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Ayush Shetty (born 3 May 2005) is an Indian badminton player.[1] He won the bronze medal at the 2023 World Junior Championships in the boys' singles event.[2] He won a silver medal at the 2026 Asian Championships.[3]
At the 2026 Badminton Asia Championships in Ningbo, China, Shetty became the first Indian to win a men's singles silver medal at the tournament and the youngest Indian male shuttler to win a medal at the continental championships, at age 20.[4]
Achievements
Asian Championships
Men's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Ningbo Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium, Ningbo, China | Template:Flagicon Shi Yuqi | 8–21, 10–21 | Silver Silver | [3] |
World Junior Championships
Boys' singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | The Podium, Spokane, United States | Template:Flagicon Alwi Farhan | 18–21, 15–21 | Bronze Bronze |
World Tour (1 title, 1 runner-up)
The BWF World Tour was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018.[5] It is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation. It is divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300, and the Tour Super 100.[6]
Men's singles
| Year | Tournament | Level | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Odisha Masters | Super 100 | Template:Flagicon Sathish Karunakaran | 18–21, 21–19, 14–21 | Template:Silver2 Runner-up |
| 2025 | U.S. Open | Super 300 | Template:Flagicon Brian Yang | 21–18, 21–13 | Template:Gold1 Winner |
BWF International (2 runners-up)
Men's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Bahrain International | Template:Flagicon Wang Zhengxing | 19–21, 14–21 | Template:Silver2 Runner-up |
| 2024 | Dutch Open | Template:Flagicon Mads Christophersen | 10–21, 9–21 | Template:Silver2 Runner-up |
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Junior International (1 title)
Boys' singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Denmark Junior International | Template:Flagicon Yohanes Saut Marcellyno | 21–17, 21–16 | Template:Gold1 Winner |
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Performance timeline
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Tournaments
Junior events
| Tournament | 2022 | 2023 | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| Individual | |||
| World Championships | 2R | B | [2] |
| Asian Championships | NH | 3R | |
| Team | |||
| World Championships | 13th | QF | [7] |
| Asian Championships | NH | QF | |
Senior events
| Tournament | 2026 | Ref | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Individual | |||||||||
| Asian Championships | S | [3] | |||||||
| Team | |||||||||
| Thomas Cup | B | ||||||||
World Tour
Record against opponents
Record against Year-end Finals finalists, World Championships semi-finalists, and Olympic quarter-finalists. Accurate as of 11 April 2026.[15] Template:Col-begin Template:Col-break
| Player | Matches | Win | Lost | Template:Abbr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Template:Flagicon Shi Yuqi | 3 | 0 | 3 | –3 |
| Template:Flagicon Chou Tien-chen | 3 | 1 | 2 | -1 |
| Template:Flagicon Srikanth Kidambi | 3 | 2 | 1 | +1 |
| Template:Flagicon Lakshya Sen | 3 | 0 | 3 | -3 |
| Template:Flagicon Loh Kean Yew | 2 | 2 | 0 | +2 |
| Template:Flagicon Lee Zii Jia | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 |
| Template:Flagicon Kunlavut Vitidsarn | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Template:Flagicon Kodai Naraoka | 3 | 2 | 1 | +1 |
| Template:Flagicon Victor Lai | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 |
| Template:Flagicon Christo Popov | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 |
See also
References
- ↑ Players: Ayush Shetty. Badminton World Federation.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 BWF World Junior Championships 2023: Ayush Shetty wins bronze medal. Olympics(8 October 2023). Retrieved 8 October 2023.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Badminton Asia Championships 2026: Ayush Shetty clinches historic silver medal. Olympics(12 April 2026). Retrieved 12 April 2026.
- ↑ Ayush Shetty Vs Shi Yu Qi, Badminton Asia Championships 2026: Indian Prodigy’s Historic Run Ends With Silver. Outlook India(2026-04-12). Retrieved 2026-04-21.
- ↑ BWF Launches New Events Structure, Alleyne, Gayle. Badminton World Federation(19 March 2017). Retrieved 29 November 2017.
- ↑ Action-Packed Season Ahead!, Sukumar, Dev. Badminton World Federation(10 January 2018). Retrieved 15 January 2018.
- ↑ Team India lose to Malaysia in the quarterfinals of Badminton World Junior Championships. Sportstar(29 September 2023). Retrieved 17 November 2024.
- ↑ China Masters 2024: Ayush Shetty loses in quarter-finals; India’s campaign ends. Olympics(22 March 2024). Retrieved 1 November 2024.
- ↑ Badminton: What 19-year-old Ayush Shetty can learn from a tough defeat against Lin Chun Yi at Orleans Masters semifinal. The Indian Express(8 March 2025). Retrieved 9 March 2025.
- ↑ Ayush Shetty wins US Open for India’s first title of 2025 - Hindustan Times. Hindustan Times(30 June 2025). Retrieved 6 September 2025.
- ↑ Macau open: Srikanth eases into quarterfinals. The Tribune(27 September 2024). Retrieved 1 November 2024.
- ↑ Malvika Bansod enters women's singles final of Hylo Open, Ayush Shetty crashes out. The Hindu(3 November 2024). Retrieved 3 November 2024.
- ↑ Syed Modi International 2024 badminton: PV Sindhu to play Unnati Hooda in semi-finals, Lakshya Sen also advances. Olympics(29 November 2024). Retrieved 29 November 2024.
- ↑ Sathish marks his ascendancy with Odisha Masters title. Hindustan Times(17 December 2023). Retrieved 1 November 2024.
- ↑ Ayush Shetty Head to Head. BWF-Tournament Software. Retrieved 22 January 2025.