The draw for the group stage of the Men’s Doubles tournament in badminton at the 2024 Paris Olympics was released on Monday. The Indian duo of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty, seeded third, were placed in Group C.
The India pair is joined in their group by the French pairing of Lucas Corvee/Ronan Labar (world rank 43), the Indonesian combo of Fajar Alfian/Muhammad Rian Ardianto (world rank 6), and the German duo of Mark Lamsfuss/Marvin Seidel (world rank 31).
The draws for the Men’s Singles, Women’s Singles, Women’s Doubles, and Mixed Doubles events have already been announced on Friday.
Why the Draw Looked Favourable
Group C had two higher-risk opponents in Fajar Alfian and Muhammad Rian Ardianto of Indonesia, but the French and German pairs were ranked well below the Indians. With only the group winner and runner-up advancing to the quarterfinals, Satwik and Chirag were expected to go through — and anything less than topping the group would have meant a tougher quarterfinal draw.
How It Turned Out
The Indians did top Group C. The German pair of Mark Lamsfuss and Marvin Seidel withdrew because of Lamsfuss’s injury, and Satwik and Chirag won their completed group matches. Their campaign ended in the quarterfinals, though, with a 21-13, 14-21, 16-21 defeat to Malaysia’s Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik after winning the first game. Read more about India’s badminton campaign in our story on Prakash Padukone travelling as mentor.
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