{
  "id": 1962584,
  "title": "BWF Worlds: Shetty, Sindhu into pre-quarters; Lakshya, Unnati suffer exits",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/bwf-worlds-shetty-sindhu-into-pre-quarters-lakshya-unnati-suffer-exits",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-19T14:59:50.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Times of India",
    "slug": "times-of-india",
    "url": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/badminton/bwf-world-championships-ayush-shetty-pv-sindhu-qualify-for-pre-quarterfinals-lakshya-sen-unnati-hooda-suffer-heartbreaking-exits/articleshow/133351644.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Ayush Shetty and PV Sindhu advanced to the BWF World Championships pre-quarterfinals with straight-game wins. Shetty beat Dumindu Abeywickrama and will face Alwi Farhan next, while Sindhu defeated Wen Yu Zhang. Lakshya Sen suffered a three-game upset against Garret Tan, and Unnati Hooda lost a close battle to Michelle Li. India also progressed in mixed and men’s doubles.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}