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Indian shuttler Dhyan Santosh caused a major upset by defeating sixth seed Punnatat Prempunpong at the Badminton Asia Junior Championships. Tanvi Patri and Dev Ruparelia also advanced to the second round in Yatsushiro, Japan

India's Kidambi Srikanth finished as runner-up at the US Open 2026 after a grueling three-game defeat to Chinese Taipei’s Su Li Yang in the final, prolonging the former world number one's wait for a BWF World Tour title

India's Ashmita Chaliha defeated South Korea's Kim Min Sun 21-16, 21-18 to storm into the Macau Open Super 300 semifinals. Meanwhile, eighth seed Anmol Kharb exited following a three-game quarterfinal defeat to China's Han Qian Xi

Indian shuttler Ashmita Chaliha defeated South Korea’s Kim Min Sun 21-16, 21-18 to storm into the Macau Open women’s singles semifinals. However, compatriot Anmol Kharb exited the Super 300 tournament after a hard-fought three-game loss to China's Han Qian Xi

Ayush Shetty battled back from a game down to defeat China’s Weng Hong Yang and enter the second round of the Indonesia Open. Mixed doubles pair Rohan Kapoor and Ruthvika Shivani also advanced after upsetting a higher-ranked Chinese Taipei combination

Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty defeated world champions Kim Won Ho and Seo Seung Jae in straight games to enter the Singapore Open Super 750 final. The Indian pair fought back strongly in both games to secure their first win over the Koreans

Satwik-Chirag mount stellar comeback to enter final four while Dhruv-Tanisha benefit from walkover; Lakshya, Sindhu crash out in quarterfinals

HS Prannoy stunned World No. 5 Jonatan Christie in a thrilling three-game contest at the Singapore Open, while Lakshya Sen and mixed doubles pair Dhruv Kapila and Tanisha Crasto also advanced. Malvika Bansod and the Panda sisters bowed out of the tournament

PV Sindhu and the men’s doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty advanced to the next round of the Singapore Open after winning their respective matches at the Singapore Indoor Stadium. Sindhu won in straight games, while Satwik-Chirag staged a comeback victory

Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand will miss the Uber Cup Finals 2026 in Denmark due to injury. Shruti Mishra and Priya Konjengbam have been named as replacements for the Indian team for the tournament

India’s mixed doubles pair Dhruv Kapila and Tanisha Crasto opened their Badminton Asia Championships campaign with a 21-14, 11-21, 21-15 win over Thailand’s Phuwanat Horbanluekit and Benyapa Aimsaard. They now face Malaysia’s Cheng Tang Jie and Toh Ee Wei

India’s Tanvi Sharma and the men’s doubles pair of Hariharan Amsakarunan and MR Arjun advanced at the Orleans Masters 2026, with Tanvi entering the Round of 16 and the duo reaching the quarterfinals after impressive performances

India’s Lakshya Sen advanced to the quarterfinals of the All England Open 2026 after defeating Hong Kong’s Ng Ka Long Angus in three games. The Indian shuttler recovered strongly in the decider after missing four match points in the second game

Devika Sihag stunned Thailand’s top seed Supanida Katethong at the Princess Sirivannavari Thailand Masters 2026, winning 21-19, 21-18 in straight games

PV Sindhu and Virat Kohli hailed Saina Nehwal’s legendary career after she confirmed retirement. The former world No 1 won Olympic bronze, Commonwealth gold, and became India’s first woman shuttler to reach world No 1, inspiring generations of Indian badminton players

Former world champion P V Sindhu reached the quarterfinals of the Daihatsu Indonesia Masters 2026 and will face top seed Chen Yu Fei, while Lakshya Sen also advanced. Anmol Kharb, Kidambi Srikanth and India’s doubles pair exited

Tanvi Sharma, 16, stunned former World No 1 Nozomi Okuhara in a thrilling three-game battle at the Syed Modi International 2025. The World Juniors silver medallist rallied to win 13-21, 21-16, 21-19, advancing to the quarterfinals

Saina was the first Indian shuttler to win at the Olympics, when she won the bronze medal in women’s singles at London in 2012.

The Indian men's team has been clubbed alongside defending champions China and minnows Netherlands and Tahiti

It has been on the cards that Sindhu would not train under Gopichand ever since she left for London to train there before returning this month.