Olympic Badminton Draw: India’s Rankireddy and Shetty in Group COlympic Badminton Draw: India’s Rankireddy and Shetty in Group C The group stage draw for the men’s badminton doubles event at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris has been announced. India’s Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty, seeded third, were placed in Group C for the tournament. Group C includes a formidable lineup of opponents for the Indian duo. They will face French duo Lucas Corvee and Ronan Labar, Indonesian duo Fajar Alfian and Muhammad Rian Ardianto, and Germany’s Mark Lamsfuss and Marvin Seidel. Alfian and Ardianto are the reigning World Champions, while Corvee and Labar are the current European Champions. Lamsfuss and Seidel are a rising German pair who recently won the All England Open. Rankireddy and Shetty will need to navigate this tough group if they want to advance to the knockout stage of the tournament. They have a strong record against Corvee and Labar, having defeated them in their last two encounters. However, they have yet to beat Alfian and Ardianto, and will need to be at their best to overcome the Indonesian pair. The top two pairs from each group will advance to the quarter-finals, which will be followed by the semi-finals and the medal matches. The competition is set to be fierce, with several top teams in contention for the gold medal.
The draw for the group stage of the men’s badminton doubles tournament at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris was announced on Monday.
Indian duo Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty, seeded third, were placed in Group C along with French duo Lucas Corvee/Ronan Labar, Indonesian duo Fajar Alfian/Muhammad Rian Ardianto and Germany’s Mark Lamsfuss/Marvin Seidel.
