India’s premier men’s doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty withdrew from the upcoming Badminton Asia Championship, with their coach Tan Kim Her confirming the development on Monday.

The Korean coach told PTI that the World No. 4 duo will not take part in the tournament as Rankireddy recovers from a shoulder injury. The pair had also pulled out before their Swiss Open quarterfinal last month due to an injury.

In their absence, Hariharan Amsakarunan and M.R. Arjun will be the only Indians in fray in men’s doubles.

The women’s doubles pairing of Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand also withdrew from the tournament. However, the reason for their absence is yet to be confirmed.

Published on Apr 06, 2026