Indian badminton player (born 1997)
Badminton player
Chirag Shetty (born 4 July 1997) is an Indian badminton player.[ 1] Satwiksairaj Rankireddy , he has won double bronzes at the World Championships as well as gold medals at the Asian Games , Asian Championships and Commonwealth Games . Shetty and Rankireddy are the only Indian doubles pair to reach number 1 in the world ranking and win the World Tour Super 1000. They are also the first Indians to win a gold at the Asian Games in badminton .[ 2]
Early life
Shetty was born on 4 July 1997 in Malad , Mumbai to a Tulu family. His parents are Sujata and Chandrashekhar Shetty and his father is a hotelier .[ 3] [ 4] Uday Pawar Badminton Academy at the Goregaon Sports Club, but shifted to the Gopichand Badminton Academy , Hyderabad .
Shetty initially partnered with Arjun M. R. , but was later paired with Satwiksairaj Rankireddy by coach Tan Kim Her who felt that two tall, strong guys with skills could combine to become a formidable pair.[ 5]
Career
2018
In 2018, Shetty and 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.[ 6] Hyderabad Open after beating the Indonesian pair of Akbar Bintang Cahyono and Muhammad Reza Pahlevi Isfahani in the final.[ 7]
2019
In 2019, Shetty and 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.[ 8] French Open , where they lost in the final to the world number 1 pairing of Marcus Fernaldi Gideon and Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo .[ 9]
2021
In 2021, Shetty and 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 .[ 10] 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 beat in their first group stage encounter.[ 11] 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, Shetty and Rankireddy started the year by winning India Open .[ 12] 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.[ 13] men's doubles gold at the Commonwealth Games , beating the home pair of Ben Lane and Sean Vendy in the final.[ 14] BWF World Championships , Shetty and Rankireddy 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 .[ 15] French Open making it their first Super 750 title in their career by beating Lu Ching-yao and Yang Po-han in the finals.[ 16]
2023
In February, Shetty was a member of the Indian team which clinched the bronze medal at Asia Mixed Team Championships . Shetty and Rankireddy won their first title as a pair in the 2023 Swiss Open (badminton) , beating 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. They won their first BWF World Tour Super 1000 title by defeating Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik in the final of Indonesia Open , thus becoming the first men's doubles pair from India to win the event. The duo went on to win Korea Open defeating Indonesian Pair Fajar Alfian and Muhammad Rian Ardianto .
2024
Partnered with Rankireddy, he reached the final of Super 1000 event of Malaysia Open and lost to the Chinese pair of Liang Weikeng and Wang Chang . Then they reached another final this year at India Open and again reached finals but lost to the Korean pair of Kang Min-hyuk and Seo Seung-jae in a tough game. Then they finally achieved success by winning their first tour of this year in Super 750 event of French Open defeating Lee Jhe-huei and Yang Po-hsuan in straight games easily.[ 17]
At the Singapore Open , Shetty and Rankireddy suffered a first round exit to a Danish pair in straight games.
2025
Malaysian coach Tan Kim Her who identified and paired Shetty with Rankireddy returned as their coach again.[ 18] Malaysia and India Open , they reached the semi-finals.[ 19] [ 20]
Achievements
World Championships
Commonwealth Games
Asian Games
Asian Championships
The BWF World Tour was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018.[ 21] Badminton World Federation . The tour is divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300, and Super 100.[ 22]
Year
Tournament
Level
Partner
Opponent
Score
Result
2018
Hyderabad Open
Super 100
Satwiksairaj Rankireddy
Akbar Bintang Cahyono Moh Reza Pahlevi Isfahani
21–16, 21–14
Winner
2018
Syed Modi International
Super 300
Fajar Alfian Muhammad Rian Ardianto
11–21, 20–22
Runner-up
2019
Thailand Open
Super 500
Li Junhui Liu Yuchen
21–19, 18–21, 21–18
Winner
2019
French Open
Super 750
Marcus Fernaldi Gideon Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo
18–21, 16–21
Runner-up
2022
India Open
Super 500
Mohammad Ahsan Hendra Setiawan
21–16, 26–24
Winner
2022
French Open
Super 750
Lu Ching-yao Yang Po-han
21–13, 21–19
Winner
2023
Swiss Open
Super 300
Ren Xiangyu Tan Qiang
21–19, 24–22
Winner
2023
Indonesia Open
Super 1000
Aaron Chia Soh Wooi Yik
21–17, 21–18
Winner
2023
Korea Open
Super 500
17–21, 21–13, 21–14
Winner
2023
China Masters
Super 750
Liang Weikeng Wang Chang
19–21, 21–18, 19–21
Runner-up
2024
Malaysia Open
Super 1000
21–9, 18–21, 17–21
Runner-up
2024
India Open
Super 750
Kang Min-hyuk Seo Seung-jae
21–15, 11–21, 18–21
Runner-up
2024
French Open
Super 750
Lee Jhe-huei Yang Po-hsuan
21–11, 21–17
Winner
2024
Thailand Open
Super 500
Chen Boyang Liu Yi
21–15, 21–15
Winner
Year
Tournament
Partner
Opponent
Score
Result
2016
Mauritius International
Satwiksairaj Rankireddy
Dhruv Kapila Saurabh Sharma
21–12, 21–16
Winner
2016
India International Series
Goh Sze Fei Nur Izzuddin
8–11, 11–5, 7–11, 11–8, 11–5
Winner
2016
Tata Open India International
Arjun M.R. Ramchandran Shlok
10–12, 11–9, 11–7, 11–5
Winner
2016
Bangladesh International
M. Anilkumar Raju Venkat Gaurav Prasad
17–21, 21–7, 21–8
Winner
2017
Vietnam International
Trawut Potieng Nanthakarn Yordphaisong
17–21, 21–9, 21–15
Winner
2019
Brazil International
Jelle Maas Robin Tabeling
21–14, 21–18
Winner
BWF International Challenge tournament BWF International Series tournament BWF Future Series tournament
Boys' doubles
Mixed doubles
BWF Junior International Grand Prix tournament BWF Junior International Challenge tournament BWF Junior International Series tournament BWF Junior Future Series tournament
Awards and nominations
Record against opponents
Men's doubles results with Satwiksairaj Rankireddy against Year-end Finals finalists, World Championships semifinalists, and Olympic quarterfinalists. Accurate as of 31 July 2025.[ 26]
See also
References
External links
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Academy Venues Team Notable players
Tournaments
National International League
List See also ‡ Former players
World rankings: Top ten badminton players as of 2 September 2025
