India’s Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy retired from their men’s doubles first-round match against Malaysia’s Aaron Tai and Kang Khai Xing in the Indonesia Open 2026 on Wednesday.

Satwik was seen pointing to his right shoulder on court. The 25-year-old had been struggling with a shoulder niggle, which forced the pair out of the Badminton Asia Championship earlier this year.

Satwik and Chirag were trailing their Malaysian opponents 6-11 in the first game before the resignation.

Last week, the Indian duo had claimed their first title in two years by winning the Singapore Open. Satwik and Chirag had last lifted a trophy at the Thailand Open in 2024. Since then, they had reached four finals but finished runners-up on each occasion before finally breaking the drought in Singapore.

Published on Jun 03, 2026