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Satwik-Chirag, Treesa-Gayatri pairs withdraw from Badminton Asia Championships

April 06, 2026 11:22 pm

While India's ace men's doubles pair were the best medal hopes, the women's doubles pair are staying cautious ahead of the Thomas and Uber Cup next month

Chirag Shetty & Satwiksairaj Rankireddy in action at the All England Open 2026. (PHOTO: Badminton Photo)

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

March 04, 2026 8:57 pm

Former Junior world champions Aaron Tai-Kang Khai Xing use low, parallel style of attack to upset fourth-seeded Indians

File image of Indian shuttlers Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty in action. (PHOTO: BAI)

India Open Super 750: Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty get walkover; PV Sindhu, HS Prannoy, Kidambi Srikanth in action tomorrow

January 13, 2026 7:48 pm

The walkover would mean that the Indian duo gets an extra rest day and will be in action on Thursday where they will face Chia Weije-Lwi Sheng Hao of Malaysia or Hiroki Midorikawa- Kyohei Yamashita of Japan who will be playing tomorrow.

Paris Olympics Badminton Doubles draw satwik chirag

Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty fail to find rhythm, go down 21-10, 23-21 to Fajar Alfian-Muhammad Shohibul Fikri

January 10, 2026 9:54 am

Indonesians employed the low flat game that bothered the Indians

PV Sindhu in scorching form during 21-8, 21-13 win over World No 9 Tomoka Miyazaki: takes on Akane Yamaguchi on Friday

January 08, 2026 4:08 pm

Satwik-Chirag cruise to 21-18, 21-11 win over Malaysian Yap-Arif at season's first of four Super 1000s

Badminton: With home titles proving elusive, India Open 2026 presents the country's top shuttlers with chance to prove big-match credentials

January 04, 2026 11:25 am

As has been the trend, Satwik-Chirag have salvaged the situation at India Open when singles stars have disappointed. The duo have made three of the last four editions' semis, including two finals

File image of Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy at the India Open 2024 held at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium. (PHOTO: BAI)

Why Indian badminton owes Satwik-Chirag gratitude for keeping the sport relevant

December 21, 2025 9:09 am

They may not have won a title in 2025, but the men's doubles pairing has ensured India remained a factor in the latter stages of elite events

Satwik-Chirag left to rue errors and fatigue as BWF World Tour Finals campaign ends with semifinal defeat

December 21, 2025 10:31 am

The semifinal defeat brought an end to a rollercoaster year for Satwik-Chirag. The first half was filled with niggles and personal setbacks, and saw them slide down to world No 27 at one point

Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty

BWF World Tour Finals: Satwik-Chirag go for the kill in do-or-die 2nd set against Chia-Soh, enter semifinals with perfect record in Group of Death

December 20, 2025 10:43 am

"Tsup, tsup, zap, zap," Satwik described the ambush onomatopoeically. "They came all guns blazing, they were everywhere." But with the first set gone at 17-21, and staring at a do-or-die, Satwik-Chirag chose to go for the kill.