NEW DELHI: Star badminton duo of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty on Monday made history, becoming the first Indian men’s doubles pair to reach the quarterfinals at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
The former World No.1 pair’s Group C match against the German duo of Mark Lamsfuss and Marvin Seidel was earlier called off on Monday due to Seidel’s injury and when French pair Lucas Corvee and Ronan Labar were defeated by Indonesia’s Muhammad Rian Ardianto and Fajar Alfian, Satwik an Chirag finalized their spot for the quarters.
Ranked third in the world, Satwik and Chirag had already secured a victory over Lucas Corvee and Ronan Labar in their first match in Paris.
With the German pair’s withdrawal, Group C was reduced to three teams.
Both the Indian and Indonesian pairs have won one match each and qualified for the last-eight stage, as two teams progress from each group.
The final Group C match between Satwik-Chirag and the Indonesian pair will now determine the group leader.
“German men’s doubles player Mark Lamsfuss has withdrawn from the Olympic Games Paris 2024 badminton competition due to a knee injury. Lamsfuss’ and teammate Marvin Seidel‘s remaining Group C matches against India’s Satwiksairaj Rankireddy/Chirag Shetty (Court 3, 8.30 am local time, 29 July 2024) and Lucas Corvee/Ronan Labar of France (Court 1, ‘Not Before’ 2.50 pm local time, 30 July 2024) will not be played,” the Badminton World Federation statement read.
Lamfuss-Seidel’s remaining two Group C matches, including Monday’s game, have been cancelled. The German duo’s result against Indonesia’s Fajar Alfian and Muhammad Rian Ardianto, world No. 7 in men’s doubles, has also been deleted as per BWF General Competition Regulations for group stage play.
“Matches on these courts in each respective session have been rescheduled. As per BWF General Competition Regulations for group stage play, the results of all matches played, or yet to be played, involving in Group C are now considered deleted,” it added.
Satwik-Chirag’s final Group C match will be against the Indonesian pair, Fajar Alfian and Muhammad Rian Ardianto on Tuesday (July 30) at 5:30 pm IST.
The former World No.1 pair’s Group C match against the German duo of Mark Lamsfuss and Marvin Seidel was earlier called off on Monday due to Seidel’s injury and when French pair Lucas Corvee and Ronan Labar were defeated by Indonesia’s Muhammad Rian Ardianto and Fajar Alfian, Satwik an Chirag finalized their spot for the quarters.
Ranked third in the world, Satwik and Chirag had already secured a victory over Lucas Corvee and Ronan Labar in their first match in Paris.
With the German pair’s withdrawal, Group C was reduced to three teams.
Both the Indian and Indonesian pairs have won one match each and qualified for the last-eight stage, as two teams progress from each group.
The final Group C match between Satwik-Chirag and the Indonesian pair will now determine the group leader.
“German men’s doubles player Mark Lamsfuss has withdrawn from the Olympic Games Paris 2024 badminton competition due to a knee injury. Lamsfuss’ and teammate Marvin Seidel‘s remaining Group C matches against India’s Satwiksairaj Rankireddy/Chirag Shetty (Court 3, 8.30 am local time, 29 July 2024) and Lucas Corvee/Ronan Labar of France (Court 1, ‘Not Before’ 2.50 pm local time, 30 July 2024) will not be played,” the Badminton World Federation statement read.
Lamfuss-Seidel’s remaining two Group C matches, including Monday’s game, have been cancelled. The German duo’s result against Indonesia’s Fajar Alfian and Muhammad Rian Ardianto, world No. 7 in men’s doubles, has also been deleted as per BWF General Competition Regulations for group stage play.
“Matches on these courts in each respective session have been rescheduled. As per BWF General Competition Regulations for group stage play, the results of all matches played, or yet to be played, involving in Group C are now considered deleted,” it added.
Satwik-Chirag’s final Group C match will be against the Indonesian pair, Fajar Alfian and Muhammad Rian Ardianto on Tuesday (July 30) at 5:30 pm IST.