Thursday was the best day to watch badminton...it featured Sindhu, Ayush, Satwik/Chirag, Tressa/Gayatri, Dhruv/Tanisha. It also featured 28-year-old fierce competitor Pornpawee Chochuwong.

Badminton World Championships 2026 Highlights: PV Sindhu has been knocked out by an injured Wang Zhi Yi of China in a Round of 16 match

Lakshya Sen suffered a shock second-round defeat to USA's Garret Tan to make an early exit but two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu and fast-rising Ayush Shetty progressed to the pre-quarterfinals at the BWF World Championships.

Badminton World Championships 2026 Highlights: PV Sindhu is in Round of 16, so is Ayush Shetty. However, India had a mixed day at the Badminton World Championships

Ayush Shetty described his stunning win over defending champion and world No. 1 Shi Yu Qi as "special", but was quick to stress that the job is far from done at the ongoing BWF World Championships.

Giant-killer Ayush Shetty produced the biggest upset of the BWF World Championships, stunning world No. 1 Shi Yu Qi of China in a thrilling battle to seal a memorable win and advance to the men's singles second round, while PV Sindhu also advanced comfortably in the women's singles on Monday.

India's 21-year-old badminton star Ayush Shetty stunned defending champion and World No. 1 Shi Yuqi of China 21-14, 13-21, 21-19 in the BWF World Championships 2026 Round of 64 clash.

BWF World Championships 2026 Highlights, Day 1: Ayush Shetty pulled off a stunning victory in the men's singles Round of 64 at BWF World Championships 2026 as he defeated reigning world champion Shi Yuqi.

Indian badminton players Ayush Shetty and Unnati Hooda expressed excitement about competing at the BWF World Championships 2026 on home soil.

At 21, Ayush Shetty is preparing to walk onto the biggest stage of his young career, and perhaps face the most difficult opponent in his opening game, Shi Yu Qi, the top seed and reigning world champion.