Chirag Shetty

Chirag Shetty
Chirag Shetty
Personal information
Birth name	Chirag Chandrashekhar Shetty[1]
Country	India
Born	4 July 1997; Mumbai, India
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	62 kg (137 lb)
Handedness	Right
Men's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking	7 (MD 12 November 2019); 413 (XD 27 August 2015)
Current ranking	9 (MD 7 December 2021)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing India
Commonwealth Games
Asia Team Championships
	BWF profile

Chirag Chandrashekhar Shetty (born 4 July 1997) is an Indian badminton player.[2][3] At the 2018 Commonwealth Games, Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy played a crucial role in earning India the historic mixed team gold medal where they also won the men's doubles silver.[1][4] The duo have become the first men's doubles pair from India to be ranked inside the top 10.[5]

Career

In 2021, Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy lost to Indonesian duo of Mohammad Ahsan and Hendra Setiawan in the second round to crash out of the 2020 Yonex Thailand Open.[6] In July, he and Rankireddy competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics, but still was eliminated in the group stage after winning 2 matches out of 3.[7]

Achievements

Commonwealth Games

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2018	Carrara Sports and Leisure Centre, Gold Coast, Australia	Satwiksairaj Rankireddy	Marcus Ellis Chris Langridge	13–21, 16–21	Silver

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

The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[8] is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tours are divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300 (part of the HSBC World Tour), and the BWF Tour Super 100.[9]

Men's doubles

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	Satwiksairaj Rankireddy	Fajar Alfian Muhammad Rian Ardianto	11–21, 20–22	Runner-up
2019	Thailand Open	Super 500	Satwiksairaj Rankireddy	Li Junhui Liu Yuchen	21–19, 18–21, 21–18	Winner
2019	French Open	Super 750	Satwiksairaj Rankireddy	Marcus Fernaldi Gideon Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo	18–21, 16–21	Runner-up

BWF International Challenge/Series (6 titles)

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2016	Mauritius International	Satwiksairaj Rankireddy	Dhruv Kapila Saurabh Sharma	21–12, 21–16	Winner
2016	India International Series	Satwiksairaj Rankireddy	Goh Sze Fei Nur Izzuddin	8–11, 11–5, 7–11, 11–8, 11–5	Winner
2016	Tata Open India International	Satwiksairaj Rankireddy	Arjun M.R. Ramchandran Shlok	10–12, 11–9, 11–7, 11–5	Winner
2016	Bangladesh International	Satwiksairaj Rankireddy	M. Anilkumar Raju Venkat Gaurav Prasad	17–21, 21–7, 21–8	Winner
2017	Vietnam International	Satwiksairaj Rankireddy	Trawut Potieng Nanthakarn Yordphaisong	17–21, 21–9, 21–15	Winner
2019	Brazil International	Satwiksairaj Rankireddy	Jelle Maas Robin Tabeling	21–14, 21–18	Winner

BWF International Challenge tournament

BWF International Series tournament

BWF Future Series tournament

References

"Participants: Chirag Chandrashekhar Shetty". Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games Corporation. Archived from the original on 5 August 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
"Players: Chirag Shetty". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
"Player Profile of Chirag Shetty". Badminton Association of India. Archived from the original on 23 November 2016. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
"BAI recommends Satwiksairaj Rankireddy, Chirag Shetty and Sameer Verma for Arjuna Awards". India Today. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
"Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty, Sai Praneeth achieve career-best badminton rankings". India Today. 12 November 2019. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
"Thailand Open: Satwiksairaj Rankireddy, Chirag Shetty crash out in 2nd round". India Today. 14 January 2021. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
"Shetty Chirag". Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 5 August 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
Alleyne, Gayle (19 March 2017). "BWF Launches New Events Structure". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.

External links

Chirag Shetty at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com

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[cg18-1] "Participants: Chirag Chandrashekhar Shetty". Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games Corporation. Archived from the original on 5 August 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2021.

[2] "Players: Chirag Shetty". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 23 November 2016.

[3] "Player Profile of Chirag Shetty". Badminton Association of India. Archived from the original on 23 November 2016. Retrieved 23 November 2016.

[4] "BAI recommends Satwiksairaj Rankireddy, Chirag Shetty and Sameer Verma for Arjuna Awards". India Today. Retrieved 3 August 2021.

[5] "Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty, Sai Praneeth achieve career-best badminton rankings". India Today. 12 November 2019. Retrieved 29 July 2021.

[6] "Thailand Open: Satwiksairaj Rankireddy, Chirag Shetty crash out in 2nd round". India Today. 14 January 2021. Retrieved 29 July 2021.

[7] "Shetty Chirag". Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 5 August 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2021.

[8] Alleyne, Gayle (19 March 2017). "BWF Launches New Events Structure". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.

[9] Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.