Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty throughout the victory ceremony for the boys’s doubles badminton on the nineteenth Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, on October 7, 2023.
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Indian badminton stars Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty have been on Tuesday nominated for the Player of the Year Award by the Badminton World Federation (BWF).
The males’s doubles pair of Satwik and Chirag received quite a few tournaments in current instances, together with a historic gold medal on the Asian Games in Hangzhou, China.
It was the most recent triumph in Satwik and Chirag’s lengthy record of achievements, which incorporates the 2022 Commonwealth Games gold medal, the 2022 Thomas Cup title and the 2022 World Championships bronze.
Additionally, they’ve triumphed at prestigious tournaments such because the Asia Championships, Indonesia Super 1000, Korea Super 500 and Swiss Open Super 300 — multi function outstanding yr.
The season’s most excellent athletes will likely be honoured on the prestigious BWF Player of the Year Awards in Hangzhou on December 11. The awards ceremony will likely be held throughout the annual BWF World Tour Finals gala dinner.
There are eight award classes, together with three for para badminton. The nominees have been ratified by the BWF Council and chosen based mostly on performances from November 1, 2022 to October 31, 2023.
An outright winner of the Eddy Choong Most Promising Player will likely be introduced on the night.
The BWF World Tour Finals will likely be performed on the Hangzhou Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium from December 13-17.
