India’s schedule on BWF Worlds Day 4: Shetty, Sindhu aim for last-eight spot
India will have five key matches on Day 4 of the BWF World Championships. Ayush Shetty faces Indonesia’s Alwi Farhan, while PV Sindhu takes on China’s Wang Zhi Yi. Treesa Jolly-Gayatri Gopichand Pullela, Dhruv Kapila-Tanisha Crasto and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty will also compete in the Round of 16, keeping India’s campaign busy.
NEW DELHI – With Day 3 of the BWF World Championships 2026 concluding on a mixed note, focus shifts to an important Day 4 at the event in New Delhi. Several Indian players and doubles pairs will compete on Thursday, with top names Ayush Shetty and PV Sindhu set to take to the court. Ayush Shetty secured his place in the men’s singles Round of 16 following a straight-game win over Sri Lanka's Dumindu Abeywickrama.
The young Indian will now face Indonesia's Alwi Farhan in a crucial test. PV Sindhu will also aim to advance when she takes on China's third seed, Wang Zhi Yi, after clinching her spot in the last 16 with a straight-game victory over Canada’s Wen Yu Zhang. In women’s doubles, Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand Pullela will contest against Japan’s Rin Iwanaga and Kie Nakanishi.
India’s mixed doubles pair Dhruv Kapila and Tanisha Crasto will return to action after their opening win, facing China’s Guo Xin Wa and Chen Fang Hui. In the men’s doubles, fifth seeds Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty will challenge Malaysia’s Aaron Chia and Yap Roy King, who advanced to the Round of 16 via a walkover on Day 3.
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