Ayush Shetty, PV Sindhu withdraw from China Masters Super 750

Ace Indian shuttlers PV Sindhu and Ayush Shetty have decided to pull out of the China Masters Super 750 tournament. This event, taking place from September 1, serves as the final major BWF World Tour competition before the Asian Games. Ayush, who had previously defeated world number one Shi Yuqi in the first round of the World Championships, reached the round of 16 but was defeated by Alwi Farhan.

As a result, Lakshya Sen and Kidambi Srikanth are the only Indian players in men's singles. Lakshya had an unexpected setback in the second round, losing to Garret Tan of the USA, a development that disappointed Indian fans. Sindhu, who lost in the round of 16 to World number three Wang ZhiYi of China, appeared fatigued following their grueling match, which may have contributed to her decision to withdraw.

Additionally, Malvika Bansod and Aakarshi Kashyap have also decided to step away, leaving Unnati Hooda, Devika Sihag, and Tanvi Sharma to represent India in the singles category. Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty, who returned from injury but were eliminated in the round of 16 by eventual world champions Liang Weikeng and Wang Chang, will lead India's doubles effort alongside Hariharan Amasukaran and Arjun MR. However, Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand, who made history by becoming the second Indian women's doubles pair to win a medal at the World Championships, will not be participating in the women's doubles section, as India has no representation in that category.

In the mixed doubles, Dhruv Kapila and Tanisha Crasto, along with Rohan Kapoor and Rutvika Shivani, will represent India. Despite these withdrawals, India continues its tradition of winning medals at every World Championships since 2011, as the event concluded in the national capital.