BWF World C'ships 2026: PV Sindhu & Co. look to stretch India’s medal streak to 15 years - Preview

India is ready to host the BWF Badminton World Championships for the first time in 17 years at Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium in New Delhi from August 17 to 23.

The premier badminton event will feature all five individual medal events: Men's Singles, Women's Singles, Men's Doubles, Women's Doubles, and Mixed Doubles.

India will have 11 entries in this event - three in mixed doubles and two each in the other four events, led by former World Champion PV Sindhu.

The five-time medalist Sindhu will be one of the key medal hopefuls for India alongside world No. 5 men's doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty.

Sindhu will start her campaign on Monday against much lower-ranked Sophia Noble of Ireland in round of 64. Her first big test will be in the pre-quarterfinals against Wang Zhiyi of China.

In men's singles, former world medalist Lakshya Sen and the rising star Ayush Shetty will also fight for medals in one of the most competitive fields of the event.

Ayush will have the toughest first round draw amongst Indian shuttlers as he is up against the top seed defending champion Shi Yuqi of China on Monday.

Indian Squad at 2026 BWF World Championships

Men's Singles: Lakshya Sen, Ayush Shetty

Women's Singles: PV Sindhu, Unnati Hooda

Men's Doubles: Harihararan Amsakarunan/ MR Arjun, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy/Chirag Shetty

Women's Doubles: Treesa Jolly/Gayatri Gopichand, Kavipriya Selvam/Simran Singhi

Mixed Doubles: Dhruv Kapila/Tanisha Crasto, Rohan Kapoor/Ruthvika Gadde, Ashith Surya/Amrutha Pramuthesh

Schedule (All Timings in IST)

17 August

9:00 AM onwards - Men's and Women's Singles First Round

9:00 AM onwards - Men's and Women's Doubles First Round

18 August

9:00 AM onwards - Men's and Women's Singles First Round

9:00 AM onwards - Men's and Women's Doubles Second Round

9:00 AM onwards - Mixed Doubles First Round

19 August

9:00 AM onwards - Men's and Women's Singles Second Round

9:00 AM onwards - Men's and Women's Doubles Second Round

9:00 AM onwards - Mixed Doubles Second Round

20 August

9:00 AM onwards - Pre-quarterfinals stage

21 August

9:00 AM onwards - Quarterfinals

22 August

9:00 AM onwards - Semi-finals

23 August

9:00 AM onwards - Finals

Where to Watch the BWF World Championships?

All the Indian action from the 2026 BWF World Championships will be live-streamed on the Jio Hotstar app and website. A few of the matches will also be broadcast on the Sports18 TV Channels.