India, Sept. 25 -- Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty will begin their Asian Games 2026 individual campaign against Thailand's Pakkapon Teeraratsakul and Peeratchai Sukphun in the men's doubles Round of 32 on Thursday at the Ichinomiya City Municipal Gymnasium.

The Indian world no.5 pair comes after helping India win a badminton team-event bronze medal, including a 2-0 victory over Japan's Takuro Hoki and Yugo Kobayashi in the quarterfinals.

Satwik-Chirag's Asian Games 2026 Campaign

Satwik and Chirag are the defending Asian Games men's doubles champions after winning gold at Hangzhou. They also arrive at the Aichi-Nagoya Games after winning the China Masters Super 750 earlier this month, beating He Ji Ting and Ren Xiang Yu in th...