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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 …

All England Badminton: Satwik-Chirag go down in straight games to teenage Malaysians | Badminton News

All England Badminton: Satwik-Chirag go down in straight games to teenage Malaysians | Badminton News

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India will have a special place in the careers of teenagers Aaron Tai-Kang Khai Xing. At the end of 2025, having graduated to the senior circuit after winning the Junior World Championships gold in 2024, the 19-year-olds went on a stirring run of three finals in three tournaments. They won the titles at the Syed Modi International in Lucknow and Guwahati Masters before losing at the Odisha Masters. It signalled that they were ready to make the transition; on Wednesday at the All England Open, they well and truly signalled their arrival among the men’s doubles elite, and it was an Indian pair at the receiving end. Fourth seeds Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty were stunned in straight games in the first round as Aaron-Khai Xing prevailed 23-21, 21-12 in 42 minutes. “We can’t guarantee a win, but we promise we will fight. We want to know where we stand against top 10 players,” Khai Xing was quoted as saying by The Star before the tournament. And fight they did, restricting Satwik-Chirag’s attacking prowess with …

India to play Japan in Asian Mixed Team quarters starting 7 a.m | Badminton News

India to play Japan in Asian Mixed Team quarters starting 7 a.m | Badminton News

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India might’ve finished second in Group D of the Badminton Asia Mixed Team championship at Qingdao Conson Sports Centre, after going down 3-2 to Korea that landed them a face off against Japan in the quarterfinals. But they have one eye on the bigger Trophy – the Sudirman Cup later this summer, and might not mind a spot of experimenting, essentially what most teams do at the Asian team events. Missing out on PV Sindhu was forced on them by a hamstring niggle, but shuffling the men’s doubles arsenal – was a choice. Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and MR Arjun lost on Thursday to Jin Yong – Na Sung Seung 25-23, 21-14. But splitting the top pair gave Chirag Shetty some rest ahead of what will be a must-win against Japan. Shetty had reunited with his first partner, Arjun, to drub Macau, but was rested on Thursday. “Chirag needed rest and he will be ready for the big quarters tomorrow,” informed BAI secretary Sanjay Mishra. “In fact we thought all of Lakshya, Prannoy and Chirag could do …

PV Sindhu, Satwik-Chirag hope to leave a mark under new coaches

PV Sindhu, Satwik-Chirag hope to leave a mark under new coaches

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Delhi: Former world champion PV Sindhu and Asian Games gold medallists Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty will look to turn the tide at the India Open Super 750 tournament, starting on Tuesday. The shuttlers are back in action with Sindhu playing her first tournament of the year. Sat-Chi, on the other hand, will play their second tournament of the year after last week’s semi-final exit at the season-opening Malaysia Open Super 1000. In 2025, both Sindhu and Sat-Chi will train under new coaches ushering in a new era for them and Indian badminton. While Sat-Chi parted ways with their long-time coach Mathias Boe after the 2024 Paris Olympics, Sindhu has been experimenting with multiple coaches after her stint with Korean Park Tae Sang. Sat-Chi have reunited with the Korean coach Tan Kim Her while PV Sindhu is training under renowned Indonesian coach Irwansyah Adi Pratama. Sat-Chi working on defence with Tan The Indian men’s doubles pair had a fabulous 2024 reaching the world number one in BWF Rankings and also winning multiple titles. However, their …

Tan Kim Her returns to India for second stint, set to work with Sat-Chi

Tan Kim Her returns to India for second stint, set to work with Sat-Chi

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Malaysian coach Tan Kim Her has returned to India for a second stint after being appointed as the doubles coach by the Badminton Association of India (BAI). Instrumental in pairing Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy during his first stint with India, Tan will focus on developing strong doubles partnerships and bench strength ahead of the 2026 Asian Games and the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics. After working with Japanese men’s doubles pairs since 2019, Tan returns to India to build on his proven success. Tan has already arrived in India and has begun his second spell with the team, joining the players in Hyderabad. “I am very happy to be back in India and get a chance to work with Satwik-Chirag and also the young and talented group of doubles players who have the potential to follow on the path of Satwik-Chirag,” Tan said in a release. “I am looking forward to creating a bigger group of doubles combinations who can win tournaments at the world stage,” he added further. He will take over the reins …

Coach Tan, who first teamed up Satwik-Chirag, begins second stint with doubles pair | Cricket News

Coach Tan, who first teamed up Satwik-Chirag, begins second stint with doubles pair | Cricket News

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Malaysian coach Tan Kim Her, who first brought together India’s celebrated pairing of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty, returns to India taking charge of the doubles teams. Coach Tan reached Hyderabad Sunday night, Satwik confirmed on the sidelines of Go Sports Awards in Mumbai. Tan replaces Danish Mathias Boe who took the Indians to the pinnacle of world rankings and helped them win the Asian Games gold ad Thomas Cup besides Indonesian Open, but twice faced disappointment at Olympics, 2024 being severely soul-crushing. While Boe fired up their rise to Top 5 and helped pick a World’s bronze, the current No 9 pair will aim for All England and the World Championship in coming years, guided by the Malaysian. It is a highly anticipated reunion, given it was the Malaysian’s brainwave to link up the two tall shuttlers, who ahead of the Rio Olympics in 2016 played with different partners – Satwik with Krishna Prasad Garaga and Chirag with MR Arjun. But Tan saw immediate potential in the two even while they were playing against …

Tan Kim Her returns to India for second stint, set to work with Sat-Chi

BAI terms news of Tan Kim Her returning as Satwik/Chirag coach as premature

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The news that Malaysian coach Tan Kim Her, known for creating the pairing of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty, is set to return as the pair’s coach has been making the rounds for the past couple of days. As reported by TOI, the Malaysian is expected to return to the country as the coach of Satwik/Chirag and will also guide the other doubles pairs in the country. Tan was India’s doubles coach from 2015 to 2019 before putting in his papers due to personal reasons. World number seven men’s doubles pair Satwik and Chirag are without a coach after Mathias Boe left after his contract ended in August post-Paris Olympics. The pair has yet to return to action at the BWF World Circuit after their quarter-final loss at the 2024 Paris Olympics, as Satwik is recovering from an injury. However, the Badminton Association of India took to social media on Friday to dismiss the news as premature, and the contract sent to Tan Kim Her has yet to be accepted. Apart from Tan, Indonesian coach …