Chirag Shetty (Indian Indian professional badminton player) Age, Bi.

Quick Info

Profession	Indian professional badminton player
Nationality	Indian
Date of Birth	04/07/1997
Age	28 years
Birthplace	Mumbai, India

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Bio/Wiki

Other Name	Chirag Chandrashekhar Shetty

Physical Stats & More

Height	186 cm
Weight	60 kg
Eye Color	Black
Hair Color	Black

Educational Qualification(s)

School	Ryan International School, Mumbai
College/University	Narsee Monjee College of Commerce and Economics, Mumbai

Personal Life

Food Habit	Non-Vegetarian
Hobbies	Watching series and movies

Relationships & More

Marital Status	Unmarried
Affairs/Girlfriends	Not Known

Family

Father

Chandrashekhar Shetty (Hotelier)

Mother

Sujata Shetty (Runs an academy at Goregoan Sports Club)

Siblings

Sister	Arya Shetty (Professional badminton player)

Spouse

N/A

Children

N/A

Career

International Debut

Swiss Junior Open 2014 Men's Doubles

Team

India

Coach/Mentor

Uday Pawar
Mathia Boe

Events

Men's Doubles
Mixed Doubles

Handedness

Right

Highest Ranking

Men's Doubles	1 (October 2023)
Mixed Doubles	413 (27 August 2015)

Medals

Gold	2018: Commonwealth Games, Mixed team, Gold Coast, Australia 2023: Asian Games, Men's Doubles 2024: French Open, Men's Doubles 2022: Commonwealth Games, Men's Doubles 2022: Asian Games, Men's Doubles
Silver	2018: Commonwealth Games, Men's doubles, Gold Coast, Australia 2019: French Open (Super 750), Men's doubles
Bronze	2016: Asia Team Championships, Men's team, Hyderabad, India 2020: Asia Team Championships, Men's team, Manila, Philippines BWF World Championships (multiple bronze medals)

Badminton World Federation (BWF) Tournament(s)

BWF International Challenge/Series	2016: Winner at Mauritius International, Men's doubles 2016: Winner at India International Series, Men's doubles 2016: Winner at Tata Open India International, Men's doubles 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 French Open (Super 750), Men's doubles 2024: Winner at French Open (Super 750), Men's doubles 2023: Winner at Swiss Open, Men's doubles, beating China's Ren Xiang Yu and Tan Qiang 21-19, 24-22
Swiss Open	2023: Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy won doubles title, beating China's Ren Xiang Yu and Tan Qiang 21-19, 24-22; this was their fifth World Tour title.

Awards & Honours

Arjuna Award 2020
Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award 2023 (9 January 2024)
BWF Most Improved Player of the Year Award 2018 (nomination)

Favourites

Badminton player(s)

Nikhar Garg
Saina Nehwal

Tennis Player

Rafael Nadal

Food

Pav Bhaji
Kori Roti
Pomfret Fry

Musician(s)/band(s)

Major Lazer
Nucleya

Game

Temple Run

Film(s)

Bollywood	2 States (2014) Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara (2011)
Hollywood	Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol (2011) Born on the Fourth of July (1989)

TV Shows

Indian	MTV Roadies Chhote Miyan Dhaakad Sacred Games
American	Breaking Bad Narcos Friends
Cartoon	Shin-chan

Book

Touch Play - The Prakash Padukone Story

Some Lesser Known Facts

1. Chirag Shetty is an Indian professional badminton player known for mixed team & Men’s doubles events.
2. He started playing badminton at 7 and trained at Goregaon Sports Club under Manish Hadkar.
3. Chirag decided to pursue badminton professionally after 10th grade and trained under Pullela Gopichand in Hyderabad.
4. His debut was in the Sushant Chipalkatti Memorial India Junior International Badminton Championship in 2013.
5. Chirag achieved his first international gold with M.R. Arjun in the Swiss Junior Open 2014 Men’s Doubles.
6. In 2018, he won gold at the Commonwealth Games and in 2019, claimed the French Open title.
7. He received the Arjuna Award in 2020 and the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award in 2023.
8. Chirag uses the Voltric 80 E-tune badminton racket for most tournaments.
9. He enjoys adventure sports and actively participates in them.
10. With partner Satwiksairaj Rankireddy, he became the first Indian doubles pair to achieve world number 1 ranking in October 2023.
11. The duo helped India win a maiden Thomas Cup title after Tokyo 2020.

Chirag Shetty Indian professional badminton player Indian Mumbai, India