At the Indonesia Open 2026, Ayush Shetty staged a comeback win against Weng Hong Yang. Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty retired due to injury, while HS Prannoy was eliminated.
India's top men's doubles pair, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty, have withdrawn from the Indonesia Open 2026 after Rankireddy sustained an injury during their opening-round match. The duo was forced to retire mid-game and will now focus on recovery.
India's Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy ended a 742-day title drought by winning the Singapore Open badminton tournament. The world No. 3 pair defeated Indonesia's Fajar Alfian and Muhammad Shohibul Fikri in the final.
PV Sindhu advances to Singapore Open quarterfinals with a 21-9, 21-12 win over Japan's Riko Gunji, to face top seed An Se Young next; Indian men's doubles and mixed doubles pairs also reach quarterfinals.
India's Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty finished as runners-up at the Thailand Open 2026 after a 53-minute final loss to Indonesia's Leo Rolly Carnando and Daniel Marthin. The Indian pair narrowly missed their first title of the season, falling 21-12, 25-23.
Indian badminton duo Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty advanced to their first final of 2026 at the Thailand Open Super 500 in Bangkok. They defeated Malaysia's Goh Sze Fei and Nur Izzuddin 19-21, 22-20, 21-16 in a thrilling semifinal.
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 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.
