Sindhu, Ayush Advance as Lakshya, Unnati Exit at Worlds

India had both wins and losses at the 2026 BWF World Championships.

Ayush Shetty won his match against Dumindu Abeywickrama in two games.

PV Sindhu also won in two games against Zhang Wen Yu.

Both Indian players moved into the pre-quarterfinals.

Lakshya Sen lost a very close three-game match to Garret Tan from the United States.

Unnati Hooda also lost a close match to Michelle Li after having two chances to finish it.

Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty advanced because their opponents withdrew with an injury.

Another Indian doubles pair won in mixed doubles, while Hariharan Amsakarunan and MR Arjun were defeated.