New Delhi, Aug. 10 -- Indian shuttler and Asian Championship silver medalist Ayush Shetty spoke on his opening-round Badminton World Federation (BWF) World Championships clash against defending champion and world number one Shi Yuqi, saying that it would be a "tough battle", noting that one has to work really hard mentally while playing against him.

The championships will be held from August 17-23 at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Arena, New Delhi. In one of the most exciting first-round matches, the Asian Championships silver medallist Ayush Shetty will be pitted against defending champion and top seed Shi Yuqi of China.

Speaking in a media interaction ahead of the tournament, he said that he was watching the tournament draw live, but "did n...