Ningbo, April 10 -- India's Ayush Shetty stormed into the semi-finals of the Badminton Asia Championships 2026 after pulling off an upset against world No. 4 Jonatan Christie here on Friday.
With a place in the last four, Ayush became the first Indian men's singles badminton player since HS Prannoy in 2018 to secure a medal at the continental meet. It will also be India's first medalat the Badminton Asia Championships since Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy's men's doubles gold in 2023.
Ayush, 25th in the men's singles badminton rankings, registered a 23-21, 21-17 win over Olympian and third seed Jonatan Christie of Indonesia in the quarter-finals.
The opener was fiercely contested with neither player able to break clear as Jonat...