New Delhi, Aug. 5 -- The Indian medal hopefuls were handed a tricky draw for the BWF World Championships 2026 to be played at the Indira Gandhi Stadium here from August 17-23, with Asian Championships silver medallist Ayush Shetty pitted against defending champion and top seed Shi Yuqi of China in the men's singles opening round.

Among the other Indians, former world champion PV Sindhu will open her campaign against world number 141 Sophia Nobel of Ireland while 2022 world championships bronze medallist Lakshya Sen will face Collins Valentine Filimon of Austria in the men's singles first round and could face second seed Kunlavut Vitidsarn of Thailand in the pre-quarterfinals, as per a press release from the Badminton Association of India...