Satwiksairaj Rankireddy

Satwiksairaj Rankireddy
Rankireddy in August 2022
Personal information
CountryIndia
Born (2000-08-13) 13 August 2000 (age 23)
Amalapuram, East Godavari District, Andhra Pradesh, India
Height1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight77 kg (170 lb)
Years active2015-present
HandednessRight handed
CoachMathias Boe
Men's & mixed doubles
Career record322 wins, 162 losses
Highest ranking1 (MD with Chirag Shetty, 10 October 2023)
19 (XD with Ashwini Ponnappa, 2 February 2021)
Current ranking3 (MD with Chirag Shetty, 11 June 2024)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  India
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Tokyo Men's doubles
Thomas Cup
Gold medal – first place 2022 Bangkok Men's team
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Gold Coast Mixed team
Gold medal – first place 2022 Birmingham Men's doubles
Silver medal – second place 2018 Gold Coast Men's doubles
Silver medal – second place 2022 Birmingham Mixed team
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Hangzhou Men's doubles
Silver medal – second place 2022 Hangzhou Men's team
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2023 Dubai Men's doubles
Asia Team Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Hyderabad Men's team
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Manila Men's team
BWF profile

Satwiksairaj Rankireddy (born 13 August 2000) is an Indian badminton player.[1][2] He and his partner, Chirag Shetty, are the only doubles pair from India to become World No. 1 in BWF World Ranking, win BWF World Tour 1000 series, and became the first Indians to win a gold at the Asian games in badminton. Also, they became the 5th pair in men's doubles history to achieve 100000 points in the BWF ranking.[3]

He achieved a new Guinness World Record for the fastest hit in badminton by a male player, with his smash reaching a speed of 565 km/h.[4][5]

  1. ^ "Players: Satwiksairaj Rankireddy". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
  2. ^ "Satwiksairaj Rankireddy". SportingIndia Sports Media Pvt Ltd. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
  3. ^ "World badminton rankings: Chirag Shetty-Satwiksairaj Rankireddy reach world No. 1 after Asian Games gold medal". Olympics. 10 October 2023. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
  4. ^ "Satwiksairaj Rankireddy 'smashes' Guinness world record with fastest badminton hits". The Indian Express. 18 July 2023. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
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