Men’s doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty is set to be back in action as India announced its squad for Sudirman Cup on Tuesday.
Sudirman Cup, a mixed team event comprising 16 nations, will be held in Xiamen, China, from April 27 to May 4.
World No. 11 Satwik-Chirag did not take part in last week’s Badminton Asia Championships in Ningbo, China. However, the women’s doubles duo of Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand, who also missed the Continental Championships, have not been named in the squad.
Here’s the full Indian squad for Sudirman Cup 2025:
Men’s Singles – Lakshya Sen, H S Prannoy
Women’s Singles – P. V. Sindhu, Anupama Upadhyaya
Men’s Doubles – Satwiksairaj Rankireddy/Chirag Shetty, Hariharan Amsakarunan/Ruban Kumar Rethinasabapathi
Women’s Doubles – Shruti Mishra/Priya Konjengbam
Mixed Doubles – Tanisha Crasto/Dhruv Kapila, Aadya Variyath/Sathish Kumar
Groups for Sudirman Cup:
Group A – Algeria, China, Hong Kong, China, Thailand
Group B – Canada, Chinese Taipei, Czechia, Korea
Group C – Australia, France, Japan, Malaysia
Group D – Denmark, England, India, Indonesia
The top two teams from each group will progress to the quarterfinals.
India’s Group Stage Fixtures
April 27 – India vs Denmark
April 29 – India vs Indonesia
May 1 – India vs England
Format
Every tie consists of five matches – men’s singles, women’s singles, men’s doubles, women’s doubles and mixed doubles.
