Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty are World No.2 and are expectedly the favourites to win the World Championships. In another update, Indian women's doubles pair of Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand also entered third round of the competition.
Badminton fever is about to take over the world as the upcoming edition of the World Badminton Championship is all set to begin on 21st August in Copenhagen, Denmark. The tournament is arguably considered the most prestigious in the sport.
Here are the five Indians to watch out for at the World Badminton Championships 2023 in Copenhagen, Denmark.
Lakshya Sen overcame his Japanese counterpart to win the semifinal of the ongoing Japan Open.
PV Sindhu has dropped to 17th in world rankings after a series of first round exits in recent tournaments. This time around she lost to China's Zhang Yi Man in 32 minutes in straight games.
Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty have soared to their career-best World No. 2 position after the latest movement in the BWF rankings.
This will be India's first men's doubles medal at the continental event after 52 years.
Satwik and Chirag, the 2022 World Championships bronze medallist, will next face unseeded Chinese pair Ren Xiang Yu and Tan Qiang in the final clash on Sunday.
Chirag-Satwik duo defeated the Danish pair of Jeppe Bay and Lasse Molhede.
Chirag-Satwik duo will next face the Danish pair of Jeppe Bay and Lasse Molhede later on Friday.
Several players will present their challenge in the Thailand Open 2023, however, an Indian star pair will miss the tournament in Bangkok.
Earlier, India's HS Prannoy went down fighting to world No. 7 Japanese Kodai Naraoka in a gruelling three games in the men's singles quarterfinals.
The Indian pair won the semifinal match that lasted for 45 minutes
Denmark Open 2022: India's ace shuttler Lakshya Sen entered the quarterfinals of the Denmark Open on Friday while the pair of Satwik-Chirag crashed out before they entered the semis
Satwik's recurring knee pain aggravated and the duo decided to pull out keeping in mind the upcoming BWF World Championships.
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