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.
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.
Satwik is currently featuring in the Korea Open with doubles partner Chirag Shetty. He achieved the world record back on April 14, 2023 and the record smash was conducted in a controlled environment at the Yonex factory gymnasium in Soka, Saitama, Japan.
The duo made it to the summit clash after their opponents retired midway through the semifinal game on Saturday.
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.
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
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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