India's star shuttler duo Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty will be up against reigning world champions Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik of Malaysia in the summit clash of Indonesia Open 2023 on Sunday.
The Badminton Association of India (BAI) President and Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma announced Rs 20 lakh as a reward to Indian men's doubles duo of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty for winning Badminton Asia Championships gold medal on Sunday.
The star Indian men's doubles duo of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty made history on Sunday by clinching the Badminton Asia Championships gold medal. It is India's second medal at the tournament after 1965 and their first in the men's doubles category.
The star Indian men's doubles duo of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty made history on Sunday by clinching the Badminton Asia Championships gold medal. It is India's second medal at the tournament after 1965 and their first in the men's doubles category.
Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty will lead the men's doubles challenge, while Gayatri Gopichand and Treesa Jolly will compete in the women's doubles event
India's star men's doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty made a winning start to their India Open title defence with a win over Scotland duo of Christopher and Matthew Grimley in the first round at Delhi on Tuesday.
In their round of 16 match, the duo defeated the Indonesian duo of Muhammad Shohibul Fikri and Bagas Maulana in their round of 16 match in straight two games
World Championships bronze medallists Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty got the better of the Korean duo of Choi Sol-gyu and Kim Won-ho by 21-16, 21-13 in the first round of the tournament.
The pair was in great form this year, having won Gold in the Commonwealth Games 2022 and Bronze in BWF World Championships. They won French Open Super 750 and India Open Super 500 and were part of the historic maiden Thomas Cup of the Indian men's team this year.