India, Aug. 17 -- India opened their BWF World Championships 2026 campaign on home soil with several encouraging results in New Delhi, led by impressive wins from Ayush Shetty and PV Sindhu. The opening day also produced a comfortable victory for the Treesa Jolly-Gayatri Gopichand partnership in women's doubles. With the tournament running from August 17 to 23 at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium, India's leading singles players made winning starts while the doubles challenge gathered early momentum.

Ayush Shetty Stuns Defending Champion Shi Yu Qi

Ayush Shetty delivered the biggest Indian result of BWF World Championships Day 1, overcoming defending champion and world No. 1 Shi Yu Qi in three games. The Indian badminton star prevailed 21...