Badminton: Satwiksairaj Rankiredy and Chirag Shetty rise to No. 1 in doubles rankings for 1st time in profession

Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty scripted a chunk of badminton historical past as they turned the primary Indian doubles pair to be ranked No. 1 within the Badminton World Federation Rankings. Satwik and Chirag rose to the No. 1 spot in males’s doubles rankings after their sensational Gold medal-winning run on the recently-concluded Asian Games in Hangzhou.

Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty rose 2 spots to turn out to be No. 1 within the males’s doubles rankings within the newest replace launched on Tuesday, October 10. Satwik and Chirag at the moment are forward of Indonesia’s Fajar Alfan and Muhammad Ardianto and the Chinese pair of Liang Wei Keng and Wang Chang.

Satwik and Chirag have turn out to be solely the 4th Indian badminton participant/pair to be ranked No. 1 within the BWF rankings. Legendary Prakash Padukone was No.1 in males’s singles rankings in 1980 after which Saina Nehwal reached the summit within the ladies’s singles rankings in 2015. Kidambi Srikanth was the final Indian participant to be ranked No. 1 – in 2018 in males’s singles.

Satwik and Chirag now have 2282 factors greater than the second-ranked pair in males’s doubles rankings.

Satwik and Chirag etched their names within the annals of historical past by clinching a gold medal within the males’s doubles occasion on the Asian Games 2023 final week.

Satwik and Chirag have clinched some memorable victories up to now, together with the 2022 Commonwealth Games gold, the 2022 Thomas Cup title, and a bronze on the 2022 World Championships. The yr 2023 has been significantly fruitful for them, with victories on the Asia Championships, Indonesia Super 1000, Korea Super 500, and Swiss Open Super 300.

Their triumph on the Asian Games, nonetheless, stands out as a historic milestone. It is India’s first-ever badminton gold on the Asian Games, a feat that has eluded the nation because the sport was included within the Games’ roster.

Satwik and Chirag defeated Choi Sol Guy and Kim Won Ho of South Korea in straight video games within the ultimate to win Gold within the Asian Games in Hangzhou.

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Oct 10, 2023