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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 …

Satwik in Wonderland: The optimism that powers India’s greatest doubles pair | Badminton News

Satwik in Wonderland: The optimism that powers India’s greatest doubles pair | Badminton News

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Satwiksairaj Rankireddy was once that Peter Pan of endless, undiminishing, unfazed, unbroken optimism. Nothing could destroy his positivity — the hulking smash-maestro of Indian badminton had an indestructible mind. He bent reality, inhabited an Alt Universe while winning one of the biggest titles on Tour. He even made Chirag Shetty – who compulsively Googles every new thing, and doubly, triply checks the smallest details – buy into his hypnotic idea, as they disrupted global badminton by becoming the first Indian No 1s in doubles, while coming from a country with no pedigree in doubles. You could pin Satwik’s ridiculous self-belief down to a specific date – June 16, 2023. Though Satwik in Wonderland went on till 18 June, 2023, when India’s finest doubles duo won the Indonesia Open. Back then, Satwik-Chirag had not learnt to ration their energy, hold back and save themselves for just big events, like a PV Sindhu could. Or to check themselves in strokeplay, to keep a few tricks hidden from opponents. They would go all-out, unafraid, and play an unrestrained, …

Satwik clarifies his statement on lack of support after Thomas Cup bronze

Satwik clarifies his statement on lack of support after Thomas Cup bronze

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3 min readUpdated: May 8, 2026 03:20 PM IST After Indian men’s doubles shuttler Satwiksairaj Rankireddy’s comments that “nobody cares” about India’s Thomas Cup bronze medal caused a stir on social media, the shuttler has issued a clarification regarding his intent behind the statement. On Friday, Satwik said his recent comments were not intended to seek “money or grand parades” but to urge people “to celebrate every win, big or small” in all sports. “The last few days have brought a lot of attention to my recent comments regarding the lack of a reception for our Thomas Cup bronze medal. While I am grateful for the overwhelming support and encouragement, I want to clarify my intent because I see many people deviating from the original point,” Satwik wrote. His statement continued: “My words did not come from a place of wanting personal fame or taking credit away from anyone else’s achievements. I have the utmost respect for every athlete who brings glory to India, regardless of the sport.” pic.twitter.com/XbsWxjM4oD — Satwik SaiRaj Rankireddy (@satwiksairaj) May …

No Lakshya, Satwik for Korean tie with Ayush on MS1 duty; Tanvi Sharma loses to World No 10 Gao Fangjie

No Lakshya, Satwik for Korean tie with Ayush on MS1 duty; Tanvi Sharma loses to World No 10 Gao Fangjie

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3 min readFeb 6, 2026 09:00 AM IST India started Friday glumly as Tanvi Sharma began the Asian Team championship, going down 21-9, 21-9 to World No 10 Gao Fangjie. It was always going to be a tall task for the young World Juniors runners-up, ranked No 42 in seniors. But she is fast discovering that not only does top-flight badminton need excellent strokes – which she is in possession of – but most Indian shuttlers trying to break through have fallen at the stamina challenge that requires you to play opponents of a fairly high level for 5 straight days with the jeopardy rising with every passing day. Week in, week out. Playing China’s second string, is as is a severely intimidating prospect for those new on this level, but Fangjie turned on the pace or made Tanvi look slower from the word go. Clearly exhausted from two days of leading India’s WS1 duties, where she beat higher ranked Busanan Ongbamrungphan, Tanvi could raise her levels at any point in the match, after trailing …

PV Sindhu storms into semis

PV Sindhu storms into semis

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India’s star shuttler PV Sindhu stormed into the semi-finals of the 2026 Malaysia Open Super 1000 in Kuala Lumpur on Friday. Sindhu won the first game 21-11 when her Japanese opponent World No 3 Akane Yamaguchi retired after just 12 minutes of play. It will be her first semi-final appearance at a Super 1000 event in five years, since the Indonesia Open in 2021. Sindhu is competing in her first tournament since withdrawing from the remainder of the 2025 BWF World Tour season in October due to a foot injury. Later in the day, men’s doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty will take on Indonesian pair of Fajar Alfian and Muhammad Shohibul Fikri in the quarterfinal. In their previous meeting, the Indian pair defeated the world No. 6 combination in the second round of the World Tour Finals. PV Sindhu and Satwik-Chirag are the only Indians in action with Lakshya Sen, Ayush Shetty failing to advance beyond the second round. Lakshya lost to Lee Cheuk Yiu 20-22, 15-21 lasting 53 minutes, while Ayush …

Satwik-Chirag vs Liang-Wang Live Score, BWF World Tour Finals 2025 Semifinal Badminton today match

Satwik-Chirag vs Liang-Wang Live Score, BWF World Tour Finals 2025 Semifinal Badminton today match

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Satwik-Chirag vs Liang-Wang Live Score, Men’s Doubles BWF World Tour Finals 2025 Semifinal LIVE Score Online: Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty face China’s Liang Weikeng and Wang Chang in the semis. (BWF / BadmintonPhoto) Satwik-Chirag vs Liang-Wang Live Score, Men’s Doubles BWF World Tour Finals 2025 Semifinal LIVE Score Online: Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty will take on China’s Liang Weikeng and Wang Chang in a clash of former World No 1s in the semifinals of the BWF World Tour Finals on Saturday in Hangzhou. Satwik-Chirag sealed their place in the last four with a spirited 17-21, 21-18, 21-15 comeback win over world No. 2 and Paris 2024 bronze medalists Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik of Malaysia on Friday. Satwik-Chirag, no strangers to creating history in their discipline, became the first Indian men’s doubles pair to reach the semi-finals of the prestigious season-ending event. The World No. 3 pairing had to win at least one game against Chia-Soh to clinch their spot in the semifinals. SatChi recovered from the loss of the opening game …

BWF World Tour Finals Live: Satwik-Chirag vs Alfian-Fikri

BWF World Tour Finals Live: Satwik-Chirag vs Alfian-Fikri

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BWF World Tour Finals Live: India’s men’s doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty will take on Indonesia’s Fajar Alfian & Muhammad Shohibul Fikri in their second match of the 2025 BWF World Tour Finals in Hangzhou, China, on Thursday. The Indian pair trail 0-1 in head to head encounters against the Indonesian pair. Earlier, the Indian duo registered their first win of the World Tour Final after defeating Paris Olympics silver medallist Liang and Wang in the opening round. Live: Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: Source link

Depleted India aim to punch above their weight – Preview

Depleted India aim to punch above their weight – Preview

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A depleted Indian side will have its task cut out when they take the field at the 2025 Sudirman Cup in Xiamen, China. The prestigious mixed team tournament is the equivalent of World Cup in the sport of badminton. In the eighteen editions of the competition so far, only three teams have lifted the title – China (13 times), South Korea (4 times), and Indonesia (once). India, as a matter of fact, has never even finished on the podium at the Sudirman Cup. Their best display in the tournament remains a quarter-finals finish each in the 2011 and 2017 editions respectively. Placed in a tough Group D for the 2025 Sudirman Cup along with Denmark, England, and inaugural champions Indonesia, India will face a stiff challenge to advance to the knock out rounds. The fact that India will be competing without their premier doubles pairs – Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty in men’s doubles, Treesa Jolly-Gayatri Gopichand in women’s doubles, further compound their woes. In their absence, the onus will be on the in-form and fast-rising mixed …

Satwik-Chirag pull out of 2025 Sudirman Cup

Satwik-Chirag pull out of 2025 Sudirman Cup

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In a major blow to India, the badminton men’s doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty pulled out from the upcoming 2025 Sudirman Cup on Monday. “Satwik-Chirag ruled out of BWF Sudirman Cup Finals 2025 due to sickness,” the Badminton Association of India revealed in an Instagram story. The former world No 1 duo joins the women’s doubles pair of Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand as the second pair of shuttlers to withdraw from the prestigious competition. In the absence of Satwik-Chirag, Hariharan Amsakarunan and Ruban Kumar Rethinasabapathi will form India’s first-choice men’s doubles pair. Satwik-Chirag were last seen in action at the All England Open Super 1000 last month. They have since been missing in action and had even pulled out of the Badminton Asia Championships. The 2025 Sudirman Cup is slated to be held in Xiamen, China from 27 April, 2025 to 4 May, 2025. India have been drawn in Group D for the competition along with Indonesia, Denmark, and England. India have never finished on the podium at the Sudirman Cup. …

Tough draws for Lakshya, Prannoy at 2025 Asian C’ships

Tough draws for Lakshya, Prannoy at 2025 Asian C’ships

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The Indian shuttlers were handed a tough draw at the 2025 Badminton Asia Championships, which is scheduled to be held in Ningbo, China next month. Lakshya Sen, the country’s top ranked men’s singles player, will face off against Lee Chiao-Hao of Chinese Taipei in the first round. Lee had reached the final of the 2025 All England Super 1000 just earlier this month. HS Prannoy, meanwhile, will have to go up against China’s Lu Guang Zu in front of his home crowd, whereas Priyanshu Rajawat will have to overcome Thailand’s Kantaphon Wangchaoren. In women’s singles, Anupama Upadhayay will have to face-off against eighth seed Ratchanok Intanon, while Aakarshi Kashyap will go up against second seed Han Yue of China. Meanwhile, PV Sindhu has an easier first round battle against world No 34 Ester Nurumi Tri Wardoyo of Indonesia. Malvika Bansod, the fourth Indian in women’s singles, will have to battle China’s Fang Jie Gao. In the absence of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty, who have withdrawn from the tournament, Hariharan Amsakarunan-Ruban Kumar Rethinasabapathi and Pruthvi …