Shuttlers Chirag-Satwik rise to career-high world No. 3 in men’s doubles | Badminton News – Times of India
India’s ace men’s doubles badminton team of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty have reached a career-best world number three ranking after their maiden Super 1000 title at the Indonesia Open. The Indian duo defeated the reigning world champions Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik in straight games, making them the first Indian pair to claim a Super 1000 event.
Satwik and Chirag have had an outstanding 2023 so far, having won two World Tour titles, the Swiss Open and a gold medal at the Badminton Asia Championships.
In men’s singles, Kidambi Srikanth climbed three places to reach the top 20, securing the world number 19 position. Lakshya Sen closely follows him at world number 18, moving up by two places. HS Prannoy, who lost to the world number one Victor Axelsen in the semifinals, is the highest-ranked Indian in men’s singles, holding onto the world number nine spot.
Satwik and Chirag have had an outstanding 2023 so far, having won two World Tour titles, the Swiss Open and a gold medal at the Badminton Asia Championships.
In men’s singles, Kidambi Srikanth climbed three places to reach the top 20, securing the world number 19 position. Lakshya Sen closely follows him at world number 18, moving up by two places. HS Prannoy, who lost to the world number one Victor Axelsen in the semifinals, is the highest-ranked Indian in men’s singles, holding onto the world number nine spot.
Rising Indian shuttler Priyanshu Rajawat achieved a career-high ranking of world number 30, climbing four places. Overall, four Indians are currently ranked within the top 30 in men’s singles.
In women’s singles, PV Sindhu managed to arrest her slide and moved up two places to become world number 12. Meanwhile, Saina Nehwal rose to world number 31, moving up by one place.
In women’s doubles, Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand retained their 16th place in the rankings, while Ashwini Bhat and Shikha Gautam slipped two places to 41st.
In mixed doubles, Rohan Kapoor and Sikki Reddy climbed two places to be world number 33. Tanisha Crasto and Ishan Bhatnagar slipped one place and are now world number 38.
(With agency inputs)
For all the latest Sports News Click Here
For the latest news and updates, follow us on Google News.
Denial of responsibility! NewsBit.us is an automatic aggregator around the global media. All the content are available free on Internet. We have just arranged it in one platform for educational purpose only. In each content, the hyperlink to the primary source is specified. All trademarks belong to their rightful owners, all materials to their authors. If you are the owner of the content and do not want us to publish your materials on our website, please contact us by email – [email protected]. The content will be deleted within 24 hours.
