India's badminton campaign at the China Open 2026 concluded after Lakshya Sen and Ayush Shetty lost in the men's singles Round of 16 in Changzhou. Their defeats, following PV Sindhu's earlier exit, brought an end to India's participation in the BWF Super 1000 tournament.
India faced a disappointing start at the China Masters badminton tournament as Devika Sihag and HS Prannoy were eliminated in the opening round on Tuesday. Sihag lost in three games, while Prannoy suffered a straight-game defeat. Attention now shifts to PV Sindhu, Lakshya Sen, and Ayush Shetty, who are scheduled to play on Wednesday.
PV Sindhu won her opening match at the Indonesia Open against Busanan Ongbamrungphan. However, other Indian players like Kidambi Srikanth and Lakshya Sen were eliminated in the first round.
India's top badminton players Lakshya Sen and HS Prannoy were eliminated in the first round of the Malaysia Masters 2026 in Kuala Lumpur. While women's singles players Malvika Bansod, Ashmita Chaliha, and Devika Sihag advanced, the men's singles challenge ended on day one.
France defeated India 3-0 in the Thomas Cup semifinals with Christo Popov beating Ayush Shetty 21-11, 21-9 and Alex Lanier upsetting Kidambi Srikanth 21-18, 21-16. HS Prannoy lost to Toma Junior Popov 19-21, 16-21. India were already weakened as Lakshya Sen was ruled out with a swollen right elbow. France will face China in the final.
India's Thomas Cup team secured a 3-0 quarterfinal victory over Chinese Taipei, with 20-year-old Ayush Shetty defeating world No. 8 Lin Chun-Yi. The 2022 champions now believe they can go all the way to reclaim the title, with Ayush crediting the team's early dominance for easing knockout pressure.
India defeated Chinese Taipei 3-0 in the Thomas Cup quarterfinals to reach the semifinals, guaranteeing at least a bronze medal. Lakshya Sen delivered a stunning comeback win against World No. 6 Chou Tien Chen, while the doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty secured the second point. Ayush Shetty wrapped up the tie with a straight-game victory, maintaining India's title credentials as 2022 champions.
India defeated China 2-3 in their final Group A tie of the Thomas Cup Finals, despite already securing a quarterfinal berth. Lakshya Sen and the doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty lost their matches to give China a 2-0 lead. However, Ayush Shetty and HS Prannoy staged comebacks to reduce the final margin. India finished second in Group A and will face 2014 champions Japan in the quarterfinals.
India began their Thomas Cup campaign with a 3-1 victory over Canada in their opening group match. After Lakshya Sen's loss gave Canada an early lead, the doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty leveled the tie. Ayush Shetty then defeated Brian Yang to give India the lead, before Hariharan Amsakarunan and M R Arjun secured the winning point.
