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Ayush Shetty
Shetty at the 2025 Taipei Open
Personal information
Born (2005-05-03) 3 May 2005 (age 21)
Karkala, Karnataka, India
Years active2023–present
Height1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Sport
CountryIndia
SportBadminton
HandednessRight
Coached byVimal Kumar
Sagar Chopda
Men's singles
Career record91 wins, 52 losses
Highest ranking18 (14 April 2026)
Current ranking21 (9 June 2026)
BWF profile
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  India
Thomas Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2026 Horsens Men's team
Asian Championships
Silver medal – second place 2026 Ningbo Men's singles
World Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Spokane Boys' singles

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

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Asian Championships

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Men's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result Ref
2026 Ningbo Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium, Ningbo, China China Shi Yuqi 8–21, 10–21 Silver Silver [3]

World Junior Championships

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Boys' singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2023 The Podium, Spokane, United States Indonesia Alwi Farhan 18–21, 15–21 Bronze Bronze

World Tour (1 title, 1 runner-up)

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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 India Sathish Karunakaran 18–21, 21–19, 14–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2025 U.S. Open Super 300 Canada Brian Yang 21–18, 21–13 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

BWF International (2 runners-up)

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Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2023 Bahrain International China Wang Zhengxing 19–21, 14–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2024 Dutch Open Denmark Mads Christophersen 10–21, 9–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

Junior International (1 title)

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Boys' singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2021 Denmark Junior International Indonesia Yohanes Saut Marcellyno 21–17, 21–16 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
  BWF Junior International Grand Prix tournament
  BWF Junior International Challenge tournament
  BWF Junior International Series tournament
  BWF Junior Future Series tournament

Performance timeline

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Key
W F SF QF #R RR Q# A G S B NH N/A DNQ
(W) won; (F) finalist; (SF) semi-finalist; (QF) quarter-finalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (A) absent; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze medal; (NH) not held; (N/A) not applicable; (DNQ) did not qualify.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Tournaments

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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

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Tournament World Tour Best Ref
2023 2024 2025 2026
Malaysia Open A 2R 2R ('26)
India Open A 1R 1R ('26)
Indonesia Masters A 1R 1R 1R ('25, '26)
Thailand Masters A 1R A 1R ('25)
German Open A 1R A 1R ('25)
All England Open A 1R 1R ('26)
Ruichang China Masters A QF A QF ('24) [8]
Swiss Open A 1R 1R 1R ('25, '26)
Orléans Masters A SF 2R SF ('25) [9]
Baoji China Masters NA SF A SF ('24)
Thailand Open A Q2 Q2 1R 1R ('26)
Malaysia Masters A Q2 2R A 2R ('25)
Singapore Open A 1R 1R ('26)
Indonesia Open A 2R 2R ('26)
Australian Open A w/d
Macau Open NH 2R 2R A 2R ('24, '25) [10]
U.S. Open A 1R W W ('25) [11]
Canada Open A 1R 1R 1R ('24, '25)
Taipei Open A SF SF ('25)
Hong Kong Open A QF QF ('25)
China Masters A 1R 1R ('25)
Indonesia Masters Super 100 A w/d A
Korea Open A 1R 1R ('25)
Arctic Open A 1R 1R ('25)
Denmark Open A 1R 1R ('25)
French Open A 1R 1R ('25)
Hylo Open A SF QF SF ('24) [12]
Japan Masters A 1R 1R ('25)
Syed Modi International A QF w/d QF ('24) [13]
Guwahati Masters 3R QF A QF ('24)
Odisha Masters F QF A F ('23) [14]
Year-end ranking 111 48 32 27

Record against opponents

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Record against Year-end Finals finalists, World Championships semi-finalists, and Olympic quarter-finalists. Accurate as of 11 April 2026.[15]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Players: Ayush Shetty". Badminton World Federation.
  2. ^ a b "BWF World Junior Championships 2023: Ayush Shetty wins bronze medal". Olympics. 8 October 2023. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
  3. ^ a b c Naswala, Ali Asgar (12 April 2026). "Badminton Asia Championships 2026: Ayush Shetty clinches historic silver medal". Olympics. Retrieved 12 April 2026.
  4. ^ "Ayush Shetty Vs Shi Yu Qi, Badminton Asia Championships 2026: Indian Prodigy's Historic Run Ends With Silver". Outlook India. 12 April 2026. Retrieved 21 April 2026.
  5. ^ Alleyne, Gayle (19 March 2017). "BWF Launches New Events Structure". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  6. ^ Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  7. ^ "Team India lose to Malaysia in the quarterfinals of Badminton World Junior Championships". Sportstar. 29 September 2023. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
  8. ^ "China Masters 2024: Ayush Shetty loses in quarter-finals; India's campaign ends". Olympics. 22 March 2024. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
  9. ^ "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.
  10. ^ "Macau open: Srikanth eases into quarterfinals". The Tribune. 27 September 2024. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
  11. ^ "Ayush Shetty wins US Open for India's first title of 2025 - Hindustan Times". Hindustan Times. 30 June 2025. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
  12. ^ "Malvika Bansod enters women's singles final of Hylo Open, Ayush Shetty crashes out". The Hindu. 3 November 2024. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
  13. ^ "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.
  14. ^ "Sathish marks his ascendancy with Odisha Masters title". Hindustan Times. 17 December 2023. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
  15. ^ "Ayush Shetty Head to Head". BWF-Tournament Software. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
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