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The Four Eyes that keep Satwik & Chirag on the right track

The Four Eyes that keep Satwik & Chirag on the right track

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The day Satwik-Chirag defeated World No 1s Seo Seung-jae and Kim Won-ho on way to the Singapore Open Super 750 title, silent preparations were ongoing in Hyderabad and Mumbai, and wherever Mathias Boe was hunched over his laptop. The backroom analysis focused on how to prepare for the same Koreans the next time. Defeated in straight games, Seo-Kim are expected to hit the drawing board with Korean doubles great and legendary coach Park Joo-bong, and ensure Seo would figure ways to foil the strategy of being pushed to the back-court by the Indians. Team Satwik-Chirag was readying to counter these counter-strikes. ‘Four eyes see better than two,’ went Matthias Boe’s announcement on Instagram of “secret” intelligence-sharing that has admittedly happened behind the scenes. Satwiksairaj Rankireddy, Chirag Shetty and their Malaysian coach Tan Kim Her have all been in cahoots with Boe for a month now, plotting against the best names in men’s doubles from Korea, Indonesia, China, Taiwan and Malaysia. Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty in action. (FILE photo) The result was the Indians dissecting …

Former champions Satwik-Chirag to lead Indian challenge- Preview

Former champions Satwik-Chirag to lead Indian challenge- Preview

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India’s top shuttlers will be in action at the Indonesia Open, the third BWF Super 1000 tournament of 2026, scheduled to take place in Jakarta from June 2 to 7. Fresh from a title in Singapore, the men’s doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty will lead the Indian contingent in this packed field. They will begin their competition on Wednesday against the Malaysian pair of Khai Xing Kang and Aaron Tai, whom they defeated in the quarter-finals last week. India will have the strongest representation in men’s singles with four shuttlers in action – Kidambi Srikanth, Lakshya Sen, Ayush Shetty, and H.S. Prannoy. Meanwhile, the top Indian women’s doubles pair of Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand will return to the circuit after missing out for the last three months due to injury concerns. They will face the Indonesian pair of Febriana Kusuma and Meilysa Puspita Sari in the first round, against whom they hold a 0-2 head-to-head record. In the women’s singles, PV Sindhu has a tough draw, having a potential second-round clash …

Coach Mathias Boe reunites with Satwik-Chirag

Coach Mathias Boe reunites with Satwik-Chirag

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The Danish legend and Olympic medallist Mathias Boe has rejoined Indian men’s doubles pair Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty’s team as a consultant. Boe, who had parted ways with the Indian pair after their unexpected quarter-final exit at the 2024 Paris Olympics two years ago, returned to the setup as a consultant. The 45-year-old Boe himself announced his return on social media, stating that he started working with Rankireddy and Shetty just before the 2026 Thomas Cup, where India bagged a bronze medal. “Since I now have a bit more time on my hands, pre Thomas Cup I have secretly started working with Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty again,” he wrote in a post. “This time as a consultant and sparring for Tan Kim Her, where my focus is going to be on the tactical aspects and match analyses, while coach Tan will stay full time with them,” added Boe. Boe revealed that he’ll continue working with Rankireddy and Shetty for the upcoming 2026 BWF World Championships in Delhi and will feature in the coaching …

Satwik-Chirag stub Malaysian upstarts with calm carnage to make Singapore semis

Satwik-Chirag stub Malaysian upstarts with calm carnage to make Singapore semis

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4 min readMay 29, 2026 06:20 PM IST India’s Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty are in the curated attack phase of their career, where they don’t take their big smashing abilities for granted, and use it judiciously. While tamping down on Malaysian upstarts Kang Khai Xing and Aaron Tai, the Indian duo who have been forced to adapt and evolve, found other ways to collect points, and get the job done. As such they scored fewer points (94-95), as compared to the highly touted Malaysians, aged 20 & 21 while winning 19-21, 21-17, 21-13, quite comfortably. The gamestyle is also energy-efficient, though even a mellow Satwik can cause enough damage with his soft kills, as much as a menacing one. Chirag has been on a roll since the Thailand Super 500, and except for that one ridiculous dive he put in as if landing on a foam pit, he ensured he was protecting his back and keeping things as unadventurous as possible. Kang-Tai had handed Satwik-Chirag a shock loss at the All England. Aaron Tai, …

Sindhu, Satwik-Chirag march into quarters

Sindhu, Satwik-Chirag march into quarters

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Indian shuttlers PV Sindhu and the men’s doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty stormed into the quarterfinals of the 2026 Singapore Open Super750 Tournament on Thursday. Two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu beat Japan’s Riko Gunji 21-9, 21-12 in just 37 minutes in the women’s singles Round of 16. She will now meet world no. 1 An Se Young in the quarterfinals. In the men’s doubles, fourth seed Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy beat Chinese Taipei’s Lee Jhe-Huei and Yang Po-Hsuan 21-15, 11-21, 21-18. The Indian pair took an hour to wrap up the contest. Dhruv Kapila and Tanisha Crasto to progressed to the quarterfinals, defeating Japanese pair Yuta Watanabe and Maya Taguchi in a gruelling three sets of mixed doubles match. The Indian pair prevailed 8-21, 21-17, 21-16 in 58 minutes. In the men’s singles, Lakshya Sen also advanced after his Thai opponent and World no 2 Kunlavut Vitidsarn retired at 0-2. Later in the day HS Prannoy will be up against Singapore’s Loh Kean Yew. Disclaimer: We do not own any of …

Lakshya, Satwik-Chirag in focus – Preview

Lakshya, Satwik-Chirag in focus – Preview

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Top Indian shuttlers including the likes of double Olympic medallist PV Sindhu, and world championship medallists Lakshya Sen, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty will be in action as the 2026 Singapore Open Super 750 gets underway on Tuesday. Sen, who had endured a first round exit last week at the Malaysia Masters, will look to bounce back as he opens his campaign against China’s Lu Guang Zu. Accompanying him in the men’s singles main draw will be the young Ayush Shetty, and veterans Kidambi Srikanth and HS Prannoy. While Ayush will be up against Canada’s young sensation Victor Lai, Srikanth and Prannoy will face Loh Kean Yew and Jonatan Christie respectively. The women’s doubles draw will feature India’s latest top-20 entrant Unnati Hooda and Malvika Bansod along with former world champion Sindhu. Sindhu will have a tough opening round battle against the fifth seeded Putri Wardani, while Hooda goes up against eighth seeded Tomoka Miyazaki. Bansod, meanwhile, will have to deal with world No 16 Lin Hsiang Ti of Chinese Taipei. Satwik-Chirag will start as the fourth …

Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty suffer blowout in Thailand Open finals as tall-person problems persist

Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty suffer blowout in Thailand Open finals as tall-person problems persist

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Riding confidence would be one way to go about the next two years for Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty, but that is not sustainable, given how losses on Tour are bound to drag it down in a jiffy. What was broken at the Olympics – their spirit – can only be mended at the Olympics. But in the meantime, the bruised game can be patched back, so it doesn’t fritter a good week with a terrible finish – a 21-12, 25-23 loss to Leo Rolly Carnando and Daniel Marthin at the Super 500 Thailand Open. Their first final in 8 months after China Masters, was also about nerves, just like that straight sets loss to Seo Seung-jae and Kim Won-ho in September of 2025. For a pair that used to pick titles easily, a mid-career crisis has hit, where some very solvable issues in their games need solving — technically. Though when Satwik says problems are more mental than physical, he is not off the mark. His own confidence crisis is very clearly dating back …

Satwik-Chirag’s title drought extends to 2 years

Satwik-Chirag’s title drought extends to 2 years

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India’s Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty finished runner-up at the 2026 Thailand Open Super 500 on Sunday. Up against Indonesia’s Leo Rolly Carnando and Daniel Marthin, the top seeded pair from India went down 12-21, 23-25 in 53 minutes in what was their first final of the year. The loss meant that Rankireddy and Shetty, India’s ace doubles pair, now haven’t won a title for over two years. Their last title win came at the Thailand Open in May 2024. Rankireddy and Shetty were completely outplayed in the opening game by the Indonesians. The Indians were well in control in the second game before Carnando and Marthin raced to take the lead. The Indians saved four match points in their bid to force a decider, but eventually crumbled to a straight games loss. They were guilty of playing unforced errors at crucial junctures multiple times in the contest. “It was a little difficult for us to control [in the second game],” said Satwik after the match. “They took us into their game style and it …

Satwik-Chirag make first final of the year; credit Thomas Cup for confidence boost

Satwik-Chirag make first final of the year; credit Thomas Cup for confidence boost

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Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty made their way into the final of the 2026 Thailand Open Super 500 on Saturday. Rankireddy and Shetty, who have won the tournament twice before, defeated Malaysia’s Goh Sze Fei and Nur Izzuddin 19-21, 22-20, 21-16 in a hard-fought semi-final battle. The Malaysians had the better start in the opening game, taking control from 7-7 to open up a six-point lead at 15-9. Although the Indians attempted to narrow the gap in the latter stages, the Malaysian pair held firm to take the game 21-19. A closely fought second game saw both pairs battle for points, with Rankireddy and Shetty reaching game point at 20-18. Refusing to back down, Goh-Nur duo saved two game points to level the scores, only for the former world No 1 from India to clinch the game 22-20 and force a decider. Champions in 2019 and 2024, Rankireddy and Shetty then dominated the third game, sealing a comfortable 21-16 victory to book their place in the final. The tournament marks the first final of the …

Are Satwik-Chirag India’s most consistent badminton players right now? | Badminton News

Are Satwik-Chirag India’s most consistent badminton players right now? | Badminton News

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3 min readMay 15, 2026 05:40 PM IST Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty have played semifinals or better, in 11 of the 22 tournaments they have featured in since start of 2025. That’s a 3/4 or runner-up finish in every second tournament they play. With Indian badminton in the doldrums in this period and only an Australian Open Super 500 crown for Lakshya Sen, besides finals for Kidambi Srikanth and Ayush Shetty at that level of competition, the doubles duo could be said to have literally carried the sport, even if no-titles are usually dubbed ‘mid’ results, given the legitimate high expectations. At the Thailand Open Super 500 this week, Satwik-Chirag will however have a chance to end the title drought that’s lasted for exactly two years now. Their last title came at the same tournament in 2024. After defeating Takumi Nomura and Yuichi Shimogami of Japan, the top seeds next play third seeds Goh Sze Fei – Nur Izuddin in the semis, ranked No 9 in the semis. A 7-2 head to head means …