Satwiksairaj Rankireddy

Satwiksairaj Rankireddy (born 13 August 2000) is an Indian badminton player.[1][2] Rankireddy competed at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, winning a gold in the mixed team event, and a silver in the men's doubles event.[3]

Satwiksairaj Rankireddy
Personal information
CountryIndia
Born (2000-08-13) 13 August 2000
Amalapuram, East Godavari District, Andhra Pradesh, India
Height1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight77 kg (170 lb)
HandednessRight
Men's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking7 (MD 12 November 2019)
21 (XD 6 December 2018)
Current ranking10 (MD), 36 (XD) (17 March 2020)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  India
Commonwealth Games
2018 Gold Coast Mixed team
2018 Gold Coast Men's doubles
Asia Team Championships
2016 Hyderabad Men's team
2020 Manila Men's team
BWF profile

Early life and background

Rankireddy hails from a town named Amalapuram in the state of Andhra Pradesh and started playing badminton after following his father, who was a state-level player in the past, as well his elder brother. In 2014, he joined the Pullela Gopichand Academy in Hyderabad and decided to become a doubles specialist.[4]

Achievements

Commonwealth Games

Men's doubles

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

BWF World Tour (2 titles, 2 runners-up)

The BWF World Tour, announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[5] is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tour are divided into six levels, namely World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300 (part of the HSBC World Tour), and the BWF Tour Super 100.[6]

Men's doubles

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

BWF International Challenge/Series (10 titles)

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
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

References
  1. "Players: Satwiksairaj Rankireddy". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
  2. "Satwiksairaj Rankireddy". sportingindia.com. SportingIndia Sports Media Pvt Ltd. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
  3. "Participants: Satwik Rankireddy". gc2018.com. Gold Coast 2018. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
  4. "Satwiksairaj Rankireddy profile: All you need to know about India's medal hopeful in badminton in Asian Games". www.timesnownews.com. 11 August 2018. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
  5. "BWF Launches New Events Structure". Badminton World Federation. 29 November 2017.
  6. "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. 15 January 2018.


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