India, March 14 -- Top-seeded Indian men's doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty pulled out of the Swiss Open here on Friday ahead of its quarterfinal clash after a shoulder issue troubled the former. Rankireddy and Shetty were scheduled to clash with Denmark's Christian Faust Kjaer and Rasmus Kjaer in the last-eight pairs stage of the Super 300 badminton tournament.

The 25-year-old from Amalapuram, known for one of the fastest smashes in world badminton, has often struggled with his right shoulder.

In 2023, Rankireddy set a Guinness World Record for the fastest smash in badminton, clocking 565 km/h.

"It is an old injury; hopefully, he can recover fast. This will take a week at least," Malaysian coach Tan Kim Her to...