Chirag Shetty
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| Birth name | Chirag Chandrashekhar Shetty[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country | India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 4 July 1997 Mumbai, India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 75 kg (165 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 7 (MD 12 November 2019) 413 (XD 27 August 2015) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | 7 (MD 22 March 2022) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Chirag Chandrashekhar Shetty (born 4 July 1997) is an Indian badminton player.[2][3] He and his partner, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy, are the first men's doubles pair from India to be ranked inside the top 10 of the BWF World Ranking, with a career-high ranking of 7. He won the gold medal at 2022 Commonwealth Games in men’s doubles.[4]
Career
In 2018, Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy played a crucial role in earning India a historic gold medal in the mixed team event at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, where they also won the men's doubles silver.[5]
In 2019, Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy 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.[6] They followed it up with a runner-up finish at the 2019 French Open, where they lost in the final to the Indonesian pair of Marcus Fernaldi Gideon and Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo.[7]
In 2021, Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy lost to the Indonesian duo of Mohammad Ahsan and Hendra Setiawan in the second round to crash out of the 2020 Yonex Thailand Open.[8] In July, he and Rankireddy 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.[9] In December, Shetty and Rankireddy 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.
In 2022, Shetty and Rankireddy showed stone-cold nerves as they turned the tables on a losing match. Having lost the first set to the Indonesian duo of Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo and Mohammad Ahsan, they displayed immense perseverance and tenacity to win the second set and finish the third set at 21-19, giving India a 2-0 lead over Indonesia. This was pivotal in helping India bag its maiden Thomas Cup Trophy. Speculations from ecstatic fans as posted in an article in the Times of India suggest that this laurel could also demarcate the changing landscape of Indian badminton for the better![10] They also won the men's doubles gold at 2022 Commonwealth games beating Ben Lane and Sean Vendy in the final.
Achievements
BWF World Championships
Men's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2022 | Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan |  Satwiksairaj Rankireddy
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 Aaron Chia Soh Wooi Yik
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22-20, 18-21, 16-21 |  Bronze
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Commonwealth Games
Men's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2018 | Carrara Sports and Leisure Centre, Gold Coast, Australia |
Satwiksairaj Rankireddy
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 Marcus Ellis Chris Langridge
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13–21, 16–21 |  Silver
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| 2022 | National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham, England | Satwiksairaj Rankireddy
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Ben Lane Sean Vendy
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21–15, 21–13 |  Gold
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BWF World Tour (3 titles, 2 runners-up)
The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[11] is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tours are divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300 (part of the HSBC World Tour), and the BWF Tour Super 100.[12]
Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Level | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2018 | Hyderabad Open | Super 100 | Satwiksairaj Rankireddy
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 Akbar Bintang Cahyono Moh Reza Pahlevi Isfahani
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21–16, 21–14 |  Winner
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| 2018 | Syed Modi International | Super 300 | Satwiksairaj Rankireddy
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Fajar Alfian Muhammad Rian Ardianto
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11–21, 20–22 |  Runner-up
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| 2019 | Thailand Open | Super 500 | Satwiksairaj Rankireddy
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 Li Junhui Liu Yuchen
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21–19, 18–21, 21–18 | Winner
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| 2019 | French Open | Super 750 | Satwiksairaj Rankireddy
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Marcus Fernaldi Gideon Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo
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18–21, 16–21 | Runner-up
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| 2022 | India Open | Super 500 | Satwiksairaj Rankireddy
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Mohammad Ahsan Hendra Setiawan
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21–16, 26–24 | Winner
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BWF International Challenge/Series (6 titles)
Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2016 | Mauritius International | Satwiksairaj Rankireddy
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Dhruv Kapila Saurabh Sharma
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21–12, 21–16 | Winner
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| 2016 | India International Series | Satwiksairaj Rankireddy
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Goh Sze Fei Nur Izzuddin
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8–11, 11–5, 7–11, 11–8, 11–5 | Winner
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| 2016 | Tata Open India International | Satwiksairaj Rankireddy
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Arjun M.R. Ramchandran Shlok
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10–12, 11–9, 11–7, 11–5 | Winner
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| 2016 | Bangladesh International | Satwiksairaj Rankireddy
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M. Anilkumar Raju Venkat Gaurav Prasad
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17–21, 21–7, 21–8 | Winner
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| 2017 | Vietnam International | Satwiksairaj Rankireddy
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 Trawut Potieng Nanthakarn Yordphaisong
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17–21, 21–9, 21–15 | Winner
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| 2019 | Brazil International | Satwiksairaj Rankireddy
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 Jelle Maas Robin Tabeling
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21–14, 21–18 | Winner
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- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
Record against selected opponents
Men's doubles results with Satwiksairaj Rankireddy against Year-end Finals finalists, World Championships semifinalists, and Olympic quarterfinalists. Accurate as of 21 February 2022.[13]
- Fu Haifeng & Zhang Nan 0–1
- Li Junhui & Liu Yuchen 2–1
- Liu Cheng & Zhang Nan 1–1
- He Jiting & Tan Qiang 1–1
Chen Hung-ling & Wang Chi-lin 0–1- Lee Yang & Wang Chi-lin 1–0
Mathias Boe & Carsten Mogensen 1–4- Kim Astrup & Anders Skaarup Rasmussen 2–5
- Marcus Ellis & Chris Langridge 2–1
- Mohammad Ahsan & Hendra Setiawan 2–3
- Fajar Alfian & Muhammad Rian Ardianto 1–2
- Marcus Fernaldi Gideon & Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo 0–10
Takuro Hoki & Yugo Kobayashi 1–1- Hiroyuki Endo & Yuta Watanabe 2–2
- Takeshi Kamura & Keigo Sonoda 0–5
Ko Sung-hyun & Shin Baek-cheol 1–0- Aaron Chia & Soh Wooi Yik 0–3
- Goh V Shem & Tan Wee Kiong 0–2
- Ong Yew Sin & Teo Ee Yi 2–3
References
- ^ "Participants: Chirag Chandrashekhar Shetty". Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games Corporation. Archived from the original on 5 August 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
- ^ "Players: Chirag Shetty". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
- ^ "Player Profile of Chirag Shetty". Badminton Association of India. Archived from the original on 23 November 2016. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
- ^ "Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty, Sai Praneeth achieve career-best badminton rankings". India Today. 12 November 2019. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
- ^ "BAI recommends Satwiksairaj Rankireddy, Chirag Shetty and Sameer Verma for Arjuna Awards". India Today. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
- ^ "Thailand Open: Satwiksairaj Rankireddy, Chirag Shetty 1st Indian doubles pair to win Super 500 title". India Today. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
- ^ "French Open: Satwik and Chirag finish men's doubles runners-up after losing final to Sukamuljo-Fernaldi". India Today. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
- ^ "Thailand Open: Satwiksairaj Rankireddy, Chirag Shetty crash out in 2nd round". India Today. 14 January 2021. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
- ^ "Rankireddy Satwiksairaj". Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 5 August 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
- ^ Manne Ratnakar (15 May 2022). "India trounce Indonesia to clinch Thomas Cup | Badminton News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
- ^ Alleyne, Gayle (19 March 2017). "BWF Launches New Events Structure". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
- ^ Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
- ^ "Chirag Shetty's Profile – Head To Head". Retrieved 28 August 2019.
External links
- Chirag Shetty at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com
World rankings: Top ten badminton players as of 17 December 2024 | |
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- 1997 births
- Living people
- Racket sportspeople from Mumbai
- Indian male badminton players
- Badminton players at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Olympic badminton players of India
- Badminton players at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
- Badminton players at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists for India
- Commonwealth Games silver medallists for India
- Commonwealth Games medallists in badminton
- Badminton players at the 2018 Asian Games
- Asian Games competitors for India