Well, this is it from the quarter-finals of the BWF World Championships 2026. Satwik-Chirag are out, and that means Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand remain the only Indians competing in the tournament now. They will play their semi-final match tomorrow. Do join us for that contest as well. Goodbye!

The ball seemed to be in India's court when they were leading 18-16 in the first game. What transpired after that was simply shocking! Satwik-Chirag conceded five straight points to lose the opening game 18-21. Once they got off track, the two never recovered. China took full advantage of the opportunity and clinched the second game as well as the match.

Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty lose their men's doubles quarter-final match to China's Liang Weikeng and Wang Chang by a margin of 18-21, 9-21. With their loss, India's hopes of a second doubles medal also end.

Satwik goes for a deft touch and ends up finding the net. India are on the brink of losing this quarter-final match.

China are 15-8 ahead in this game. They are only six points away from securing a medal for themselves. India, on the other hand, need a miracle to win this game and stay alive in the contest.

A powerful smash from close to the net and China fail to return it. They challenge the call, but the review is unsuccessful as it shows the shuttle landing on the baseline. India trail 7-11 with that point.

This is a poor performance from the duo of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty in the first half of the second game. They are simply no match for their Chinese opponents, who have taken a comfortable six-point lead at the break.

Not a good start for Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty in the second game either. They are trailing 3-6 at the moment. China's Liang Weikeng and Wang Chang are right on top.

Would you believe it? India have lost the game from 18-16! Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty concede five straight points to go down 18-21 in the first game. They need to win the second game to stay alive in this contest.

This has been a stunning comeback from China. They first made it 18-all from 16-18 and then took a one-point lead. They are 19-18 ahead now.

Satwiksairaj Rankireddy smashes one powerfully. His Chinese opponents make a forced error while receiving it. The shuttlecock goes out of the playing area. India are 17-15 up now. Can they close this one out comfortably?

A beautiful rally this was, and it concluded with a brilliant smash from Satwik. The Indians kept smashing, and their Chinese opponents kept surprising them with stunning returns. Satwik put an end to the battle with a fiery smash.

This is a brilliant smash from Satwiksairaj. He uses his height to perfection and smashes it beautifully down the court. India are 12-10 ahead now.

Some brilliant fightback from the Satwik-Chirag pair earns them a one-point lead as well as a psychological advantage going into the break. The pair are 11-10 ahead.

A powerful smash from Satwik and India earn another two points to make it 8-all. The last point came after Chirag made a brilliant decision to let the shuttle drop outside the sideline.

Some powerful smashes from China, and they regain the lead after India make it 5-all. As I type, China score another point to go 7-5 up.

India earn their first point, but they concede another to trail 1-4. This has not been a good start for the Satwik-Chirag duo.

Match begins!!! It starts with China's serve, and they then smash powerfully to earn the first point. Another powerful smash, and China go 2-0 up in this quarter-final match.

India's Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty make their way out to the court amid a huge reception from the home crowd. Their opponents, China's Liang Weikeng and Wang Chang, follow.

Around 15 minutes from now, Satwiksairaj and Chirag will be in action. Kodai Naraoka is set to beat Anders Antonsen in the men's singles quarter-finals. Right after this contest on Court 1, the Indian duo will be in action.

India's ace shuttler PV Sindhu bowed out of the BWF World Championships 2026 after suffering a hard-fought defeat to China's Wang Zhi Yi in the women's singles pre-quarterfinals, bringing the host nation's singles campaign at the tournament to an end.

The five-time World Championships medallist went down 11-21, 21-15, 17-21 to the World No. 2 in an absorbing 88-minute contest at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium, despite a vociferous home crowd backing the two-time Olympic medallist throughout.

India's Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty fought back from difficult positions to beat Malaysia's Junaidi Arif and Yap Roy King 21-23, 21-19, 21-17 in the men's doubles Round of 16 clasg on Thursday. The Indian pair needed one hour and 22 minutes to complete the hard-fought victory and secure their place in the quarterfinals.

Once again, the Indian players will be up against Chinese opponents in the quarter-finals of the BWF World Championships 2026. Earlier in the day, Indian women's pair of Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand assured themselves of a medal with a come-from-behind win over China's Jia Yi Fan and Zhang Shu Xian

Now, the Satwik-Chirag duo face China's Liang Weikeng and Wang Chang.

Hello guys, welcome to NDTV's live blog for yet another badminton quarter-final at the BWF World Championships 2026. The women's pair of Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand have already advanced to the semi-finals, securing a medal. Now, it's the turn of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty. The pair features in the men's doubles quarter-finals. You will get all the live updates and scores from the contest here.

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