Badminton World Championships 2026 LIVE Updates: India's Lakshya Sen has bowed out of the BWF World Championships 2026 on home soil, losing to USA's Garret Tan in the men's singles Round of 32.

Star Indian men's singles shuttler Lakshya Sen on Tuesday said changing tactics after losing the first game eventually paid dividends.

Star Indian shuttler Lakshya Sen overcame early jitters to prevail over Collins Valentine Filimon of Bulgaria in three games to progress to the second round of the men's singles event at the BWF World Championships.

Badminton World Championships 2026 Day 2 Highlights: Lakshya Sen overcame early jitters to prevail over Collins Valentine Filimon of Bulgaria in three games to progress to the second round of the men's singles event at the BWF World Championships.

India is hosting the World Championships for the first time in 17 years, with the event to be held at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium from August 17 to 23

PV Sindhu squandered an early advantage to bow out of the China Open with a gruelling three-game loss to local favourite and world No. 4 Chen Yufei in the second round.

Young shuttlers Ayush Shetty and Unnati Hooda put up gallant fights before bowing out, while Lakshya Sen went down in straight games as India endured a disappointing second day at the Japan Open.

Seasoned campaigner Lakshya Sen and rising star Tanvi Sharma will lead India's challenge at the US Open Super 300 badminton tournament beginning in Fullerton on Tuesday.

The Asian Games will be held from September 19 to October 4, and India will be hoping to replicate or even surpass their splendid show of 2023 edition.

PV Sindhu, one of the greatest badminton players the country has ever produced, is back in the top 10 in the world rankings