Badminton: Ayush Shetty stuns world number one Shi Yuqi at World Championships

August 18, 2026 10:28 AM

Badminton: Ayush Shetty stuns world number one Shi Yuqi at World Championships

India's Ayush Shetty produced a major upset at the badminton World Championships by knocking out defending champion and world number one Shi Yuqi of China 21-14, 13-21, 21-19 in the men's singles first round on Monday in New Delhi. The 21-year-old, making his World Championships debut, took the opening game with an aggressive display at the net before Shi levelled the contest. Shetty then built an 11-5 lead in the decider and held off a late fightback from the Chinese top seed to seal a landma...

Badminton-Shi clinches maiden world title, Yamaguchi wins third crown

September 1, 2025 10:30 AM

Badminton-Shi clinches maiden world title, Yamaguchi wins third crown

Japan's Akane Yamaguchi claimed her third world title and China's Shi Yuqi earned his maiden crown as they triumphed in the women's and men's singles finals at the Badminton World Championships in Paris on Sunday. Shi, the 29-year-old top seed and runner-up in 2018, beat defending champion Kunlavut Vitidsarn of Thailand 19-21 21-10 21-18 in a tense final lasting one hour 17 minutes. Shi levelled the match with a dominant second game before edging a thrilling decider. Shi led 17-10 in the third...