Archive · 21 Aug 2026
Satwik-Chirag Rally Into Quarters as Sindhu, Ayush Exit Worlds
India had a mixed day at the BWF World Championships.
Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty lost the first game but won the next two.
Their comeback kept India’s hopes alive in men’s doubles.
Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand also reached the quarter-finals.
PV Sindhu was eliminated after a close three-game match against Wang Zhi Yi.
Ayush Shetty also lost after a strong run that included beating the world number one earlier.
Dhruv Kapila and Tanisha Crasto were defeated in mixed doubles.
India now has two doubles pairs left in the quarter-finals.
Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty overcame Malaysia’s Junaidi Arif and Yap Roy King 21-23, 21-19, 21-17.
PV Sindhu lost 11-21, 21-15, 17-21 to China’s Wang Zhi Yi in the women’s singles round of 16.
Ayush Shetty’s run ended with a 21-19, 21-11 defeat to Indonesia’s Alwi Farhan.
Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand beat Japan’s Rin Iwanaga and Kie Nakanishi 21-16, 21-12 to reach the quarter-finals.
Dhruv Kapila and Tanisha Crasto lost 21-16, 21-5 to China’s Chen Fang Hui and Guo Xin Wa in mixed doubles.
- Who
- Indian players including Satwiksairaj Rankireddy, Chirag Shetty, Treesa Jolly, Gayatri Gopichand, PV Sindhu, Ayush Shetty, Dhruv Kapila and Tanisha Crasto.
- What
- India recorded two doubles wins, while Sindhu, Ayush Shetty and the mixed doubles pair of Kapila and Crasto were eliminated.
- When
- Thursday, with the quarter-finals scheduled for Friday.
- Where
- At the home BWF World Championships venue in India.
- Why
- The matches determined which players and pairs advanced to the quarter-finals.
- Indian quarter-finalists
- Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty and Treesa Jolly-Gayatri Gopichand
- Satwik-Chirag result
- Defeated Junaidi Arif-Yap Roy King 21-23, 21-19, 21-17
- Sindhu result
- Lost to Wang Zhi Yi 11-21, 21-15, 17-21 in 88 minutes
- Ayush Shetty result
- Lost to Alwi Farhan 21-19, 21-11
- Treesa-Gayatri result
- Beat Rin Iwanaga-Kie Nakanishi 21-16, 21-12
- Mixed doubles result
- Dhruv Kapila-Tanisha Crasto lost to Chen Fang Hui-Guo Xin Wa 21-16, 21-5
- Next opponents
- Satwik-Chirag will face China’s Liang Weikeng-Wang Chang; Treesa-Gayatri will face Jia Yifan-Zhang Shuxian