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A historic milestone: Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty rise to the top in BWF Rankings | Badminton News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Indian men's doubles badminton duo Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty achieved a historic milestone by becoming the first Indian pair to reach the number one spot in the Badminton World Federation (BWF) Rankings. This achievement follows their gold medal win at the recently concluded Asian Games in Hangzhou, where they defeated South Korea's Choi Sol-Gyu and Kim Won-ho in the final.Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty, known as 'Sat-Chi' to fans, have been on an impressive run since 2022. They have won five BWF World Tour titles, including the Indian Open, French Open, Swiss Open, Indonesia Open, and Korea Open. Notably, their victory at the Indonesia Open marked India's first-ever BWF Super 1000 World Tour title in men's doubles.In addition to their individual ac...
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Badminton Asia Championships: Satwik-Chirag pair ensures men’s doubles medal after 52 years | Badminton News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: India's top men's doubles pair Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty scripted history by assuring a men's doubles medal at the Badminton Asia Championships after 52 years.The Indian pair got the better of Indonesia's experienced duo Mohammad Ahsan and Hendra Setiawan in straight games 21-11, 21-12 in the quarterfinals in Dubai on Friday.Rankireddy and Shetty now face Chinese Taipei's Lee Yang and Wang Chi-lin in the last four encounter.Earlier, two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu squandered a game lead to go down against second seed An Se Young of Korea in the women's singles quarterfinals.Sindhu, seeded eighth, pocketed the first game 21-18 but looked completely off colour in the next two games which she lost 5-21 9-21 to hand Young a place in the semifinals.The other I...