Badminton Asia Championship 2026 Day 2: Good Day For Indian Shuttlers

 

The Indian shuttlers had a good outing with PV Sindhu, Unnati Hooda, Ayush Shetty, HS Prannoy, Shruti Mishra and Konjbeam made it into the second round of Badminton Asia Championship event played at Ningbo, China on 8^th April 2026.

Ayush Shetty produced a stunning performance with straight game win over higher ranked Li Shifeng of China in two straight games. It was a dominating effort by Ayush right from the word go and never allowed any chances for Shifeng to win by 21-13, 21-16 to move into round of 16. Shetty will face Chi Y-j of Chinese Taipei.

HS Prannoy defeated qualifier NH Dang of Vietnam in two straight games. Dang showed class putting the Indian under pressure. Soon after, Prannoy made a stunning comeback and keeping his opponent struggling. After the mid-game break, both players took alternate points before Prannoy held onto his nerves to win first game 24-22.

It was a dominating performance by Prannoy in the second game after an initial struggle. He did not allow any chances for Dang winning with comfortable scoreline of 21-12. Prannoy will face Weng Yeng of China.

PV Sindhu edged past lower ranked Wong Ling Ching of Malaysia in three games. The first game began with both players taking alternate points till 7-7. Sindhu took a commanding 11-7 lead at the break. After the interval, Wong fought back strongly not allowing Sindhu any chances winning first game by 21-15.

The second game saw Sindhu fightback strongly putting Wong under immense pressure with smashes and drop shots. At the mid-game break, the star Indian shuttler took 11-6 lead. After the break, it was one-way traffic as Sindhu won it with ease by 21-11.

It was an amazing game of badminton in the third and deciding game. Both players fought for each point before Sindhu looked in commanding position. Wong showed her class taking a slender 11-10 lead. After the break, Sindhu came back strongly looking to win the match before Wong tried her best, before the Indian won by 21-19. She will face Wang Zhi of China.

Unnati Hooda stunned Supinda Kathenong in three games. Both players began on even keel during initial stages before Hooda showed domination and took commanding lead at the break. After the break, Supinda fought back strongly keeping Hooda under immense to win first game by 25-23.

Hooda showed her class in the second game not allowing any chances to Supinda and made life tough to win by 21-8 scoreline.

It was a great performance by Hooda who kept calm under pressure in the third and deciding game to win by 21-18 to move into 2^nd round. She will face Miyazaki of Japan.

The women’s doubles pair of Shruti Mishra and Konjenbgam defeated Pham TDL and Pham TK of Vietnam in three games. The Indian pairing showed domination to win the first game by 21-15. Pham and Pham staged a comeback winning second game easily by 21-17.

Mishra and Konjenbgam showed their domination in the third game not allowing any chances for their opponents to win by 21-13. They will face fifth seeded Fukushima and Matsumoto of Japan. 

However, it was curtains for 2026 All England Badminton silver medalists as Lakshya Sen lost to Lee Chik Yu of Hong Kong in two straight games. Sen struggled badly with his shots losing by 10-21. The second one was much-better fight by Sen as he showed great badminton skills to level the scores but the Indian lost with 19-21 scoreline.

Kidambi Srikanth suffered three game loss to Loh Kiean Yew of Singapore. The first game saw Loh showing his putting Srikanth under immense pressure with commanding 11-4 lead at the break. After the interval, Srikanth showing great courage and stamina to take points in succession to win by 21-18.

Loh Kiean Yew displayed attacking badminton in the 2^nd game not allowing any chances to the Indian. Loh had a similar 11-4 lead at break. This time around, Loh maintained the lead and won second game easily by 21-9.

Loh started the third game on a perfect note putting Srikanth under immense pressure with 6-1 lead. The Indian fought back strongly to take 5 points in succession leveling scores at 6-6. Loh looked in complete control after that winning with 21-11 scoreline.

Tanvi Sharma lost her first-round match against Letshanaa of Malaysia in two straight games. It was a closely fought affair in the first game with both players fighting for each point. Letshanaa took a slender 11-10 lead at the break. After the interval, despite Tanvi efforts, Malaysian won first game by 21-19.

The second game also began with both players fighting for each point. This time around also, Letshanaa had slender 11-10 lead at break. After the interval, it was one-way traffic as Malaysian won by 21-14.

Malvika Bansod suffered straight game loss to Busnan Ongbamrunghpan of Thailand. The first game saw Ongbamrunghpan produced a dominating display to win with ease by 21-10. It was a closely fought affair by Bansod in the 2^nd game, but the experienced Thai player won with 21-19 scoreline.

Results of Indian Shuttlers Round 1 (Badminton Asia Championship 2026)

1.      Ayush Shetty defeated Li Shifeng (Men’s Singles)- 21-13, 21-16

2.      PV Sindhu defeated Wong Ling Ching (Women’s Singles)- 15-21, 21-11, 21-19

3.       HS Prannoy defeated Nguyen HD (Men’s Singles)- 24-22, 21-12.

4.      Unnati Hooda defeated Supinda Kathenong (Women’s Singles)- 23-25, 21-8, 21-18

5.      Shruti Mishra/ Konjenbgam defeated Pham TDL & Pham TK (Women’s Doubles)- 21-15, 17-21, 21-13

6.      Lakshya Sen lost to Lee Chik Yu (Men’s Singles)- 10-21, 19-21

7.      Kidambi Srikanth lost to Loh Kiean Yew (Men’s Singles)- 21-18, 9-21, 11-21

8.      Tanvi Sharma lost to Letshanaa (Women’s Singles)- 19-21, 14-21

9.      Malvika Bansod lost to Busnan Ongbamrunghpan (Women’s Singles)- 10-21, 19-21

10. H Amsakarunan/MR Arjun lost to Kim/Seo SJ (Men’s Doubles)- 15-21, 7-21.

 

Ayush Shetty stuns world number 7 Li Shifeng to enter round 2 of Badminton Asia Championship 2026.