Satwik-Chirag duo withdraws from Syed Modi International 2024

India’s premier men’s doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty withdrew from the Syed Modi International Super 300 badminton tournament on Tuesday.

Sportstar has learnt that Chirag suffered from a last moment discomfort and felt feverish, so they didn’t want to take any risk.

The former world No. 1 doubles pair, who entered the tournament as favourites, were to face China’s Chen Xu Jun and Guo Ruo Han in the first round. However, the Indian pair gave a walkover to the Chinese pair.

The Indian men’s doubles pair lost the China Masters semifinal match to South Korea’s Jin Yong and Seo Seung Jae 18-21, 21-14, 16-21. This was Satwik-Chirag’s first tournament since a disappointing campaign at the Paris Olympics after a shoulder injury to the former kept the pair out of action.