Satwiksairaj Rankireddy is an Indian professional badminton player. He was ranked among the top ten in doubles by the Badminton World Federation (BWF).
Wiki/Biography
Satwik Sai Raj Rankireddy was born on Sunday, August 13, 2000 (age 23; as of 2023) in East Godavari District, Andhra Pradesh, India The small town of Amalapuram. His zodiac sign is Leo. Satwiksairaj received his primary education from Aditya Public School, Amalapuram and his secondary education from Chaitanya High School, Amalapuram. He is pursuing Bachelor of Commerce through distance education from Andhra University. Satwiksairaj started playing badminton at the age of 6 after watching his father and brother play badminton; both his father and brother played professional badminton. Satwiksairaj Rankireddy participated in several regional and national level badminton tournaments before entering his teenage years.
appearance
Height (approximately): 5′11″
Weight (approximately): 75kg
Eye color: black
Hair color: black
family
Parents and siblings
Satwiksairaj Rankireddy was born into a middle-class family in Amalapuram, Andhra Pradesh. His father was Vishwanadham Rankireddy. ), whose mother is Rangamani. Satwiksairaj’s father Vishwanadham Rankireddy is a former national-level badminton player and a retired physical education teacher from a local government school. Satwiksairaj’s mother Rangamani is a teacher at Janupalli ZP High School near Amalapuram in East Godavari in the state.
Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and his parents
Satwiksairaj Rankireddy has an elder brother Ramcharan Rankireddy who is also a professional badminton player.
Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and his brother
Profession
Satwikseraj Rankireddy was born into a family of badminton players and grew up watching them practice and play badminton professionally. Satwiksairaj once skipped school to play badminton with his father, and that’s when he became interested in badminton. At the age of 6, Satwiksairaj started practicing badminton at the Officers Club in Amalapuram, where he and his elder brother were trained by their father. Satwiksairaj participated in various club events and state level tournaments under the guidance of his father. At the age of 11, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy won his first U-13 regional level championship in the boys’ doubles event in Kadapa, Andhra Pradesh. Later in 2014, Satwiksairaj joined Prela Gopichand Badminton Academy in Hyderabad and trained under the guidance of national team coach Prela Gopichand. Satwiksairaj competed in singles and doubles under the guidance of coach Gopichand and won medals in various national and international competitions. Satwiksairaj won his first U-17 men’s doubles international gold medal at the 2015 Asian Junior Badminton Championships with his doubles partner Krishna Prasad. In the same year, he also won his first senior international title at the 2015 Tata India International Open with mixed doubles partner Kulapally Manisha.
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Next, Rankireddy participated in the International Challenge Series of the 2016 Mauritius International Series, India International Series, India Tata International Open and Bangladesh International Series, winning 4 doubles titles and 3 mixed doubles titles. Championship performance. After checking out Satwiksairaj’s performance in a few matches, his international coach Kim Dankh decided to pair him with Chirag Shetty and the two went on to become the dynamic duo in Indian badminton . Initially, Satwiksairaj and Chirag were not happy about being paired with each other. Satwiksairaj said in an interview,
When I used to play with Krishna (Prasad), there was a good understanding and communication between us, but when I played with Chirag, there was a lack of understanding about who was playing up front and who was playing at the back. A lot of misunderstandings, a lot of misunderstandings. Communication issues. “
He further added,
We also started living in the same room. Earlier we used to stay in separate rooms. I used to go out with Telugu people. Then I don’t like going out with North Indian men. He used to eat everything, I used to only eat Indian food. So I used to go alone. Our coach told us to stay together and hang out together and now we have become good friends and he knows me well now and I know everything about him. “
The dynamic duo of Rankireddy and Shetty made their debut at the 82nd National Senior Badminton Championships in Pune (2017), finishing as doubles runners-up. They first came into the spotlight after winning gold in the 2018 Commonwealth Games mixed team event, which was even held on Australia’s Gold Coast. The pair also won a silver medal in the men’s doubles event at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.
Satwiksairaj Rankireddy at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
In 2019, Satwiksairaj became the first Indian badminton doubles player to win the Super 500 series with Chirag Shetty, defeating China’s defending world champions Li Junhui and Liu Yuchen, and won the Thailand Open Tag Team Champions.
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In 2021, Satwisraj Rankireddy and his doubles partner Chirag Shetty qualified for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. The pair received a flood of congratulatory messages from across the country. Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Shri YS Jagan Mohan Reddy congratulated Satwiksairaj Rankireddy for qualifying for the Tokyo Olympics and awarded him a cash award of Rs 10 lakh. Half a million people prepare for the upcoming Olympics.
Satwiksairaj Rankireddy congratulated by Andhra Pradesh CM
medal
gold
- 2016: Mauritius International, Men’s Doubles, Mauritius
- 2016: India International Series, Men’s Doubles, India
- 2016: Tata India International Open, Men’s Doubles, India
- 2016: Bangladesh International, Men’s Doubles, Dhaka, Bangladesh
- 2016: Mauritius International, Mixed Doubles, Mauritius
- 2016: India International Series, Mixed Doubles, India
- 2016: Bangladesh International, Mixed Doubles, Dhaka, Bangladesh
- 2018: Commonwealth Games, Men’s Doubles, Gold Coast, Australia
- 2023: Asian Games, Men’s Doubles
Chirag Shetty and Rankireddy pose with gold medal
silver
- 2018: Commonwealth Games, mixed team, Gold Coast, Australia
bronze
- 2016: Asian Badminton Championships, mixed team, China
- 2020: Asian Badminton Championships, Men’s Team, Manila
Badminton World Federation (BWF) Championships
BWF International Challenge
- 2015: Tata India International Open Mixed Doubles Champion
- 2016: Bangladesh International Mixed Doubles Champion
- 2016: Tata India International Open Men’s Doubles Champion
- 2016: Bangladesh International Men’s Doubles Champion
- 2017: Vietnam International Men’s Doubles Champion
- 2019: Brazil International Men’s Doubles Champion
BWF International Series
- 2016: Mauritius International Men’s Doubles Champion
- 2016: India International Series Men’s Doubles Champion
- 2016: Mauritius International Mixed Doubles Champion
- 2016: India International Series Mixed Doubles Champion
BWF Futures Series
- 2018: Hyderabad Open (Super 100) Champion, Men’s Doubles
- 2018: Syed Modi International (Super 300) Men’s Doubles Champion
- 2018: Thailand Open (Super 500) Men’s Doubles Champion
- 2018: French Open Champion (Super 750), Men’s Doubles
Swiss Open
- 2023: Won the doubles championship with Chirag Shetty, defeating Chinese players Ren Xiangyu and Tan Qiang 21-19, 24-22
Awards and Honors
Arjuna Awards 2020
Satwiksairaj Rankireddy was honored with the prestigious Arjuna Award at a virtual award ceremony held on August 29, 2020. The Arjun Awards honor athletes who have excelled in sports and gaming. The winner will receive a bronze statue of Arjuna, a certificate, a gown and a cash prize of Rs 15 lakh.
2023 Kyle Ratner Award
Satwiksairaj was announced as the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award winner in December 2023.
Favorites
Facts/Trivia
- Satwiksairaj Rankireddy has been nominated for the 2018 BWF Most Improved Player of the Year award.
Satwiksairaj Rankireddy named BWF Most Improved Player of the Year
- According to the BWF rankings, Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty are tied for 10th place.
Satwiksairaj Rankireddy BWF Ranking
- In 2017, Satwiksairaj made his debut in the Super Badminton League with Hyderabad Hunters, which was also the champion team that season.
Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and his team in PBL game
- He practices yoga regularly and often posts photos of himself doing yoga with his mother on his social media accounts.
Satwiksairaj Rankireddy practices yoga with his mother
- Satwiksairaj Rankireddy follows a non-vegetarian diet.
- Satwiksairaj’s long-held dream was to own a luxury car.
- In July 2023, Satvik achieved an extraordinary achievement at the Korea Open, breaking the Guinness World Record for the fastest batting ball by a male player. His incredible smash speed reached an astonishing 565 km/h, surpassing the 493 km/h smash speed record set by Malaysian player Chen Wenhong in May 2013. Remarkably, Satwick’s smashing speed even exceeded the 372.6 km/h top speed of a Formula One car.
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