Badminton News: Reigning men’s doubles champions Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty withdrew from the India Open Super 750 tournament on Thursday night after the former champion suffered a hip injury.

“Satwiksairaj pulled his left hip adductor so decided to give up,” Chirag said.

Earlier, the Badminton Association of India (BAI) said in an update that Satwik had a groin injury.

The world number 5 Indian pair are set to face China’s Liu Yu Chen and Ou Xuan Yi, who won the BWF World Tour Finals 2022 title last December, in the round of 16.

Satwik and Chirag won a semi-final at the Malaysia Open Super 1000 tournament in Kuala Lumpur last week.

The pair broke ground in 2022, winning two World Tour titles at the India Open Super 500 and French Open Super 750, winning gold at the 2022 Commonwealth Games, anchoring India’s epic Cup victory Thomas and winning his first bronze medal at the World Championships.

Satwik/Chirag’s exit is surely a loss for the hosts as another defending champion, Lakshya Sen, also fell short after suffering a narrow loss to world No. 20 Rasmus Gemke of Denmark in a thrilling triple match at the Yonex-Sunrise India Open Super 750 Tournament on Thursday (19/1 evening .

In a swanky India Open Super 750 tournament that showcased not only the soft world of badminton but those approaching it, the hosts’ hopes were dashed in the $900,000 tournament.

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