Star Indian males’s doubles shuttlers Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty. File
Star Indian males’s doubles shuttlers Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty, on Wednesday (June 3, 2026), pulled out of the Indonesia Open mid-way into their opening spherical match after a shoulder subject troubled the previous.
The Indian duo have been trailing 6-11 towards the Malaysian Kang Khai Xing and Aaron Tai when Satwik was seen pointing to his proper shoulder, and the primary spherical contest of the Tremendous 1000 match was stopped.
“Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty have withdrawn from the POLYTRON Indonesia Open 2026 as a result of former’s damage,” the Badminton Affiliation of India (BAI) mentioned in an announcement.
“The pair will now deal with restoration and rehabilitation as they put together for the necessary tournaments forward. We want Satwik a speedy restoration and sit up for seeing the duo again on court docket quickly,” the assertion added.
Final week, the Indian duo had claimed their first title in two years by profitable the Singapore Open.
The 25-year-old from Amalapuram, identified for one of many quickest smashes in world badminton, has typically struggled together with his proper shoulder.
The pair had withdrawn from the Badminton Asia Championship and the Swiss Open earlier this 12 months as properly resulting from Satwik’s shoulder damage.
Revealed – June 04, 2026 12:40 am IST
