Ningbo (China), April 12 -- World number 2 ranked men's singles players Shi Yu Qi on Sunday halted 'Gaint killer' Ayush Shetty's winning run at the final of the Badminton Asia championships 2026, being played here.
The Chinese player registered a dominating 8-21, 10-21 win over the 20 year old rookie.
Yu Qi, the 2025 Paris World Championships gold medalist took control of the match right from the start, he won the first game in dominating fashion with a score of 21-8.
The three time all England open champion executed his smashes well exposing Ayush's defensive weakness and prevented him from coming to the nets.
Ayush made a good start in game 2, taking a lead of 6-2, but then Yu Qi made a remarkable comeback taking 6 points on the trot,...