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Star Indian men's doubles shuttlers Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty, connected Wednesday (June 3, 2026), pulled retired of the Indonesia Open mid-way into their opening circular lucifer aft a enarthrosis contented troubled the former.
The Indian duo were trailing 6-11 against the Malaysian Kang Khai Xing and Aaron Tai erstwhile Satwik was seen pointing to his close shoulder, and the archetypal circular contention of the Super 1000 tourney was stopped.
"Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty person withdrawn from the POLYTRON Indonesia Open 2026 owed to the former's injury," the Badminton Association of India (BAI) said successful a statement.
"The brace volition present absorption connected betterment and rehabilitation arsenic they hole for the important tournaments ahead. We privation Satwik a speedy betterment and look guardant to seeing the duo backmost connected tribunal soon," the connection added.
Last week, the Indian duo had claimed their archetypal rubric successful 2 years by winning the Singapore Open.
The 25-year-old from Amalapuram, known for 1 of the fastest smashes successful satellite badminton, has often struggled with his close shoulder.
The brace had withdrawn from the Badminton Asia Championship and the Swiss Open earlier this twelvemonth arsenic good owed to Satwik's enarthrosis injury.
