Newspunjab
18 August,2026
India’s young badminton star Aayush Shetty caused a major upset in the World Badminton Championship by defeating world champion and world number-1 China’s Shi Yu Chi in the first round itself. In a thrilling encounter played at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium in New Delhi, world number 22 Aayush won 21-14, 13-21, 21-19. In the deciding game, Aayush was leading 15-5 at one point, but Shi Yu Chi made a strong comeback and brought the score to 20-19. Despite this, Aayush maintained her composure and won the last point to clinch the match. Meanwhile, India’s star player PV Sindhu also made a brilliant start in the women’s singles, defeating Ireland’s Sophia Noble 21-7, 21-11 in straight games.
