world number 10 pair of Leo Rolly Carnando & Daniel Marthin of Indonesia in their round of 16 match.
India's top-ranked men's doubles pair at world number two, 'Sat-Chi' as the duo is known, beat the Australian pair of Zhe Hooi Choo and Ming Chuen Lim, ranked world number 156
In a nail-biting three-game men's doubles final, Satwiksairaj-Chirag defeated the world No. 1 Indonesian team of Fajar Alfian and Muhammad Rian Ardianto 17-21, 21-13, 21-14 to win the Korea Open 2023 championship on Sunday in Yeosu, South Korea.
Chirag-Satwik will be facing the second seed and world number two duo of Liang Weikeng and Wang Chang of the Republic of China in their semi-final clash on Saturday.
Indian star shuttler duo Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty clinched the Indonesia Open 2023 title on Sunday after securing their first victory against world champions Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik of Malaysia.