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Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty advanced to the next round of the BWF World Championships after Scotland’s Alexander Dunn and Adam Pringle withdrew from their opening fixture. The fifth-seeded Indians will next face Indonesia’s 12th-seeded Raymond Indra and Nicolas Joaquin.
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India hosts the BWF World Championships 2026 with PV Sindhu, Lakshya Sen and Satwik-Chirag leading the medal charge. While India has won medals consistently since 2011, tough draws await its top players against defending champions and global stars.
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Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty will retain their aggressive style despite Satwik’s recurring shoulder injury as they target a better medal at the World Championships on home soil. The Indian duo also identified opening exchanges as crucial to their campaign
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India coach Pullela Gopichand believes badminton's new 15-point scoring system will significantly change the sport, benefiting some players while sidelining others. He also questioned the BWF's rationale for the change and admitted India lacks a succession plan in men's doubles
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PV Sindhu leads a 24-member Indian squad at the Australian Open 2026 in Sydney. While HS Prannoy and Ayush Shetty look to rebound, India will miss key stars including Lakshya Sen and the duo of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag ShettY
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Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty fought back from a game down to defeat Indonesia's Fajar Alfian and Muhammad Shohibul Fikri and win their maiden Singapore Open men's doubles title, ending a two-year trophy drought and becoming the first Indians to achieve the feat
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Satwik-Chirag mount stellar comeback to enter final four while Dhruv-Tanisha benefit from walkover; Lakshya, Sindhu crash out in quarterfinals
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PV Sindhu and Lakshya Sen cruise into Singapore Open quarterfinals as HS Prannoy suffers dramatic late collapse
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Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty advanced to the semifinals of the Thailand Open badminton championship with a straight-game win over Japan’s Takumi Nomura and Yuichi Shimogami. PV Sindhu, however, bowed out after losing to top seed Akane Yamaguchi in the quarterfinals
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India defeated Chinese Taipei 3-0 in the Thomas Cup quarterfinals, with Lakshya Sen, Satwik-Chirag and Ayush Shetty delivering strong performances. The win ensured a semifinal berth and confirmed at least a bronze medal for the 2022 champions
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The former world No.1 Indian duo, produced a clinical performance to outclass Chinese pair of Ren Xiang Yu and Xie Haonan 21-14 21-14 in the quarterfinals
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Beats Malaysia's Low Hang Yee and Ng Eng Cheong with a straight-game win
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Lakshya Sen and the men’s doubles duo of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty advanced to the Round of 16 at the Japan Open 2025 with straight-game wins. PV Sindhu and Unnati Hooda exited early after first-round defeats in women’s singles.
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The former world number one Indian pair squandered the advantage of an opening game win but saved as many as seven match points before losing 21-19, 10-21, 18-21 in a high-intensity 64-minute clash
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The 2022 champions, pulverised the Korean pair of Jin Yong and Kang Min Hyuk winning 21-10, 21-17 in just 41 minutes
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Satwik and Chirag inched closer to their first title of the season by reaching the quarterfinals of the India Open Super 750 tournament with a 20-22 21-14 21-16 win over Japan's Kenya Mitsuhashi and Hiroki Okamura
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After Prakash Padukone, Saina Nehwal and Kidambi Srikanth, they are the fourth Indians to achieve the top ranking
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Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty downed South Korea's Korea's Choi Solgyu-Kim Wonho 21-18 21-16 to clinch a historic gold medal
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PV Sindhu and men's doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty received first-round byes in the BWF World Championships 2023 draw
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Newly-crowned Korea Open champion Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and and Chirag Shetty also made a positive start to their campaign
