{"id":13185,"date":"2026-08-17T05:35:28","date_gmt":"2026-08-17T05:35:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=13185"},"modified":"2026-08-17T05:35:28","modified_gmt":"2026-08-17T05:35:28","slug":"bwf-world-championships-day-1-pv-sindhu-ayush-shetty-among-indians-in-action-full-schedule","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=13185","title":{"rendered":"BWF World Championships day 1: PV Sindhu, Ayush Shetty among Indians in action; full schedule"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-articlebody=\"1\"><video-embed value=\"false\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"ihgno clearfix  \">\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-133285632,imgsize-152930,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/pv-sindhu.jpg\" alt=\"BWF World Championships day 1: PV Sindhu, Ayush Shetty among Indians in action; full schedule\" title=\"PV Sindhu\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Former world champion <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/pv-sindhu\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PV Sindhu<\/a> and Asian Games gold medallists <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/satwiksairaj-rankireddy\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Satwiksairaj Rankireddy<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/chirag-shetty\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Chirag Shetty<\/a> will lead India&#8217;s challenge at the 2026 BWF World Championships, which begin at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium in New Delhi on Monday.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"8\"\/>India have won at least one medal at every edition of the BWF World Championships since 2011, and the home contingent will look to continue that run this year. Lakshya Sen and Ayush Shetty will also be among the Indian players hoping to make an impact in the men&#8217;s singles event.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"11\"\/>The World Championships are returning to India after 17 years. With the tournament being held in New Delhi, Indian fans will hope Sindhu, Satwik-Chirag, Lakshya and Ayush can go deep into the competition and add another chapter to the country&#8217;s badminton record.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"15\"\/>The 2026 edition gets underway with the host nation fielding players across the Round of 64.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"17\"\/>The day&#8217;s biggest match involving an Indian player comes in the evening, when Ayush Shetty faces top seed and defending champion Shi Yu Qi of China at around 6.10pm IST. Ayush has lost all three of his previous meetings with Shi, although he has pushed the Chinese player close in the past.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"19\"\/><span class=\"strong\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">Indians in action today: Full schedule (IST), Court 1<\/span><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"21\"\/>12:20pm: Men&#8217;s doubles: <span class=\"strong\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">Hariharan Amsakarunan, M R Arjun <\/span>vs Scott Guildea,Paul Reynolds (Ireland)<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"25\"\/>4:30pm: Women&#8217;s doubles: <span class=\"strong\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">Treesa Jolly, Gayatri Gopichand <\/span>vs Paula Lopez,Lucia Rodriguez (Spain)<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"29\"\/>5:20pm: Women&#8217;s singles: <span class=\"strong\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">PV Sindhu (9) <\/span>vs Sophia Noble (Ireland)<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"33\"\/>6:10pm: Men&#8217;s singles: Shi Yu Qi (1) [China] vs <span class=\"strong\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">Ayush Shetty<\/span><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"36\"\/>7:00pm: Women&#8217;s doubles: Nikol Carulla,Carmen Maria Jimenez (Spain) vs <span class=\"strong\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">Kavipriya Selvam, Simran Singhi <\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/badminton\/bwf-world-championships-day-1-pv-sindhu-ayush-shetty-among-indians-in-action-full-schedule\/articleshow\/133285506.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former world champion PV Sindhu and Asian Games gold medallists Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty will lead India&#8217;s challenge at the 2026 BWF World Championships, which 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