Ayush Shetty stunned world No. 4 Jonatan Christie to reach the Badminton Asia Championships semi-finals, securing India’s first men’s singles medal since 2018.
India suffers a setback as Satwik-Chirag pull out due to injury, while PV Sindhu and Lakshya Sen spearhead a strong Indian challenge at the Badminton Asia Championships 2026 in Ningbo.
This was Sindhu’s first loss against the Chinese shuttler in six meetings.
Shetty and Rankireddy overpowered the Malaysian pair 16-21, 21-17, 21-19 in a thrilling final that lasted an hour and seven minutes.
The two organisations inked the deal last month in Singapore for the hosting of the event in the UAE from 2023 until 2027, according to the report. Manila held the most recent Championships in April 2022.
Sindhu won the 1st game before the eighth-seeded Chinese staged a comeback to win 15-21, 21-14, 24-22.
Ajay Jayaram bowed out of the tournament going down to Chinese Taipei's Hsu Jen Hao.
Sindhu easily notched up a 21-14, 21-15 win over unseeded Japanese Aya Ohori.
World No.3 Sindhu outplayed Ayustine 21-8 21-18 in just 31 minutes.
