Satwiksairaj Rankireddy

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{{short description|Indian badminton player}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2021}}
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2021}}
{{Infobox badminton player
| name = Satwiksairaj Rankireddy
| image = Satwiksairaj Rankireddy interacting with PM Narendra Modi after the Commonwealth Games in August 2022 (cropped).jpg
| image_size =
| caption = Rankireddy in August 2022
| birth_name =
| country = India
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|2000|8|13}}
| birth_place = [[Amalapuram]], [[East Godavari District]], [[Andhra Pradesh]], India
| residence =
| height = 1.84 m
| weight = 77 kg
| years_active =
| handedness = Right
| coach = [[Mathias Boe]]
| event = Men's & mixed doubles
| highest_ranking = 2 (MD with [[Chirag Shetty]], 25 July 2023) 19 (XD with [[Ashwini Ponnappa]], 2 February 2021)
| date_of_highest_ranking =
| current_ranking = 3
| date_of_current_ranking = MD with Chirag Shetty, 19 September 2023
| medal_templates =
{{MedalSport | Men's [[badminton]] }}
{{MedalCountry | {{IND}} }}
{{MedalCompetition | [[BWF World Championships|World Championships]] }}
{{MedalBronze | [[2022 BWF World Championships|2022 Tokyo]] | [[2022 BWF World Championships – Men's doubles|Men's doubles]] }}
{{MedalCompetition | [[Thomas Cup]] }}
{{MedalGold | [[2022 Thomas & Uber Cup|2022 Bangkok]] | Men's team }}
{{MedalCompetition | [[Badminton at the Asian Games|Asian Games]] }}
{{MedalSilver | [[Badminton at the 2022 Asian Games|2022 Hangzhou]] | [[Badminton at the 2022 Asian Games – Men's team|Men's team]] }}
{{MedalCompetition | [[Badminton at the Commonwealth Games|Commonwealth Games]] }}
{{MedalGold | [[Badminton at the 2018 Commonwealth Games|2018 Gold Coast]] | [[Badminton at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Mixed team|Mixed team]] }}
{{MedalGold | [[Badminton at the 2022 Commonwealth Games|2022 Birmingham]] | [[Badminton at the 2022 Commonwealth Games – Men's doubles|Men's doubles]] }}
{{MedalSilver | 2018 Gold Coast | [[Badminton at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's doubles|Men's doubles]] }}
{{MedalSilver | 2022 Birmingham | [[Badminton at the 2022 Commonwealth Games – Mixed team|Mixed team]] }}
{{MedalCompetition | [[Badminton Asia Championships|Asian Championships]] }}
{{MedalGold | [[2023 Badminton Asia Championships|2023 Dubai]] | Men's doubles}}
{{MedalCompetition | [[Badminton Asia Championships#Badminton Asia Team Championships|Asia Team Championships]] }}
{{MedalBronze | [[2016 Badminton Asia Team Championships|2016 Hyderabad]] | Men's team }}
{{MedalBronze | [[2020 Badminton Asia Team Championships|2020 Manila]] | Men's team }}
| bwf_id = 1C1A6FA0-376B-45EE-81C8-9CCCA9276C3F
}}

'''Satwiksairaj Rankireddy''' (born 13 August 2000) is an Indian [[badminton]] player.<ref>{{cite web |title=Players: Satwiksairaj Rankireddy |url=http://bwfbadminton.com/player/72435/satwiksairaj-rankireddy |publisher=Badminton World Federation |access-date=23 November 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Satwiksairaj Rankireddy |url=http://sportingindia.com/content/satwiksairaj-rankireddy |publisher=SportingIndia Sports Media Pvt Ltd |access-date=23 November 2016}}</ref> He and his partner, [[Chirag Shetty]], are the only men's doubles pair from India to win BWF World Tour 1000 and be ranked inside the top 10 of the [[BWF World Ranking]], with a career-high ranking of 2.<ref>{{cite web |title=Satwik, Chirag achieve all-time career-high rank of World No. 2 |url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/badminton/satwik-chirag-world-no-2-career-high-rank-badminton-doubles/article67118448.ece |publisher=The Hindu |date=25 July 2023 |access-date=25 July 2023}}</ref>

He achieved a new [[Guinness World Records|Guinness World Record]] for the fastest hit in badminton by a male player, with his smash reaching a speed of 565 km/h.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-07-18 |title=Satwiksairaj Rankireddy ‘smashes’ Guinness world record with fastest badminton hits |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/badminton/satwiksairaj-rankireddy-smashes-guinness-world-record-8846323/ |access-date=2023-07-19 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":0" />

== Early life and background ==
Rankireddy hails from a town named [[Amalapuram]] in the state of [[Andhra Pradesh]] and 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 Pullela Gopichand Academy in Hyderabad and decided to become a doubles specialist.<ref>{{cite web|title=Satwiksairaj Rankireddy profile: All you need to know about India’s medal hopeful in badminton in Asian Games |url=https://www.timesnownews.com/asian-games-2018-jakarta-palembang/article/satwiksairaj-rankireddy-profile-all-you-need-to-know-about-satwiksairaj-rankireddy-awards-records-ranking-india-s-medal-hopeful-in-badminton-in-asian/265538 |website=Times Now |date=11 August 2018 |access-date=27 October 2019}}</ref>

== 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 [[Badminton at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Mixed team|2018 Commonwealth Games]], where they also won the [[Badminton at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's doubles|men's doubles]] silver.<ref>{{cite web|title=BAI recommends Satwiksairaj Rankireddy, Chirag Shetty and Sameer Verma for Arjuna Awards|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/badminton/story/bai-recommends-satwiksairaj-rankireddy-chirag-shetty-and-sameer-verma-for-arjuna-awards-1684777-2020-06-02|access-date=3 August 2021|website=India Today}}</ref> They won their first BWF World Tour title in [[2018 Hyderabad Open (badminton)|Hyderabad Open]] after beating the Indonesian pair of [[Akbar Bintang Cahyono]] and [[Muhammad Reza Pahlevi Isfahani]] in the final. <ref>{{cite web|title=Sameer, Satwik-Chirag crowned Hyderabad Open Champions|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/badminton/sameer-satwik-chirag-crowned-hyderabad-open-champions/articleshow/65744646.cms|access-date=9 September 2018|website=India Times}}</ref>

===2019===
In 2019, Rankireddy and [[Chirag Shetty]] became the first Indian doubles pair to win a [[BWF Superseries]] or [[BWF World Tour]] (Super 500+) title, when they won the [[2019 Thailand Open (badminton)|Thailand Open]] title, beating the Chinese pair of [[Li Junhui]] and [[Liu Yuchen]] in the final.<ref>{{cite web|title=Thailand Open: Satwiksairaj Rankireddy, Chirag Shetty 1st Indian doubles pair to win Super 500 title|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/badminton/story/thailand-open-2019-badminton-satwiksairaj-rankireddy-chirag-shetty-winners-men-s-doubles-1st-indian-pair-defeats-world-champions-li-jun-hui-liu-yu-chen-1577076-2019-08-04|access-date=12 February 2022|website=India Today}}</ref> They followed it up with a runner-up finish at the [[2019 French Open (badminton)|2019 French Open]], where they lost in the final to the Indonesian pair of [[Marcus Fernaldi Gideon]] and [[Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo]].<ref>{{cite web|title=French Open: Satwik and Chirag finish men’s doubles runners-up after losing final to Sukamuljo-Fernaldi|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/badminton/story/french-open-2019-final-satwiksairaj-chirag-shetty-lose-final-marcus-fernaldi-kevin-sukamuljo-1613289-2019-10-28|access-date=12 February 2022|website=India Today}}</ref>

===2021===
In 2021, Rankireddy and [[Chirag 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]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=14 January 2021|title=Thailand Open: Satwiksairaj Rankireddy, Chirag Shetty crash out in 2nd round|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/badminton/story/thailand-open-satwiksairaj-rankireddy-chirag-shetty-crash-out-in-2nd-round-1758872-2021-01-14|access-date=29 July 2021|website=India Today}}</ref> In July, he and Shetty competed at the [[Badminton at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's doubles|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.<ref>{{cite web |title=Badminton - RANKIREDDY Satwiksairaj |url=https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/badminton/athlete-profile-n1340133-rankireddy-satwiksairaj.htm |work=Tokyo 2020 Olympics |publisher=[[Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games]] |access-date=5 August 2021 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210805091800/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/badminton/athlete-profile-n1340133-rankireddy-satwiksairaj.htm |archive-date=5 August 2021}}</ref> In December, Rankireddy and Shetty qualified for the [[2021 BWF World Tour Finals|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 [[Chirag Shetty]] started the year by winning the [[2022 India Open (badminton)|India Open]].<ref>{{cite web|title=India Open: Lakshya, Satwik-Chirag duo lift titles|url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/badminton/satwiksairaj-chirag-mens-doubles-title-lakshya-sen-india-open-2022/article38278105.ece|access-date=16 January 2022|publisher=The Hindu}}</ref> They were also part of India's [[2022 Thomas & Uber Cup|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.<ref>{{Cite web |author=Manne Ratnakar|date=15 May 2022 |title=India trounce Indonesia to clinch Thomas Cup |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/badminton/india-trounce-indonesia-to-clinch-thomas-cup/articleshow/91579906.cms |access-date=18 May 2022 |publisher=The Times of India}}</ref> Rankireddy and Shetty then won the [[Badminton at the 2022 Commonwealth Games – Men's doubles|men's doubles]] gold at the [[Badminton at the 2022 Commonwealth Games|Birmingham Commonwealth Games]], beating the home pair of [[Ben Lane]] and [[Sean Vendy]] in the final.<ref>{{Cite web |author=Utathya Nag|date=8 August 2022 |title=Commonwealth Games 2022 badminton: Chirag Shetty-Satwiksairaj Rankireddy exorcise English demons to win gold medal at Birmingham |url=https://olympics.com/en/news/commonwealth-games-2022-india-badminton-men-doubles-gold-medal-match-resultss |access-date=27 September 2022 |publisher=International Olympic Committee}}</ref> At the [[2022 BWF World Championships – Men's doubles|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 quarterfinals, but lost in the semi-finals to eventual champions [[Aaron Chia]] and [[Soh Wooi Yik]].<ref>{{Cite web |author=Manne Ratnakar|date=28 August 2022 |title=BWF World Championships: Satwik-Chirag claim bronze |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/badminton/bwf-world-championships-satwik-chirag-claim-bronze/articleshow/93832278.cms |access-date=27 September 2022 |publisher=The Times of India}}</ref> They then won their first ever BWF World Super 750 title in the [[2022 French Open (badminton)|French Open]] by beating Chinese Taipei pair [[Lu Ching-yao]] and [[Yang Po-han]] in the finals.<ref>{{cite web |title=Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty win men's doubles title |url=https://www.thehindu.com/sport/other-sports/french-open-super-750-badminton-satwiksairaj-rankireddy-chirag-shetty-win-mens-doubles-title/article66075128.ece |date=31 October 2022 |access-date=31 October 2022 |publisher=The Hindu}}</ref>

===2023===
In 2023, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty won their first title as a pair in the [[2023 Swiss Open (badminton)]], beating the Chinese pair of [[Ren Xiangyu]] and [[Tan Qiang]] in the final. The duo also crowned as Asian Champion after winning the [[2023 Badminton Asia Championships]] held in Dubai. Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty won their first BWF World Super 1000 title by defeating [[Aaron Chia]] and [[Soh Wooi Yik]] in the final of [[2023 Indonesia Open]], thus becoming the first men's doubles pair from India to win the event. <ref>{{cite web| title = Rankireddy-Shetty win Indonesia open| url = https://olympics.com/en/news/indonesia-open-2023-badminton-men-doubles-final-india-result-scores| date = 18 June 2023| access-date = 25 June 2023}}</ref> Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty went on to win [[2023 Korea Open (badminton)|2023 Korea Open]] defeating Indonesian Pair [[Fajar Alfian]] and [[Muhammad Rian Ardianto]].

==Honours==
* Bestowed with [[Arjuna Award]] for badminton on August 2020<ref>{{cite news|title=Satwik says Arjuna Award will fuel Olympic dream, Chirag terms it ‘silver lining’|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/badminton/satwik-chirag-arjuna-award-silver-lining-olympic-dream-6564652/|access-date=21 August 2020|website=Indian Express}}</ref>

== Achievements ==

=== World Championships ===
''Men's doubles''
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! Year
! Venue
! Partner
! Opponent
! Score
! Result
|- style="background:#F3E6D7"
| align="center" | [[2022 BWF World Championships – Men's doubles|2022]]
| align="left" | [[Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium]], [[Tokyo]], Japan
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[Chirag Shetty]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|MAS}} [[Aaron Chia]] {{flagicon|MAS}} [[Soh Wooi Yik]]
| align="left" | 22–20, 18–21, 16–21
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | [[File:Med 3.png|Bronze]] '''Bronze'''
|}

=== Asian Games ===
''Men's doubles''
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! Year
! Venue
! Partner
! Opponent
! Score
! Result
|- style="background:#FFB069"
| align="center" | [[Badminton at the 2022 Asian Games – Men's doubles|2022]]
| align="left" | Binjiang Gymnasium, [[Hangzhou]], China
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[Chirag Shetty]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Choi Sol-gyu]] {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Kim Won-ho]]
| align="left" |
| style="text-align:left; background:white" |
|}

=== Asian Championships ===
''Men's doubles''
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! Year
! Venue
! Partner
! Opponent
! Score
! Result
|- style="background:#ECF2FF"
| align="center" | [[2023 Badminton Asia Championships#Finals|2023]]
| align="left" | Sheikh Rashid Bin Hamdan Indoor Hall, [[Dubai]], United Arab Emirates
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[Chirag Shetty]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|MAS}} [[Ong Yew Sin]] {{flagicon|MAS}} [[Teo Ee Yi]]
| align="left" | 16–21, 21–17, 21–19
| style="text-align:left; background:white"| [[File:Med 1.png|Gold]] '''Gold'''
|}

=== Commonwealth Games ===
''Men's doubles''
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! Year
! Venue
! Partner
! Opponent
! Score
! Result
|- style="background:#FFE4B5"
| align="center" | [[Badminton at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's doubles|2018]]
| align="left" | [[Carrara Sports and Leisure Centre]], [[Gold Coast, Queensland|Gold Coast]], Australia
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[Chirag Shetty]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Marcus Ellis]] {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Chris Langridge]]
| align="left" | 13–21, 16–21
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | [[File:Med 2.png|Silver]] '''Silver'''
|- style="background:#FFE4B5"
| align="center" | [[Badminton at the 2022 Commonwealth Games – Men's doubles|2022]]
| align="left" | [[National Exhibition Centre]], [[Birmingham]], England
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} Chirag Shetty
| align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Ben Lane]] {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Sean Vendy]]
| align="left" | 21–15, 21–13
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | [[File:Med 1.png|Gold]] '''Gold'''
|}

=== BWF World Tour (7 titles, 2 runners-up) ===
The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,<ref>{{cite web |last=Alleyne |first=Gayle |title=BWF Launches New Events Structure |url=http://bwfbadminton.com/news-single/2017/03/19/bwf-launches-new-event-structure/ |publisher=[[Badminton World Federation]] |date=19 March 2017 |access-date=29 November 2017 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201164159/http://bwfbadminton.com/news-single/2017/03/19/bwf-launches-new-event-structure/ |archive-date=1 December 2017}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web |last=Sukumar |first=Dev |title=Action-Packed Season Ahead! |url=http://bwfworldtour.com/news-single/2018/01/10/action-packed-season-ahead/ |publisher=Badminton World Federation |date=10 January 2018 |access-date=15 January 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180113162925/http://bwfworldtour.com/news-single/2018/01/10/action-packed-season-ahead/ |archive-date=13 January 2018}}</ref>

''Men's doubles''
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! Year
! Tournament
! Level
! Partner
! Opponent
! Score
! Result
|-
| align="center" | [[2018 Hyderabad Open (badminton)#Finals 3|2018]]
| align="left" | [[Hyderabad Open (badminton)|Hyderabad Open]]
| align="left" | Super 100
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[Chirag Shetty]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|INA}} [[Akbar Bintang Cahyono]] {{flagicon|INA}} [[Moh Reza Pahlevi Isfahani]]
| align="left" | 21–16, 21–14
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|-
| align="center" | [[2018 Syed Modi International#Finals 3|2018]]
| align="left" | [[Syed Modi International Badminton Championships|Syed Modi International]]
| align="left" | Super 300
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} Chirag Shetty
| align="left" | {{flagicon|INA}} [[Fajar Alfian]] {{flagicon|INA}} [[Muhammad Rian Ardianto]]
| align="left" | 11–21, 20–22
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up'''
|-
| align="center" | [[2019 Thailand Open (badminton)#Finals 3|2019]]
| align="left" | [[Thailand Open (badminton)|Thailand Open]]
| align="left" | Super 500
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} Chirag Shetty
| align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Li Junhui]] {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Liu Yuchen]]
| align="left" | 21–19, 18–21, 21–18
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|-
| align="center" | [[2019 French Open (badminton)#Finals 3|2019]]
| align="left" | [[French Open (badminton)|French Open]]
| align="left" | Super 750
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} Chirag Shetty
| align="left" | {{flagicon|INA}} [[Marcus Fernaldi Gideon]] {{flagicon|INA}} [[Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo]]
| align="left" | 18–21, 16–21
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up'''
|-
| align="center" | [[2022 India Open (badminton)#Finals 3|2022]]
| align="left" | [[India Open]]
| align="left" | Super 500
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} Chirag Shetty
| align="left" | {{flagicon|INA}} [[Mohammad Ahsan]] {{flagicon|INA}} [[Hendra Setiawan]]
| align="left" | 21–16, 26–24
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|-
| align="center" | [[2022 French Open (badminton)#Finals 3|2022]]
| align="left" | French Open
| align="left" | Super 750
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} Chirag Shetty
| align="left" | {{flagicon|TPE}} [[Lu Ching-yao]] {{flagicon|TPE}} [[Yang Po-han]]
| align="left" | 21–13, 21–19
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|-
| align="center" | [[2023 Swiss Open (badminton)#Finals 3|2023]]
| align="left" | [[Swiss Open (badminton)|Swiss Open]]
| align="left" | Super 300
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} Chirag Shetty
| align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Ren Xiangyu]] {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Tan Qiang]]
| align="left" | 21–19, 24–22
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|-
| align="center" | [[2023 Indonesia Open#Finals 3|2023]]
| align="left" | [[Indonesia Open (badminton)|Indonesia Open]]
| align="left" | Super 1000
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} Chirag Shetty
| align="left" | {{flagicon|MAS}} [[Aaron Chia]] {{flagicon|MAS}} [[Soh Wooi Yik]]
| algin="left" | 21–17, 21–18
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|-
| align="center" | [[2023 Korea Open (badminton)#Finals 3|2023]]
| align="left" | [[Korea Open (badminton)|Korea Open]]
| align="left" | Super 500
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} Chirag Shetty
| align="left" | {{flagicon|INA}} Fajar Alfian {{flagicon|INA}} Muhammad Rian Ardianto
| algin="left" | 17–21, 21–13, 21–14
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|}

=== BWF International Challenge/Series (10 titles) ===
''Men's doubles''
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! Year
! Tournament
! Partner
! Opponent
! Score
! Result
|- style="background:#D5D5D5"
| align="center" | 2016
| align="left" | [[Mauritius International]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[Chirag Shetty]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[Dhruv Kapila]] {{flagicon|IND}} [[Saurabh Sharma]]
| align="left" | 21–12, 21–16
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|- style="background:#D5D5D5"
| align="center" | 2016
| align="left" | India International Series
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} Chirag Shetty
| align="left" | {{flagicon|MAS}} [[Goh Sze Fei]] {{flagicon|MAS}} [[Nur Izzuddin]]
| align="left" | 8–11, 11–5, 7–11, 11–8, 11–5
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|- style="background:#D8CEF6"
| align="center" | 2016
| align="left" | [[Tata Open India International Challenge|Tata Open India International]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} Chirag Shetty
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[Arjun M.R.]] {{flagicon|IND}} [[Ramchandran Shlok]]
| align="left" | 10–12, 11–9, 11–7, 11–5
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|- style="background:#D8CEF6"
| align="center" | 2016
| align="left" | [[Bangladesh International]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} Chirag Shetty
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[M. Anilkumar Raju]] {{flagicon|IND}} [[Venkat Gaurav Prasad]]
| align="left" | 17–21, 21–7, 21–8
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|- style="background:#D8CEF6"
| align="center" | 2017
| align="left" | [[Vietnam International]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} Chirag Shetty
| align="left" | {{flagicon|THA}} [[Trawut Potieng]] {{flagicon|THA}} [[Nanthakarn Yordphaisong]]
| align="left" | 17–21, 21–9, 21–15
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|- style="background:#D8CEF6"
| align="center" | 2019
| align="left" | [[Brazil International]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} Chirag Shetty
| align="left" | {{flagicon|NED}} [[Jelle Maas]] {{flagicon|NED}} [[Robin Tabeling]]
| align="left" | 21–14, 21–18
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|}

''Mixed doubles''
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! Year
! Tournament
! Partner
! Opponent
! Score
! Result
|- style="background:#D8CEF6"
| align="center" | 2015
| align="left" | [[Tata Open India International Challenge|Tata Open India International]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[K. Maneesha]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[Arun Vishnu]] {{flagicon|IND}} [[Aparna Balan]]
| align="left" | 21–13, 21–16
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|- style="background:#D5D5D5"
| align="center" | 2016
| align="left" | [[Mauritius International]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} K. Maneesha
| align="left" | {{flagicon|MAS}} [[Yogendran Khrishnan]] {{flagicon|IND}} [[Prajakta Sawant]]
| align="left" | 21–19, 11–21, 21–17
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|- style="background:#D5D5D5"
| align="center" | 2016
| align="left" | India International Series
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} K. Maneesha
| align="left" | {{flagicon|MAS}} [[Low Hang Yee]] {{flagicon|MAS}} [[Cheah Yee See]]
| align="left" | 5–11, 11–8, 12–10, 11–8
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|- style="background:#D8CEF6"
| align="center" | 2016
| align="left" | [[Bangladesh International]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} K. Maneesha
| align="left" | {{flagicon|THA}} Tanupat Viriyangkura {{flagicon|THA}} Thanyasuda Wongya
| align="left" | 21–12, 21–12
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|}
: {{Color box|#D8CEF6|border=darkgray}} [[BWF International Challenge]] tournament
: {{Color box|#D5D5D5|border=darkgray}} [[BWF International Series]] tournament
: {{Color box|#E9E9E9|border=darkgray}} [[BWF Future Series]] tournament

=== BWF Junior International (1 title, 1 runner-up) ===
''Boys' doubles''
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! Year
! Tournament
! Partner
! Opponent
! Score
! Result
|- style="background:#AE9C45"
| align="center" | 2014
| align="left" | India Junior International
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[Krishna Prasad Garaga]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[Arjun M. R.]] {{flagicon|IND}} [[Chirag Shetty]]
| align="left" | 7–11, 10–11, 6-11
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up'''
|- style="background:#AE9C45"
| align="center" | 2015
| align="left" | India Junior International
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} Krishna Prasad Garaga
| align="left" | {{flagicon|THA}} [[W Sarapat]] {{flagicon|THA}} [[Panachai Worasaktayanan]]
| align="left" | 21–15, 21–17
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|}

: {{Color box|#AE9C45|border=darkgray}} BWF Junior International Grand Prix tournament
: {{Color box|#C6D4E1|border=darkgray}} BWF Junior International Challenge tournament
: {{Color box|#BDB8AD|border=darkgray}} BWF Junior International Series tournament
: {{Color box|#EBE7E0|border=darkgray}} BWF Junior Future Series tournament

== Record against selected opponents ==
Men's doubles results with [[Chirag Shetty]] against Year-end Finals finalists, World Championships semifinalists, and Olympic quarterfinalists. Accurate as of [[2022 Hylo Open|13 November 2022]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Satwiksairaj Rankireddy's Profile – Head To Head |url=https://bwf.tournamentsoftware.com/head-2-head?OrganizationCode=209B123F-AA87-41A2-BC3E-CB57133E64CC&T1P2MemberID=72435 |access-date=28 August 2019 |website=BWF-Tournament Software}}</ref>

{{col-begin}}
{{col-break}}
{| class=wikitable style="text-align:center; font-size:small"
|-
! rowspan="2" | Players
! rowspan="2" | Matches
! colspan="2" | Results
! rowspan="2" | Difference
|-
! Won
! Lost
|-
| align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Fu Haifeng]] {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Zhang Nan (badminton)|Zhang Nan]]
| 1 || 0 || 1 || bgcolor="#ffddee" | –1
|-
| align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Li Junhui]] {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Liu Yuchen]]
| 3 || 2 || 1 || bgcolor="#ccffcc" | +1
|-
| align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Liu Cheng (badminton)|Liu Cheng]] {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Zhang Nan (badminton)|Zhang Nan]]
| 1 || 0 || 1 || bgcolor="#ffddee" | –1
|-
| align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} [[He Jiting]] {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Tan Qiang]]
| 2 || 1 || 1 || bgcolor="#fffff0" | 0
|-
| align="left" | {{flagicon|TPE}} [[Chen Hung-ling]] {{flagicon|TPE}} [[Wang Chi-lin]]
| 1 || 0 || 1 || bgcolor="#ffddee" | –1
|-
| align="left" | {{flagicon|TPE}} [[Lee Yang]] {{flagicon|TPE}} [[Wang Chi-lin]]
| 3 || 2 || 1 || bgcolor="#ccffcc" | +1
|-
| align="left" | {{flagicon|DEN}} [[Mathias Boe]] {{flagicon|DEN}} [[Carsten Mogensen]]
| 5 || 1 || 4 || bgcolor="#ffddee" | –3
|-
| align="left" | {{flagicon|DEN}} [[Kim Astrup]] {{flagicon|DEN}} [[Anders Skaarup Rasmussen]]
| 7 || 2 || 5 || bgcolor="#ffddee" | –3
|-
| align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Marcus Ellis]] {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Chris Langridge]]
| 3 || 2 || 1 || bgcolor="#ccffcc" | +1
|-
| align="left" | {{flagicon|INA}} [[Mohammad Ahsan]] {{flagicon|INA}} [[Hendra Setiawan]]
| 6 || 3 || 3 || bgcolor="#fffff0" | 0
|}
{{col-break}}
{| class=wikitable style="text-align:center; font-size:small"
|-
! rowspan="2" | Players
! rowspan="2" | Matches
! colspan="2" | Results
! rowspan="2" | Difference
|-
! Won
! Lost
|-
| align="left" | {{flagicon|INA}} [[Fajar Alfian]] {{flagicon|INA}} [[Muhammad Rian Ardianto]]
| 5 || 3 || 2 || bgcolor="#ccffcc" | +1
|-
| align="left" | {{flagicon|INA}} [[Marcus Fernaldi Gideon]] {{flagicon|INA}} [[Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo]]
| 11 || 0 || 11 || bgcolor="#ffddee" | –11
|-
| align="left" | {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Takuro Hoki]] {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Yugo Kobayashi]]
| 5 || 4 || 1 || bgcolor="#ccffcc"| +3
|-
| align="left" | {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Hiroyuki Endo]] {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Yuta Watanabe (badminton)|Yuta Watanabe]]
| 4 || 2 || 2 || bgcolor="#fffff0" | 0
|-
| align="left" | {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Takeshi Kamura]] {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Keigo Sonoda]]
| 5 || 0 || 5 || bgcolor="#ffddee" | –5
|-
| align="left" | {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Ko Sung-hyun]] {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Shin Baek-cheol]]
| 1 || 1 || 0 || bgcolor="#ccffcc" | +1
|-
| align="left" | {{flagicon|MAS}} [[Aaron Chia]] {{flagicon|MAS}} [[Soh Wooi Yik]]
| 10 || 2 || 8 || bgcolor="#ffddee" | –6
|-
| align="left" | {{flagicon|MAS}} [[Goh V Shem]] {{flagicon|MAS}} [[Tan Wee Kiong]]
| 2 || 0 || 2 || bgcolor="#ffddee" | –2
|-
| align="left" | {{flagicon|MAS}} [[Ong Yew Sin]] {{flagicon|MAS}} [[Teo Ee Yi]]
| 7 || 4 || 3 || bgcolor="#ccffcc" | +1
|}
{{col-end}}

== Awards and recognition ==
'''Guinness world record'''

Satwiksairaj 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.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2023-07-18 |title=Satwiksairaj Rankireddy creates Guinness world record with fastest badminton hit by a male player |url=https://www.cnbctv18.com/sports/satwiksairaj-rankireddy-creates-guinness-world-record-with-fastest-badminton-hit-by-a-male-player-17252081.htm |access-date=2023-07-19 |website=cnbctv18.com |language=en}}</ref> Satwiksairaj Rankireddy made the record-breaking smash at the Yonex factory gymnasium in Soka, Saitama, Japan, under controlled conditions. Official judges from the Guinness World Records verified the speed measurement results, solidifying Satwik's historic achievement.

=== National ===
* [[Arjuna Award]]: 2020<ref>{{cite news|title=Satwiksairaj-Chirag motivated for Tokyo 2021 post Arjuna recognition|url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/badminton/satwiksairaj-chirag-shetty-badminton-arjuna-awards-pullela-gopichand-academy/article32387173.ece|access-date=18 August 2020|website=Sportstar The Hindu}}</ref>

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{sports links}}

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