Indian players had made a strong start in the Badminton World Championship 2026 held at Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium in New Delhi. But by the end of the championship, India had only 1 medal in its account. Trisa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand secured bronze by reaching the semi-finals of women's doubles. They lost to China's Liu Shengshu and Tan Ning in the semi-final match, due to which India had to settle for bronze.
In the very first round of the tournament, India got a victory which filled the entire campaign with excitement. 21 year old Ayush Shetty created a big upset by defeating world number-1 Xi Yu Qi of China. Ayush, who was debuting in the World Championship, won 21-14, 13-21, 21-19. However, he did not advance beyond the round of 16.
India's biggest hope in men's singles, Lakshya Sen, lost to unseeded Garrett Tan of Singapore in the second round itself. In women's singles, PV Sindhu reached the pre-quarterfinals. Former world champion Sindhu faced the challenge of China's Wang Xi Yi. Sindhu made a comeback in the second game and took the match to the decider but ultimately her campaign ended after losing 11-21, 21-15, 17-21. With this, India's challenge in women's and men's singles ended.
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Satwik-Chirag disappointed in doubles
After the hopes of medal in singles ended, now the responsibility was on the doubles players. In men's doubles, the pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty got a bye in the first round. He made it to the quarter-finals but fell one win away from a medal. Satwik-Chirag defeated China's Liang Wei Kang and Wang Chang in the quarter-finals in just 36 minutes.
In women's doubles, Trisa and Gayatri created history by defeating Chinese pair Jia Yi Fan and Zhang Shu Xian 16-21, 21-15, 21-13 in the quarter-finals. She gave India its first World Championship medal in women's doubles since 2011. Let us know where the journey of Indian players ended in this World Championship.
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men's singles
- Lakshya Sen – Round of 32 – Lost to Garrett Tan 21-19, 19-21, 17-21
- Ayush Shetty – Round of 16 – Lost to Alvi Farhan 19-21, 11-21
women's singles
- PV Sindhu – Round of 16 – Lost to Wang Xi Yi 11-21, 21-15, 17-21
- Unnati Hooda – Round of 32 – Lost to Michelle Lee 21-11, 9-21, 21-23
men's doubles
- Satwik & Chirag – Quarter-Final – Lost to Wang Chang & Liang Wei Kang 18-21, 9-21
- MR Arjun & Hariharan Amsakarunan – Round of 32 – Lost to Kang Min Hyuk & Ki Dong Joo 17-21, 14-21
women's doubles
- Trisa Jolly & Gayatri Gopichand – Semifinal (won bronze medal) – Lost to Liu Sheng Shu & Tan Ning 21-18, 13-21, 8-21
- Kavipriya Selvam and Simran Singhi – Round of 32 – Lost to Gabriela Stoeva and Stephanie Stoeva 7-21, 14-21
mixed doubles
- Ashit Surya & Amrita Pramathumesh – Round of 64 – Lost to Emre Sonmez & Yacemen Bektas 21-16, 29-30, 22-24
- Dhruv Kapila & Tanisha Crasto – Round of 16 – Lost to Guo Shiya Wa & Chen Fang Hui 16-21, 5-21
- Rohan Kapoor & Rutvika Gadde – Round of 64 – Lost to Jonathan Lai & Crystal Lai 22-20, 19-21, 17-21