| Satwiksairaj Rankireddy | |
| Country: | India |
| Birth Date: | 2000 8, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Amalapuram, East Godavari District, Andhra Pradesh, India |
| Height: | 1.84 m |
| Weight: | 77 kg |
| Years Active: | 2015-present |
| Handedness: | Right handed |
| Coach: | Mathias Boe |
| Event: | Men's & mixed doubles |
| Career Record: | MD: 234 wins, 108 losses XD: 90 wins, 56 losses |
| Highest Ranking: | 1 (MD with Chirag Shetty, 10 October 2023) 19 (XD with Ashwini Ponnappa, 2 February 2021) |
| Current Ranking: | 5 |
| Date Of Current Ranking: | MD with Chirag Shetty, 13 August 2024 |
| Bwf Id: | 1C1A6FA0-376B-45EE-81C8-9CCCA9276C3F |
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]
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]
Satwiksairaj was born on 13 August 2000 in Amalapuram, 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.[5]
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.[6] 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.[7]
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.[8] 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.[9]
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.[10] 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.[11] 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.
In 2022, Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty started the year by winning the India Open.[12] 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.[13] 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.[14] 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.[15] 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.[16]
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.[17] Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty went on to win 2023 Korea Open defeating Indonesian Pair Fajar Alfian and Muhammad Rian Ardianto.
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.[18]
Men's doubles
Men's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Carrara Sports and Leisure Centre, Gold Coast, Australia |  Chirag Shetty | Marcus Ellis Chris Langridge | 13–21, 16–21 | Silver | |
| 2022 | National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham, England | Chirag Shetty | Ben Lane Sean Vendy | 21–15, 21–13 | Gold |
Men's doubles
Men's doubles
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Hyderabad Open | Super 100 | Chirag Shetty | Akbar Bintang Cahyono Moh Reza Pahlevi Isfahani | 21–16, 21–14 | Winner | |
| 2018 | Syed Modi International | Super 300 | Chirag Shetty | Fajar Alfian Muhammad Rian Ardianto | 11–21, 20–22 | Runner-up | |
| 2019 | Thailand Open | Super 500 | Chirag Shetty |  Li Junhui Liu Yuchen | 21–19, 18–21, 21–18 | Winner | |
| 2019 | French Open | Super 750 | Chirag Shetty | Marcus Fernaldi Gideon Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo | 18–21, 16–21 | Runner-up | |
| 2022 | India Open | Super 500 | Chirag Shetty | Mohammad Ahsan Hendra Setiawan | 21–16, 26–24 | Winner | |
| 2022 | French Open | Super 750 | Chirag Shetty | Lu Ching-yao Yang Po-han | 21–13, 21–19 | Winner | |
| 2023 | Swiss Open | Super 300 | Chirag Shetty | Ren Xiangyu Tan Qiang | 21–19, 24–22 | Winner | |
| 2023 | Indonesia Open | Super 1000 | Chirag Shetty | Aaron Chia Soh Wooi Yik | 21–17, 21–18 | Winner | |
| 2023 | Korea Open | Super 500 | Chirag Shetty | Fajar Alfian Muhammad Rian Ardianto | 17–21, 21–13, 21–14 | Winner | |
| 2023 | China Masters | Super 750 | Chirag Shetty | Liang Weikeng Wang Chang | 19–21, 21–18, 19–21 | Runner-up | |
| 2024 | Malaysia Open | Super 1000 | Chirag Shetty | Liang Weikeng Wang Chang | 21–9, 18–21, 17–21 | Runner-up | |
| 2024 | India Open | Super 750 | Chirag Shetty |  Kang Min-hyuk Seo Seung-jae | 21–15, 11–21, 18–21 | Runner-up | |
| 2024 | French Open | Super 750 | Chirag Shetty | Lee Jhe-huei Yang Po-hsuan | 21–11, 21–17 | Winner | |
| 2024 | Thailand Open | Super 500 | Chirag Shetty | Chen Boyang Liu Yi | 21–15, 21–15 | Winner |
Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Mauritius International | Chirag Shetty | Dhruv Kapila Saurabh Sharma | 21–12, 21–16 | Winner | |
| 2016 | India International Series | Chirag Shetty | Goh Sze Fei Nur Izzuddin | 8–11, 11–5, 7–11, 11–8, 11–5 | Winner | |
| 2016 | Tata Open India International | Chirag Shetty | Arjun M.R. Ramchandran Shlok | 10–12, 11–9, 11–7, 11–5 | Winner | |
| 2016 | Bangladesh International | Chirag Shetty | M. Anilkumar Raju Venkat Gaurav Prasad | 17–21, 21–7, 21–8 | Winner | |
| 2017 | Vietnam International | Chirag Shetty |  Trawut Potieng Nanthakarn Yordphaisong | 17–21, 21–9, 21–15 | Winner | |
| 2019 | Brazil International | Chirag Shetty | Jelle Maas Robin Tabeling | 21–14, 21–18 | Winner |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Tata Open India International | K. Maneesha | Arun Vishnu Aparna Balan | 21–13, 21–16 | Winner | |
| 2016 | Mauritius International | K. Maneesha | Yogendran Khrishnan Prajakta Sawant | 21–19, 11–21, 21–17 | Winner | |
| 2016 | India International Series | K. Maneesha | Low Hang Yee Cheah Yee See | 5–11, 11–8, 12–10, 11–8 | Winner | |
| 2016 | Bangladesh International | K. Maneesha | Tanupat Viriyangkura Thanyasuda Wongya | 21–12, 21–12 | Winner |
BWF International Challenge tournament
BWF International Series tournament
BWF Future Series tournament
Boys' doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | India Junior International | Krishna Prasad Garaga | Arjun M. R. Chirag Shetty | 7–11, 10–11, 6-11 | Runner-up | |
| 2015 | India Junior International | Krishna Prasad Garaga | W Sarapat Panachai Worasaktayanan | 21–15, 21–17 | Winner |
BWF Junior International Grand Prix tournament
BWF Junior International Challenge tournament
BWF Junior International Series tournament
BWF Junior Future Series tournament
| Team events | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asia Team Championships | bgcolor=CD7F32 | B | style=color:#ccc | NH | bgcolor=FFEBCD | QF | style=color:#ccc | NH | bgcolor=CD7F32 | B | style=color:#ccc | NH | A | style=color:#ccc | NH | bgcolor=FFEBCD | QF | ||
| Asia Mixed Team Championships | style=color:#ccc | NH | bgcolor=FFEBCD | QF | style=color:#ccc | NH | A | NH | A | style=color:#ccc | NH | ||||||||
| Asian Games | NH | bgcolor=FFEBCD | QF | NH | bgcolor=silver | S | NH | ||||||||||||
| Commonwealth Games | NH | bgcolor=gold | G | NH | bgcolor=silver | S | NH | ||||||||||||
| Thomas Cup | bgcolor=AFEEEE | RR | style=color:#ccc | NH | A | style=color:#ccc | NH | bgcolor=FFEBCD | QF | style=color:#ccc | NH | bgcolor=gold | G | style=color:#ccc | NH | bgcolor=FFEBCD | QF | ||
| Sudirman Cup | style=color:#ccc | NH | bgcolor=FFEBCD | QF | style=color:#ccc | NH | bgcolor=AFEEEE | RR | style=color:#ccc | NH | bgcolor=AFEEEE | RR | style=color:#ccc | NH | bgcolor=AFEEEE | RR | style=color:#ccc | NH | |
| Events | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asian Championships | A | NH | bgcolor=FFEBCD | QF | bgcolor=gold | G | |||||||||
| Asian Games | style=color:#ccc | NH | bgcolor=AFEEEE | 2R | NH | bgcolor=gold | G | NH | |||||||
| Commonwealth Games | style=color:#ccc | NH | bgcolor=silver | S | NH | bgcolor=gold | G | NH | |||||||
| World Championships | bgcolor=AFEEEE | 1R | bgcolor=AFEEEE | 2R | A | style=color:#ccc | NH | bgcolor=AFEEEE | 3R | bgcolor=CD7F32 | B | bgcolor=FFEBCD | QF | style=color:#ccc | NH |
| Olympic Games | NH | bgcolor=AFEEEE | RR | NH | |||||||||||
| Tournament | Best | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 2017 | 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||
| align=left | Malaysia Open | A | bgcolor=F0F8FF | Q2 | bgcolor=AFEEEE | 1R | A | NH | bgcolor=AFEEEE | 2R | bgcolor=FFFF00 | SF | bgcolor=D8BFD8 | F | bgcolor=D8BFD8 | F ('24) | ||||
| align=left | India Open | A | bgcolor=AFEEEE | 1R | bgcolor=AFEEEE | 2R | A | NH | bgcolor=00FF00 | W | bgcolor=AFEEEE | 2R | bgcolor=D8BFD8 | F | bgcolor=00FF00 | W ('22) | ||||
| align=left | Indonesia Masters | A | style=color:#ccc | NH | bgcolor=FFFF00 | SF | A | bgcolor=AFEEEE | 1R | bgcolor=AFEEEE | 1R | A | bgcolor=FFFF00 | SF ('18) | ||||||
| align=left | French Open | A | bgcolor=FFEBCD | QF | bgcolor=FFFF00 | SF | bgcolor=D8BFD8 | F | style=color:#ccc | NH | bgcolor=FFEBCD | QF | bgcolor=00FF00 | W | bgcolor=AFEEEE | 2R | bgcolor=00FF00 | W | bgcolor=00FF00 | W ('22, '24) |
| align=left | All England Open | A | bgcolor=AFEEEE | 2R | A | bgcolor=AFEEEE | 2R | bgcolor=FFEBCD | QF | bgcolor=AFEEEE | 2R | bgcolor=AFEEEE | 2R | bgcolor=FFEBCD | QF ('22) | |||||
| align=left | Swiss Open | A | style=color:#ccc | NH | bgcolor=FFFF00 | SF | bgcolor=AFEEEE | 2R | bgcolor=00FF00 | W | A | bgcolor=00FF00 | W ('23) | |||||||
| align=left | Spain Masters | NH | A | style=color:#ccc | NH | bgcolor=AFEEEE | 1R | A | bgcolor=AFEEEE | 1R ('23) | ||||||||||
| Thailand Open | A | A | 1R | W | bgcolor=AFEEEE | 2R | NH | A | 2R | W | W ('19, '24) | |||||||||
| bgcolor=FFFF00 | SF | |||||||||||||||||||
| align=left | Malaysia Masters | A | bgcolor=AFEEEE | 1R | A | bgcolor=AFEEEE | 1R | style=color:#ccc | NH | A | bgcolor=AFEEEE | 1R ('17, '20) | ||||||||
| align=left | Singapore Open | A | bgcolor=F0F8FF | Q2 | bgcolor=AFEEEE | 2R | A | NH | A | bgcolor=AFEEEE | 1R | bgcolor=AFEEEE | 1R | bgcolor=AFEEEE | 2R ('18) | |||||
| align=left | Indonesia Open | A | bgcolor=AFEEEE | 1R | bgcolor=AFEEEE | 1R | bgcolor=AFEEEE | 2R | style=color:#ccc | NH | bgcolor=FFFF00 | SF | A | bgcolor=00FF00 | W | bgcolor=00FF00 | W ('23) | |||
| align=left | U.S. Open | A | bgcolor=AFEEEE | 1R | A | A | bgcolor=AFEEEE | 1R ('17) | ||||||||||||
| align=left | Korea Open | A | bgcolor=FFEBCD | QF | A | bgcolor=AFEEEE | 1R | NH | bgcolor=FFEBCD | QF | bgcolor=00FF00 | W | bgcolor=00FF00 | W ('23) | ||||||
| align=left | Japan Open | A | bgcolor=AFEEEE | 1R | bgcolor=AFEEEE | 1R | bgcolor=FFEBCD | QF | NH | A | bgcolor=FFEBCD | QF | bgcolor=FFEBCD | QF ('19, '23) | ||||||
| align=left | Australian Open | A | bgcolor=AFEEEE | 2R | A | bgcolor=AFEEEE | 2R | NH | A | bgcolor=AFEEEE | 2R ('17, '19) | |||||||||
| align=left | China Open | A | bgcolor=AFEEEE | 1R | bgcolor=AFEEEE | 1R | bgcolor=AFEEEE | 2R | NH | bgcolor=AFEEEE | 1R | bgcolor=AFEEEE | 2R ('19) | |||||||
| align=left | Hong Kong Open | A | bgcolor=AFEEEE | 1R | bgcolor=AFEEEE | 1R | NH | A | bgcolor=AFEEEE | 1R ('18, '19) | ||||||||||
| align=left | Dutch Open | A | bgcolor=AFEEEE | 1R | A | style=color:#ccc | bgcolor=AFEEEE | 1R ('17) | ||||||||||||
| align=left | Hyderabad Open | bgcolor=00FF00 | W | A | bgcolor=00FF00 | W ('18) | ||||||||||||||
| align=left | Denmark Open | A | bgcolor=AFEEEE | 1R | A | bgcolor=AFEEEE | 2R | A | bgcolor=AFEEEE | 2R | bgcolor=FFEBCD | QF | A | bgcolor=FFEBCD | QF ('22) | |||||
| align=left | Hylo Open | A | bgcolor=FFEBCD | QF | A | bgcolor=FFEBCD | QF ('22) | |||||||||||||
| align=left | Japan Masters | NH | bgcolor=AFEEEE | 1R | bgcolor=AFEEEE | 1R ('24) | ||||||||||||||
| align=left | China Masters | A | bgcolor=FFEBCD | QF | bgcolor=FFFF00 | SF | NH | bgcolor=D8BFD8 | F | bgcolor=D8BFD8 | F ('23) | |||||||||
| align=left | Syed Modi International | bgcolor=AFEEEE | 1R | bgcolor=AFEEEE | 1R | bgcolor=D8BFD8 | F | bgcolor=AFEEEE | 1R | NH | A | bgcolor=D8BFD8 | F ('18) | |||||||
| align=left | Superseries / Tour Finals | bgcolor=AFEEEE | RR | bgcolor=AFEEEE | RR ('21) | |||||||||||||||
| align=left | Year-end ranking | 68 | 31 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||
| Tournament | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | Best | ||||||||||
Men's doubles results with Chirag Shetty against Year-end Finals finalists, World Championships semifinalists, and Olympic quarterfinalists. Accurate as of 30 July 2024.[23]
| Players | Matches | Results | Difference | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Won | Lost | ||||
| Fu Haifeng Zhang Nan | 1 | 0 | 1 | –1 | |
| Liang Weikeng Wang Chang (badminton) | 6 | 1 | 5 | –4 | |
| Li Junhui Liu Yuchen | 3 | 2 | 1 | +1 | |
| Liu Cheng Zhang Nan | 1 | 0 | 1 | –1 | |
| He Jiting Tan Qiang | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Chen Hung-ling Wang Chi-lin | 1 | 0 | 1 | –1 | |
| Lee Yang Wang Chi-lin | 3 | 2 | 3 | -1 | |
| Mathias Boe Carsten Mogensen | 5 | 1 | 4 | –3 | |
| Kim Astrup Anders Skaarup Rasmussen | 9 | 3 | 6 | –3 | |
| Marcus Ellis Chris Langridge | 3 | 2 | 1 | +1 | |
| Mohammad Ahsan Hendra Setiawan | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | |
| Players | Matches | Results | Difference | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Won | Lost | ||||
| Fajar Alfian Muhammad Rian Ardianto | 6 | 4 | 2 | +2 | |
| Marcus Fernaldi Gideon Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo | 11 | 0 | 11 | –11 | |
 Takuro Hoki Yugo Kobayashi | 5 | 4 | 1 | +3 | |
| Hiroyuki Endo Yuta Watanabe | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| Takeshi Kamura Keigo Sonoda | 5 | 0 | 5 | –5 | |
| Seo Seung-jae Kang Min-hyuk | 7 | 5 | 2 | +3 | |
| Ko Sung-hyun Shin Baek-cheol | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | |
| Aaron Chia Soh Wooi Yik | 11 | 3 | 8 | –5 | |
| Goh V Shem Tan Wee Kiong | 2 | 0 | 2 | –2 | |
| Ong Yew Sin Teo Ee Yi | 8 | 5 | 3 | +2 | |
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.[24] 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.