Chirag Shetty is an Indian professional badminton player. He has been ranked in the list of top 10 doubles players ever by the Badminton World Federation (BWF).
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Wiki/Biography
Chirag Shetty, also known as Chirag Chandrashekhar Shetty, was born on Friday, 4 July 1997 (age 25 years; as in 2022) in Mumbai, India. His zodiac sign is Cancer. Chirag Shetty attended Ryan International School, Mumbai for his primary and secondary education. Chirag joined Narsee Monjee College of Commerce and Economics, Mumbai to pursue his higher education. To keep himself fit and spend his leisure time, Chirag Shetty started playing badminton at the age of 7. Gradually his interest in the sport grew and he started practicing it professionally under the guidance of Manish Hadkar at Goregaon Sports Club. Before entering adolescence, Chirag Shetty had participated in various district level and national level badminton competitions.
Childhood picture of Chirag Shetty (right) with his mother (centre) and sister (left)
Physical Appearance
Height (approx): 6′ 1″
Weight (Approx): 62 kg
Eye colour: black
Hair Color: Black
Family
parents and siblings
Chirag Shetty was born in a middle-class family in Mumbai, India, to Chandrashekhar Shetty and Sujatha Shetty. Chirag Shetty’s father, Chandrashekhar Shetty, is a hotelier in Mumbai, and his mother, Sujatha Shetty, runs a sports academy at the Goregoan Sports Club, Mumbai.
Chirag Shetty with his parents
Chirag Shetty has a younger sister, Arya Shetty. Arya is also a professional badminton player.
Chirag Shetty with his sister
livelihood
Chirag Shetty started playing cricket in his spare time and eventually took up the sport professionally. Chirag started his professional training under the guidance of Uday Pawar at the Uday Pawar Academy at the age of 7. He participated in many interschool and district-level tournaments during his school days.
Chirag Shetty wins team championship and individual bronze medal at School Nationals
Chirag was a very studious person who was interested in learning science. But after passing 10th class, he decided to leave science and pursue commerce so that he could devote maximum time and concentration to his practice sessions. During this period Chirag participated in various state-level and national-level badminton competitions. Later, Chirag Shetty himself moved to Hyderabad to join Pullela Gopichand Academy to train under the chief coach or Indian national badminton team Pullela Gopichand. Chirag Shetty started his professional career in 2013 when he participated in the Sushant Chipalakatti Memorial India Junior International Badminton Championship. Subsequently, Chirag competed at the Tata Open India International Challenge 2013 in the mixed doubles event with his doubles partner Kuhu; Both performed well in the tournament but could not make it to the finals. Chirag Shetty won his first international gold medal in men’s doubles at the Swiss Junior Open 2014, sharing the honor with MR Arjun. The pairing of Chirag and MR Arjun became a hit and won their second international gold medal against Scotland at the Yonex Belgium Junior.
Chirag Shetty wins gold with his doubles partner MR Arjun at Yonex Belgium Junior 2014
After watching Chirag in various tournaments, his Malaysian coach Tan Kim Har separated him from his partner and paired him with Satwiksairaj Rankireddy for the Maiden Senior National Double 2016. Initially, the two did not have a good relationship on the court as well as off-court. , Chirag, who hails from Mumbai, and Satwiksairaj, who hails from Amalapuram, a small town in East Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh, had a huge difference in their personalities and this acted as a hindrance for both of them to get along with each other. On pairing with Satwiksairaj, Chirag said,
Both of us used to come back quickly after playing shuttle at the net and that was a big problem.
he adds,
But then the coach talked to us and explained that Satwik has a very good back-court game and I should focus on improving my front-court game. Once we started doing that, results started coming.”
Chirag Shetty’s doubles partner Satwiksairaj Rankireddy shares his pairing experience
Earlier we lived in separate rooms. I used to go out with Telugu people often. At that time I did not like going out with North Indian people. He ate everything, I only ate Indian food. That’s why I used to go alone. Our coach asked us to live together, go out together and now we have become good friends, he knows me well now and I also know everything about him.
Chirag Shetty with his doubles partner Satwiksairaj
After sorting out all the differences, they emerged as a dynamic duo of Indian badminton. Both came into limelight for the first time after winning Tata Open India International Challenge 2016. In the same year, he also won several international series titles including Mauritius International, India International Series, Bangladesh International and Vietnam Open International Challenge.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hqkng71_zuo
In 2018, Chirag and Satwiksairaj won their first gold medal at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in the mixed team held in Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.
Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj win gold medals at 2018 Commonwealth Games
Chirag Shetty, along with his doubles partner Satwiksairaj Rankireddy, etched his name in badminton history by becoming the first Indian badminton doubles player to win a Super 500 series title by defeating defending world champion pair Li Junhui and Liu Yuchen of China at the 2019 Thailand Open. Went. Double.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DwNhD5dvaAI
In 2021, Chirag Shetty and his doubles partner Satwiksairaj qualified for the Tokyo Olympics 2020 and got the opportunity to represent India at the Olympics 2020. Despite making every possible effort, the pair could not qualify for the knockout stage. While sharing a picture on his Instagram account, Chirag wrote,
Our reaction says it all – have we reached the quarter-finals? Well sometimes even after giving your best it is not enough to guarantee your place in the quarter finals. When the draw came out we knew we were part of the strongest pool and we needed to be at our best to go beyond the group stage. Unfortunately for us, it ended with 3 pairs each winning 2 matches, making win/loss the deciding factor in the games. But that’s the way the game is and we have to live with it.”
Chirag Shetty’s Olympics post on his Instagram account
Chirag Shetty started his professional career in 2019 by participating in the Premier Badminton League (PBL) as a member of the Pune 7 Aces team. Chirag’s participation in the PBL also gave him the opportunity to play with his badminton idol, legendary Indonesian shuttler Hendra Setiawan. He shared his experience of playing with his idol Hendra Setiawan thus,
I saw him win the gold medal in the 2008 Olympics and now I am playing with him. It’s strange how life goes.”
he adds,
Additionally, his patience on the court is also remarkable. It’s something that comes from experience.”
medal
Sleep
- 2018: Commonwealth Games, mixed team, Gold Coast, Australia
- 2023: Asian Games, men’s doubles
Chirag Shetty and Rankireddy posing with their gold medals
silver
- 2018: Commonwealth Games, men’s doubles, Gold Coast, Australia
Brass
- 2016: Asia Team Championships, Men’s Team, Hyderabad, India
- 2020: Asia Team Championships, Men’s Team, Manila, Philippines
Badminton World Federation (BWF) Tournament
BWF International Challenge/Series
- 2016: Winner at Mauritius International, men’s doubles
- 2016: Winner in India International Series, Men’s Doubles
- 2016: Winner, men’s doubles, at Tata Open India International
- 2016: Winner at Bangladesh International, men’s doubles
- 2017: Winner at Vietnam International, men’s doubles
- 2019: Winner at Brazil International, men’s doubles
BWF World Tour
- 2018: Winner at Hyderabad Open (Super 100), Men’s Doubles
- 2018: Runner-up at Syed Modi International (Super 300), men’s doubles
- 2019: Winner at Thailand Open (Super 500), Men’s Doubles
- 2019: Runner-up at the French Open (Super 750), men’s doubles
- 2023: Doubles winner with Satwiksairaj Rankireddy at Swiss Open; They defeated Ren Jiang Yu and Tan Qiang of China 21–19, 24–22 to win their fifth World Tour title.
Awards and Honors
Arjuna Award 2020
Chirag Shetty was honored with the prestigious Arjuna Award in a virtual ceremony held on 29 August 2020. The Arjuna Award is presented to sports personalities in India for outstanding performance in the field of sports by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Government of India. , Chirag Shetty was awarded a bronze statue of Arjun, a certificate, a formal attire and a cash prize of Rs 15 lakh. Chirag expressed his feelings on being honored with the prestigious award
I see this as a ray of hope in these difficult times. This will definitely motivate us to work harder to win big and bring more glory to the country. “At the same time, I think it couldn’t have come at a better time.”
Chirag Shetty honored with Arjuna Award in a virtual ceremony
khel ratna awards 2023
In December 2023, Chirag Shetty was announced as the recipient of the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award; The event was held on 9 January 2024 at Rashtrapati Bhavan, New Delhi.
Favorite
- Food: Pav Bhaji, Kori Roti, Pomfret Fry
- Musician/Band: Major Lazer, Nucleya
- Movies: Bollywood- 2 States, Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara Hollywood- Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol, Born on the 4th of July
- TV Shows: Indian- MTV Roadies, Chhote Miyan Dhaakad American- Breaking Bad, Narcos, Friends, Sacred Games
- Book: Touch Play – The Prakash Padukone Story
Facts/General Knowledge
- Chirag Shetty always focused on becoming a doubles player, but in the early stage of Chirag’s career, his father did not agree with the idea of playing team games. In an interview, Chirag’s father said,
I didn’t want him to play team sports, because unlike individual sports, joining a team involves many factors, including politics. In individual sports, if you are number one then no one can stop you.
- Chirag Shetty was honored by Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on being honored with the Arjuna Award.
Chirag Shetty honored by Uddhav Thackeray
- Chirag Shetty was nominated for the BWF Most Improved Player of the Year award 2018 along with his doubles partner Satwiksairaj Rankireddy.
Chirag Shetty among BWF Most Improved Player of the Year nominees
- Chirag uses the common Voltric 80 E-Tune badminton racket in his tournaments.
Chirag Shetty using the Voltric 80 E-Tune badminton racket during a tournament
- Chirag Shetty enjoys doing adventure sports. He often posts pictures on his social media accounts doing different adventure sports.
Chirag Shetty while skydiving
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