Ayush Shetty Stuns World No. 1 Shi Yuqi

Game 3: Ayush Shetty 21-19 Shi Yuqi (CHN)

The youngster registered a brilliant win in the first round of the BWF World Championships, knocking out the reigning world champion Shi Yuqi of China.

Aysuh was 17-6 up in the final game, but then a late surge from the Chinese made the match very interesting; eventually, the youngster prevailed by just 2 points.

This was Ayush's first win over Shi Yuqi in their fourth meeting, also avenging his loss against him at the final of the Asian Championships earlier this year.