Archive · 21 Aug 2026
Sindhu and Shetty Exit as Treesa-Gayatri Reach Quarters
India had mixed results at the Badminton World Championships.
Ayush Shetty lost his match against Indonesia’s Alwi Farhan.
He had earlier surprised everyone by beating world No.
1 Shi Yu Qi.
PV Sindhu also lost a close three-game match to China’s Wang Zhi Yi.
Wang continued despite suffering severe cramps in both legs.
These defeats ended India’s singles campaign at the tournament.
Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand won their women’s doubles match in two games.
They reached the quarterfinals after returning from Treesa’s ankle injury.
Ayush Shetty lost 19-21, 11-21 to Indonesia’s Alwi Farhan in the men’s singles pre-quarterfinals.
Shetty’s defeat ended India’s men’s singles campaign after Lakshya Sen’s earlier exit.
PV Sindhu lost 11-21, 21-15, 17-21 to China’s Wang Zhi Yi in the women’s singles pre-quarterfinals.
Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand defeated Japanese seventh seeds Rin Iwanaga and Kie Nakanishi 21-16, 21-12.
The unseeded Indian women’s doubles pair reached the quarterfinals after Treesa’s recovery from an ankle injury.
- Who
- Indian players Ayush Shetty, PV Sindhu, Treesa Jolly, Gayatri Gopichand and Lakshya Sen; their opponents included Alwi Farhan, Wang Zhi Yi, Rin Iwanaga and Kie Nakanishi.
- What
- Shetty and Sindhu were eliminated in the singles pre-quarterfinals, while Jolly and Gopichand advanced to the women’s doubles quarterfinals.
- When
- The matches were reported on Thursday, August 20; Lakshya Sen had exited on Wednesday.
- Where
- The World Championships were being held in New Delhi.
- Why
- Shetty lost to Farhan and Sindhu lost to Wang, while Jolly and Gopichand advanced by defeating Iwanaga and Kie in straight games.
- Ayush Shetty’s result
- Lost 19-21, 11-21 to Indonesia’s Alwi Farhan.
- Shetty’s record against Farhan
- The defeat was his fifth in eight meetings with Farhan.
- Earlier upset
- Shetty defeated defending champion and world No. 1 Shi Yu Qi in the opening round.
- PV Sindhu’s result
- Lost 11-21, 21-15, 17-21 to China’s Wang Zhi Yi.
- Women’s doubles result
- Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand beat Rin Iwanaga and Kie Nakanishi 21-16, 21-12.
- Historical milestone
- It was the first World Championships quarterfinal appearance by an Indian women’s doubles pair since Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponnappa in 2015.
- Treesa Jolly’s injury and comeback
- An MRI reportedly showed two high-grade muscle tears and two ligament tears; the pair later returned at the Indonesia Open and US Open before winning the Philippine International Challenge.
