India, Aug. 5 -- It won't be an easy outing for Indian shuttlers at their home badminton World Championships. The draw for all five categories were announced here on Wednesday and the biggest news to come out of the ceremony from an Indian perspective is that Asian Championships silver medallist Ayush Shetty will face defending champion and top seed Shi Yuqi of China in the men's singles opener.

While chief national coach Pullela Gopichand said that it is better to face the world No.1 at the start than deeper into the tournament, it is the toughest first round 21-year-old Shetty could have expected. Shi, unsurprisingly, has a 3-0 record against Shetty.

"Overall, it looks like a good draw from an Indian perspective. It will be a big firs...