Star India shuttler Satwiksairaj Rankireddy set the Guinness world record for the fastest hit by a male player in badminton on Tuesday. The Indian shuttler recorded a stunning 565 km/h smash in the ongoing Korea Open. With this, Satwik broke a decade-long record set in 2013 by Malaysian Tan Boon Heong, who had produced a speed of 493 km/h with his smash.
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Meanwhile, Malaysia’s Tan Pearly set the Guinness world record for the fastest female badminton hits with a remarkable speed of 438 km/h (about 272 mph).
“Yonex is proud to announce that Yonex badminton athletes, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy (IND) and Tan Pearly (MAS), have set new Guinness world records title for the fastest male and female badminton hits,” the Japanese sports equipment manufacturing company said in a release.
“Since the previous Guinness world records title for the fastest badminton hit was recorded in May 2013, this means that Rankireddy broke the record for the first time in more than a decade.” The world record attempts were achieved on April 14, 2023, and were verified by official judges from the Guinness world records based on the speed measurement results from that day.
Satwik-Chirag storm into Pre-Quarterfinals
Satwik and his partner Chirag Shetty storm into round 2 of Korea Open with a win over Thailand’s Supak Jomkoh and Kittinupong Kedren.
The third seeded duo defeated Thailand’s Supak Jomkoh/Kittinupong Kedren 21-16, 21-14
in straight games to storm into pre-quarterfinals of the Korea Open
Notably, Satwik and Chirag will rise to world rank 2 if they win the title.
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