Satwiksairaj Rankireddy
Indian badminton player (born 2000)
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Satwiksairaj Rankireddy (born 13 August 2000) is an Indian badminton player.[1] With his doubles partner Chirag Shetty, he has won double bronze medals at the World Championships as well as gold medals at the Asian Games, Asian Championships and Commonwealth Games. Rankireddy and Shetty are the only Indian doubles pair to reach number 1 in the world ranking and win the World Tour Super 1000. They are also the first Indians to win a gold medal at the Asian Games in badminton.[2]
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| Born | 13 August 2000 Amalapuram, Andhra Pradesh, India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years active | 2015–present | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 77 kg (170 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Badminton | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Tan Kim Her | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 1 (with Chirag Shetty, 10 October 2023) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | 4 (with Chirag Shetty, 21 April 2026) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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In 2023, Rankireddy achieved a Guinness World Record for the fastest hit in badminton by any player, with his smash reaching a speed of 565 km/h.[3][4]
Early life
Rankireddy was born on 13 August 2000 in Amalapuram, Andhra Pradesh.[5] He started playing badminton after following in the footsteps of his father, who was a state-level player in the past, as well his elder brother. In 2014, he joined the Gopichand Badminton Academy in Hyderabad and decided to become a doubles specialist.[6]
Career
2018
In 2018, Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty played a crucial role in earning India the historic gold medal in the Mixed Team event at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, where they also won the men's doubles silver.[7] They won their first BWF World Tour title in Hyderabad Open after beating the Indonesian pair of Akbar Bintang Cahyono and Muhammad Reza Pahlevi Isfahani in the final.[8]
2019
In 2019, Rankireddy and Shetty became the first Indian doubles pair to win a BWF Superseries or BWF World Tour (Super 500+) title, when they won the Thailand Open title, beating the Chinese pair of Li Junhui and Liu Yuchen in the final.[9] They followed it up with a runner-up finish at the French Open, where they lost in the final to the Indonesian pair of Marcus Fernaldi Gideon and Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo.[10]
2021
In 2021, Rankireddy and Shetty lost to the Indonesian duo of Mohammad Ahsan and Hendra Setiawan in the second round to crash out of the 2020 Yonex Thailand Open.[11] In July, he and Shetty competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics, but were eliminated in the group stage, following a loss to Marcus Fernaldi Gideon and Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo. However, they were the only pair in the entire tournament who defeated eventual gold medalists Lee Yang and Wang Chi-Lin, whom they had narrowly beaten in their first group stage encounter.[12] In December, Rankireddy and Shetty qualified for the BWF World Tour Finals for the first time in their career, but withdrew from the tournament after a loss in their first group stage match to the Danish pair of Kim Astrup and Anders Skaarup Rasmussen.
2022
In 2022, Rankireddy and Shetty started the year by winning the India Open.[13] They were also part of India's Thomas Cup winning team. In the final, having lost the first game to the Indonesian duo of Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo and Mohammad Ahsan, they displayed immense perseverance and tenacity to win the second game and close out the third game at 21–19, giving India a 2–0 lead over Indonesia. This was pivotal in helping India bag its maiden Thomas Cup trophy.[14] Rankireddy and Shetty then won the men's doubles gold at the Birmingham Commonwealth Games, beating the home pair of Ben Lane and Sean Vendy in the final.[15] At the BWF World Championships, Rankireddy and Shetty won a bronze medal, India's first-ever men's doubles medal at the tournament. They beat defending champions Takuro Hoki and Yugo Kobayashi in the quarter-finals, but lost in the semi-finals to eventual champions Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik.[16] They then won their first ever BWF World Super 750 title in the French Open by beating Chinese Taipei pair Lu Ching-yao and Yang Po-han in the finals.[17]
2023
In 2023, Rankireddy and Shetty won their first title as a pair in the Swiss Open, beating the Chinese pair of Ren Xiangyu and Tan Qiang in the final. The duo also crowned as Asian Champion after winning the Asian Championships held in Dubai. The duo won their first BWF World Super 1000 title by defeating Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik in the final of the Indonesia Open, thus becoming the first men's doubles pair from India to win the event.[18] They went on to win Korea Open defeating Indonesian Pair Fajar Alfian and Muhammad Rian Ardianto.
Rankireddy set a new Guinness World Record for the fastest hit by a male player in badminton, with his smash reaching a speed of 565 km/h. The previous record of 493 km/h was held by Malaysian player Tan Boon Heong, set in May 2013.[4]
2024
Together with Shetty, he reached the final of Super 1000 event of Malaysia Open and lost to the Chinese pair of Liang Weikeng and Wang Chang. Then they reached another final this year at India Open and again reached finals but lost to the Korean pair of Kang Min-hyuk and Seo Seung-jae in a tough game. Then they finally achieved success by winning their first tour of this year in Super 750 event of French Open defeating Chinese Taipei pair of Lee Jhe-huei and Yang Po-hsuan in straight games easily.[19]
2025
The Malaysian Tan Kim Her who identified and paired Rankireddy with Shetty is back as their coach again.[20] In the Malaysia and India Open, they reached the semi-finals.[21][22]
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Result | Ref(s) |
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| 2018 | BWF Awards | Most Improved Players | Nominated | |
| 2019 | Nominated | |||
| 2020 | Arjuna Award | Good Performance in the Field of Sports | Won | [23] |
| 2023 | Khel Ratna Award | Spectacular Performance in the Field of Sports | Won | [24] |
| 2023 | BWF Awards | Men's Doubles Pair of the Year | Nominated | |
| 2025 | Times of India Sports Awards | Badminton Player of the Year Male | TBA | [25] |
Achievements
World Championships
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan |
 Chirag Shetty |
 Aaron Chia Soh Wooi Yik |
22–20, 18–21, 16–21 |  Bronze |
| 2025 | Adidas Arena, Paris, France | Chirag Shetty |
 Chen Boyang Liu Yi |
19–21, 21–18, 12–21 | Bronze |
Commonwealth Games
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Carrara Sports and Leisure Centre, Gold Coast, Australia |
Chirag Shetty |
 Marcus Ellis Chris Langridge |
13–21, 16–21 |  Silver |
| 2022 | National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham, England | Chirag Shetty |
Ben Lane Sean Vendy |
21–15, 21–13 |  Gold |
Asian Games
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Binjiang Gymnasium, Hangzhou, China | Chirag Shetty |
 Choi Sol-gyu Kim Won-ho |
21–18, 21–16 | Gold |
Asian Championships
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Sheikh Rashid Bin Hamdan Indoor Hall, Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
Chirag Shetty |
Ong Yew Sin Teo Ee Yi |
16–21, 21–17, 21–19 | Gold |
World Tour (9 titles, 7 runners-up)
The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[26] is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tour is divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300, and the BWF Tour Super 100.[27]
| Year | Tournament | Level | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Hyderabad Open | Super 100 | Chirag Shetty |
 Akbar Bintang Cahyono Moh Reza Pahlevi Isfahani |
21–16, 21–14 |  Winner |
| 2018 | Syed Modi International | Super 300 | Chirag Shetty |
Fajar Alfian Muhammad Rian Ardianto |
11–21, 20–22 |  Runner-up |
| 2019 | Thailand Open | Super 500 | Chirag Shetty |
Li Junhui Liu Yuchen |
21–19, 18–21, 21–18 | Winner |
| 2019 | French Open | Super 750 | Chirag Shetty |
Marcus Fernaldi Gideon Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo |
18–21, 16–21 | Runner-up |
| 2022 | India Open | Super 500 | Chirag Shetty |
Mohammad Ahsan Hendra Setiawan |
21–16, 26–24 | Winner |
| 2022 | French Open | Super 750 | Chirag Shetty |
 Lu Ching-yao Yang Po-han |
21–13, 21–19 | Winner |
| 2023 | Swiss Open | Super 300 | Chirag Shetty |
Ren Xiangyu Tan Qiang |
21–19, 24–22 | Winner |
| 2023 | Indonesia Open | Super 1000 | Chirag Shetty |
Aaron Chia Soh Wooi Yik |
21–17, 21–18 | Winner |
| 2023 | Korea Open | Super 500 | Chirag Shetty |
Fajar Alfian Muhammad Rian Ardianto |
17–21, 21–13, 21–14 | Winner |
| 2023 | China Masters | Super 750 | Chirag Shetty |
Liang Weikeng Wang Chang |
19–21, 21–18, 19–21 | Runner-up |
| 2024 | Malaysia Open | Super 1000 | Chirag Shetty |
Liang Weikeng Wang Chang |
21–9, 18–21, 17–21 | Runner-up |
| 2024 | India Open | Super 750 | Chirag Shetty |
Kang Min-hyuk Seo Seung-jae |
21–15, 11–21, 18–21 | Runner-up |
| 2024 | French Open | Super 750 | Chirag Shetty |
Lee Jhe-huei Yang Po-hsuan |
21–11, 21–17 | Winner |
| 2024 | Thailand Open | Super 500 | Chirag Shetty |
Chen Boyang Liu Yi |
21–15, 21–15 | Winner |
| 2025 | Hong Kong Open | Super 500 | Chirag Shetty |
Liang Weikeng Wang Chang |
21–19, 14–21, 17–21 | Runner-up |
| 2025 | China Masters | Super 750 | Chirag Shetty |
Kim Won-ho Seo Seung-jae |
19–21, 15–21 | Runner-up |
International Challenge / Series (10 titles)
Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2016 | Mauritius International | Chirag Shetty |
Dhruv Kapila Saurabh Sharma |
21–12, 21–16 | Winner |
| 2016 | India International Series | Chirag Shetty |
Goh Sze Fei Nur Izzuddin |
8–11, 11–5, 7–11, 11–8, 11–5 | Winner |
| 2016 | Tata Open India International | Chirag Shetty |
Arjun M.R. Ramchandran Shlok |
10–12, 11–9, 11–7, 11–5 | Winner |
| 2016 | Bangladesh International | Chirag Shetty |
M. Anilkumar Raju Venkat Gaurav Prasad |
17–21, 21–7, 21–8 | Winner |
| 2017 | Vietnam International | Chirag Shetty |
 Trawut Potieng Nanthakarn Yordphaisong |
17–21, 21–9, 21–15 | Winner |
| 2019 | Brazil International | Chirag Shetty |
 Jelle Maas Robin Tabeling |
21–14, 21–18 | Winner |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Tata Open India International | K. Maneesha |
Arun Vishnu Aparna Balan |
21–13, 21–16 | Winner |
| 2016 | Mauritius International | K. Maneesha |
Yogendran Khrishnan Prajakta Sawant |
21–19, 11–21, 21–17 | Winner |
| 2016 | India International Series | K. Maneesha |
Low Hang Yee Cheah Yee See |
5–11, 11–8, 12–10, 11–8 | Winner |
| 2016 | Bangladesh International | K. Maneesha |
Tanupat Viriyangkura Thanyasuda Wongya |
21–12, 21–12 | Winner |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
Junior International (1 title, 1 runner-up)
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | India Junior International | Krishna Prasad Garaga |
Arjun M. R. Chirag Shetty |
7–11, 10–11, 6-11 | Runner-up |
| 2015 | India Junior International | Krishna Prasad Garaga |
W Sarapat Panachai Worasaktayanan |
21–15, 21–17 | Winner |
- BWF Junior International Grand Prix tournament
- BWF Junior International Challenge tournament
- BWF Junior International Series tournament
- BWF Junior Future Series tournament
Performance timeline
- Key
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | A | G | S | B | NH | N/A | DNQ |
National team
- Junior level
| Team events | 2015 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| World Junior Championships | 9th | QF |
- Senior level
| Team events | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asia Team Championships | B | NH | QF | NH | B | NH | A | NH | QF | NH | QF |
| Asia Mixed Team Championships | NH | QF | NH | A | NH | A | NH | QF | NH | ||
| Asian Games | NH | QF | NH | S | NH | ||||||
| Commonwealth Games | NH | G | NH | S | NH | ||||||
| Thomas Cup | RR | NH | A | NH | QF | NH | G | NH | QF | NH | B |
| Sudirman Cup | NH | QF | NH | RR | NH | RR | NH | RR | NH | A | NH |
Individual competitions
Junior level
- Boys' doubles
| Events | 2015 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| World Junior Championships | 3R | 4R |
- Mixed doubles
| Events | 2015 | 2016 |
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| World Junior Championships | 2R | QF |
Senior level
| Events | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | |
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| Asian Championships | A | NH | QF | G | w/d | A | w/d | ||||
| Asian Games | NH | 2R | NH | G | NH | ||||||
| Commonwealth Games | NH | S | NH | G | NH | ||||||
| World Championships | 1R | 2R | A | NH | 3R | B | QF | NH | B | ||
| Olympic Games | NH | RR | NH | QF | NH | ||||||
| Tournament | Superseries Grand Prix | World Tour | Best | |||||||||
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| 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | ||
| Malaysia Open | A | Q2 | 1R | A | NH | 2R | SF | F | SF | QF | F ('24) | |
| India Open | A | 1R | 2R | A | NH | W | 2R | F | SF | 2R | W ('22) | |
| Indonesia Masters | A | NH | SF | A | 1R | 1R | A | 2R | A | SF ('18) | ||
| All England Open | A | 2R | A | 2R | QF | 2R | 2R | 2R | 1R | QF ('22) | ||
| Swiss Open | A | QF | NH | SF | 2R | W | A | QF | W ('23) | |||
| Thailand Open | A | A | 1R | W | 2R | NH | A | 2R | W | A | W ('19, '24) | |
| SF | ||||||||||||
| Malaysia Masters | A | 1R | A | 1R | NH | A | 1R ('17, '20) | |||||
| Singapore Open | A | Q2 | 2R | A | NH | A | 1R | 1R | SF | SF ('25) | ||
| Indonesia Open | A | 1R | 1R | 2R | NH | SF | A | W | w/d | QF | W ('23) | |
| U.S. Open | A | 1R | A | NH | A | 1R ('17) | ||||||
| Canada Open | A | NH | A | |||||||||
| Japan Open | A | 1R | 1R | QF | NH | A | QF | A | 2R | QF ('19, '23) | ||
| China Open | A | 1R | 1R | 2R | NH | 1R | A | SF | SF ('25) | |||
| Macau Open | A | NH | A | QF | QF ('25) | |||||||
| Hong Kong Open | A | 1R | 1R | NH | A | F | F ('25) | |||||
| China Masters | A | QF | SF | NH | F | SF | F | F ('23, '25) | ||||
| Korea Open | A | QF | A | 1R | NH | QF | W | A | W ('23) | |||
| Denmark Open | A | 1R | A | 2R | A | 2R | QF | A | SF | SF ('25) | ||
| French Open | A | QF | SF | F | NH | QF | W | 2R | W | 1R | W ('22, '24) | |
| Hylo Open | A | QF | A | QF ('22) | ||||||||
| Japan Masters | NH | 1R | A | 1R ('24) | ||||||||
| Australian Open | A | 2R | A | 2R | NH | A | QF | QF ('22) | ||||
| Syed Modi International | Q2 | 1R | F | 1R | NH | A | w/d | F ('18) | ||||
| Superseries / Tour Finals | DNQ | RR | DNQ | RR ('21) | ||||||||
| Dutch Open | A | 1R | A | NH | NA | 1R ('17) | ||||||
| Hyderabad Open | NA | W | A | NA | W ('18) | |||||||
| Spain Masters | NH | A | NH | 1R | A | NH | 1R ('23) | |||||
| Year-end ranking | 68 | 31 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 1 | |
Record against opponents
Men's doubles results with Chirag Shetty against Year-end Finals finalists, World Championships semi-finalists, and Olympic quarter-finalists. Accurate as of 21 October 2025.[28]
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