Korea Open 2023: Indian Men's Doubles pair, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty enters pre-quarterfinals

Seoul: In Badminton, Indian Men's Doubles pair, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty stormed into the pre-quarterfinals of the Korea Open yesterday. The third-seeded duo defeated Thailand's combination of Supak Jomkoh and Kittinupong Kedren in straight games 21-16, 21-14 in the Round of 32.

 

Satwik and Chirag were the only Indians to register a victory on the first day of the BWF World Tour Super 500 tournament. 

Star Indian Shuttler Satwiksairaj Rankireddy has set the Guinness world record for the fastest shot by a male player in badminton, recording a mindboggling 565 kilometres per hour with his smash during the game. Satwik, who along with his partner Chirag Shetty won the Indonesia Open recently, broke a decade-long record set in May 2013 by Malaysian Tan Boon Heong, who had produced a speed of 493 kilometres per hour with his smash.

 

Malaysia’s



Tan Pearly set the Guinness world record for the fastest female badminton hits with a remarkable speed of 438  kilometres per hour.

 

The world record attempts were achieved on the 14th of April this year and were verified by official judges from the Guinness world records based on the speed measurement results from that day.

 

Satwik’s smash was conducted in a controlled environment at the Yonex factory gymnasium at Soka, Saitama in Japan. 

Earlier, the other Men's Doubles duo, Dhruv Kapila and MR Arjun retired from their match due to an injury.

 

Among qualifiers, Harshit Aggarwal and Shashwat Dalal failed to progress.

 

India's Singles stars, including PV Sindhu, HS Prannoy, and Kidambi Srikanth will begin their campaigns at the Korea Open today.