BWF World C'ships Day 1 Live: Ayush Shetty, PV Sindhu in action - Blog, Scores, Updates
Catch all the live action from the first day of the BWF World Championships in New Delhi, India, on Monday.
Ayush Shetty and PV Sindhu begin their campaign at 2026 BWF World Chamionships. (Photo Credits: BAI)
2026 BWF World Championships Live: India is ready to host the World Championships for first time in 17 years, starting with the preliminary round at IG Indoor Stadium in New Delhi on Monday.
There will be five Indian matches on the opening day, with PV Sindhu, Ayush Shetty, Treesa/Gayatri, Hariharan/Arjun and Kavipriya/ Simran in action.
Five-time world Medalist PV Sindhu will begin her campaign against a much lower-ranked Irish shuttler, Sophia Noble, in the women's singles round of 64.
Meanwhile, the most exciting match of the day is expected to be Ayush Shetty Vs defending champion China's Shi Yu Qi in the men's singles round of 64.
Catch all the live updates here:
Hariharan Amsakarunan and MR Arjun started their campaign with a win against the Irish duo, who were forced to give an injury walkover in the second game.
The Indian duo looked good and clinched the first game comfortably 21-16, despite the Irish pair saving four game points.
In the second game, Hariharan and Arjun were leading 6-4 when Ireland's Scott Guildea felt some discomfort and decided not to continue.
Final score: Hariharan-Arjun 21-16, 6-4r Scott-Paul
There will be five matches on the day, with the 5-time medalist PV Sindhu and the rising star Ayush Shetty in action.
- 12:30 PM IST - MD: Hariharan Amsakarunan/ M.R Arjun vs Scott Guildea/Paul Reynolds (IRE)
- 4:30 PM IST - WD: Treesa Jolly/Gayatri Gopichand vs Paula López/Lucía Rodríguez (ESP)
- 5:20 PM IST - WS: PV Sindhu vs Sophia Noble (IRE)
- 6:10 PM IST- MS: Ayush Shetty vs Shi Yuqi (CHN)
- 7:30 PM IST - WD: Kaivipriya Selvam/Simran Singhi vs Nikol Carulla/Carmen Jimenez (ESP)
India is hosting the BWF World Championships for the first time in 17 years at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium in New Delhi from August 17 to 23.
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