BadmintonLiveBWF World Championships: Canada hit back as Kapoor-Gadde drop second game 19-21

SUMMARYBWF World Championships 2026: After Ayush Shetty’s stunning upset of world No. 1 Shi Yu Qi, India’s campaign continues on Day 2 with six matches. 12:20 PM: Unnati Hooda vs Thet Htar Thuzar 5:20 PM: Treesa Jolly/Gayatri Gopichand vs Lauren Lam/Allison Lee 6:10 PM: Lakshya Sen vs Collins Valentine Filimon Rohan Kapoor/Ruthvika Shivani Gadde, Ashith…

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BadmintonLiveBWF World Championships: Canada hit back as Kapoor-Gadde drop second game 19-21

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BWF World Championships 2026: After Ayush Shetty’s stunning upset of world No. 1 Shi Yu Qi, India’s campaign continues on Day 2 with six matches.

12:20 PM: Unnati Hooda vs Thet Htar Thuzar
5:20 PM: Treesa Jolly/Gayatri Gopichand vs Lauren Lam/Allison Lee
6:10 PM: Lakshya Sen vs Collins Valentine Filimon

Rohan Kapoor/Ruthvika Shivani Gadde, Ashith Surya/Amrutha Pramuthesh and Kavipriya Selvam/Simran Singhi are the other Indian pairs in action. All timings are IST, with matches taking place at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium in New Delhi.

BWF World Championships 2026: How to watch live

The BWF World Championships 2026 will be broadcast live from New Delhi on Star Sports 1 and Star Sports 1 Select (SD and HD) and streamed via JioCinema in India. Astro will carry coverage in Malaysia. Worldwide streaming will be provided by BWF TV, the official YouTube channel of the Badminton World Federation, and Olympics.com.

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11:28 (IST) Aug 18

BWF World Championships Live: India’s Mixed Double leads

Rohan Kapoor and Ruthvika Shivani Gadde lost the second game 19-21 against Canada’s Lai duo after winning the opener 22-20. The Round of 64 clash is now level at 1-1 and heading into a decider.

11:18 (IST) Aug 18

BWF World Championships Live: India’s Mixed Double leads

Rohan Kapoor and Ruthvika Shivani Gadde have won the opening game against Canada’s Jonathan Lai and Crystal Lai in their Round of 64 clash.

India 22-20 Canada – SET 1

11:14 (IST) Aug 18

BWF World Championships Live: Treesa-Gayatri among doubles stars

India’s women’s doubles pair Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand will also be in action. The Indian duo faces USA’s Lauren Lam and Allison Lee in the Round of 32 at 5:20 PM IST. The pair will be among India’s key hopes in the doubles draw and will look to progress further in front of the home crowd.

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11:00 (IST) Aug 18

BWF World Championships Live: Unnati Hooda in action

Earlier in the day, Unnati Hooda will begin her women’s singles campaign against Thet Htar Thuzar. The match is scheduled for 12:20 PM IST on Court 1 and will be a significant test for the young Indian. This person will be looking to make an impression on her World Championships debut.

10:37 (IST) Aug 18

BWF World Championships Live: Lakshya Sen begins campaign

Lakshya. This person has previously won a World Championships bronze, will look to make a robust start to his campaign on home soil. The Indian will face Filimon in the evening session, with the match scheduled for 6:10 PM IST on Court 1.

The home crowd will be hoping Lakshya can build on the momentum created by Ayush Shetty’s stunning victory over defending champion Shi Yu Qi on Monday.

10:23 (IST) Aug 18

BWF World Championships Live: How to watch live