Chen Kangle and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy become the Guinness World Record holders for the fastest smash. (Photo: Chen Kangle IG, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy IG)
[Body News]Badminton is the fastest ball game in the world, but how fast can it be? The World Badminton Federation announced on Tuesday (18th) that the 23-year-old Malaysian women’s doubles player Chen Kangle and the 22-year-old Indian men’s doubles player Satwiksairaj Rankireddy, who are playing in the BWF Super 500 Korea Open, separated in April this year. Break the Guinness World Records for women’s and men’s smash ball speeds at 438km/h and 565km/h, and the ball speed is faster than F1 cars!
The World Badminton Federation pointed out that the two players created the fastest ball speed in the test at the YONEX Factory Gymnasium in Saitama Prefecture, Japan, and was certified by the Guinness World Records judges on site. The previous fastest badminton smash record was 493km/h, which was made by Malaysian golfer Tan Boon Hong in the same test at the same location in 2013. Its speed was also faster than the top speed of a Formula One (F1) car at 372.6km/h.
Chen Kangle (left) and his partner Thinaah Muralitharan. (Picture: Chen Kangle IG)
Chen Kangle and his partner Thinaah Muralitharan, who set the record for the fastest smash by a female golfer, are currently ranked 11th in the world. They defeated the Japanese pair Rui Hirokami/Kato 2:1 in the first round of the Korean Badminton Championships yesterday. Yuna advances to the round of 16 and will compete with the top seed in women’s doubles, Jia Yifan/Chen Qingchen of China for the top 8 seat.
The Indian player Ranchiredi, who became the world record holder with a breakthrough speed of 500km/h smash, also successfully passed the first round of the Men’s Doubles in the Korean Badminton Championships. As the No. 3 seed of the event, he and his partner easily scored 2:0 in the number of games After defeating the Thai team to advance, the top 16 will meet the Chinese team He Jiting/Zhou Haodong.
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2023-07-18 18:32:52
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