The BWF World Championships will make a grand return to India in August 2026, with New Delhi confirmed as host of the landmark 30th edition. The announcement came during the closing ceremony of the 2025 Championships in Paris, where BWF President Khunying Patama Leeswadtrakul formally handed over hosting rights to Sanjay Mishra, Honorary General Secretary of the Badminton Association of India (BAI), alongside Federation Francaise de Badminton chief Frank Laurent.&nbsp;India’s selection underlines its emergence as a badminton powerhouse, with 15 medals at the World Championships since Prakash Padukone’s trailblazing bronze in 1983. The country’s medal tally has grown steadily, highlighted by Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponappa’s historic doubles bronze in 2011 and an unbroken medal run ever since. At the heart of India’s success is PV Sindhu, who stands among the tournament’s all-time greats with five medals, including a historic gold in 2019.&nbsp;Also Read: <a href="https://www.wionews.com/sports/wion-exclusive-chess-feels-like-a-totally-different-sport-now-says-international-master-tania-sachdev-on-rise-of-sport-in-india-1756709952142">WION Exclusive: 'Chess feels like a totally different sport now', says International Master Tania Sachdev on rise of sport in India</a>&nbsp;That medal streak was extended in Paris 2025, where Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty claimed their second Worlds bronze in men’s doubles. They join a formidable list of Indian medallists from the past decade, including Kidambi Srikanth, B Sai Praneeth, Lakshya Sen, and HS Prannoy in singles. Saina Nehwal also remains a pivotal figure, having won silver in 2015 and bronze in 2017—when she and Sindhu made history as India’s first women’s doubles podium finishers in the same year.&nbsp;“On behalf of the Badminton Association of India, I extend my heartfelt gratitude to the BWF for entrusting us with this honour,” said BAI general secretary Sanjay Mishra. “We promise to deliver an event of the highest standard and look forward to welcoming the badminton family to Delhi.”&nbsp;First staged in 1977 in Malmö, Sweden, the BWF World Championships has grown into the sport’s most prestigious event, alternating between Asia, Europe, and North America. The Delhi edition will mark the tournament’s return to Asia after four years, cementing India’s place not just as a medal contender but as a premier destination in world badminton.

BWF World Championships: New Delhi to host 30th edition of badminton tournament in August 2026

The BWF World Championships will make a grand return to India in August 2026, with New Delhi confirmed as host of the landmark 30th edition. The announcement came during the closing ceremony of the 2025 Championships in Paris, where BWF President Khunying Patama Leeswadtrakul formally handed over hosting rights to Sanjay Mishra, Honorary General Secretary of the Badminton Association of India (BAI), alongside Federation Francaise de Badminton chief Frank Laurent. India’s selection underlines its emergence as a badminton powerhouse, with 15 medals at the World Championships since Prakash Padukone’s trailblazing bronze in 1983. The country’s medal tally has grown steadily, highlighted by Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponappa’s historic doubles bronze in 2011 and an unbroken medal run ever since. At the heart of India’s success is PV Sindhu, who stands among the tournament’s all-time greats with five medals, including a historic gold in 2019. Also Read: WION Exclusive: 'Chess feels like a totally different sport now', says International Master Tania Sachdev on rise of sport in India That medal streak was extended in Paris 2025, where Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty claimed their second Worlds bronze in men’s doubles. They join a formidable list of Indian medallists from the past decade, including Kidambi Srikanth, B Sai Praneeth, Lakshya Sen, and HS Prannoy in singles. Saina Nehwal also remains a pivotal figure, having won silver in 2015 and bronze in 2017—when she and Sindhu made history as India’s first women’s doubles podium finishers in the same year. “On behalf of the Badminton Association of India, I extend my heartfelt gratitude to the BWF for entrusting us with this honour,” said BAI general secretary Sanjay Mishra. “We promise to deliver an event of the highest standard and look forward to welcoming the badminton family to Delhi.” First staged in 1977 in Malmö, Sweden, the BWF World Championships has grown into the sport’s most prestigious event, alternating between Asia, Europe, and North America. The Delhi edition will mark the tournament’s return to Asia after four years, cementing India’s place not just as a medal contender but as a premier destination in world badminton.

After a gap of 17 years when Hyderabad staged it, badminton’s biggest championship is all set to come back to India, this time in the National Capital

One of the heroes of India's epic Thomas Cup triumph, HS Prannoy continued his rich vein of form as he stormed into the quarterfinals of the Indonesia Open Super 1000 tournament with a straight-game win over Hong Kong's Ng Ka Long Angus here on Thursday. The 29-year-old from Kerala, who is desperately looking to break his five-year title drought, dished out another impressive performance to outwit Ng Long 21-11 21-18 in a second round match that lasted 41 minutes.

It was Prannoy's fourth win over the 27-year-old, who is currently ranked 12th in the world. A former top 10 player, Prannoy will next face either Denmark's Rasmus Gemke or France's Brice Leverdez. 
Among other Indians in the fray, Sameer Verma ended his campaign with a 10-21 13-21 loss to world number five Lee Zii Jia of Malaysia in the second round.

This was Sameer's fifth loss to Lee in seven meetings. Ashwini Ponnappa and N Sikki Reddy also bowed out of the tournament after losing 16-21 13-21 to top seeds Chen Qing Chen and Jia Yi Fan of China in women's doubles competition.

The men's doubles pairing of MR Arjun and Dhruv Kapila also went down 19-21 15-21 to China's Liu Yu Chen and Ou Xuan Yi. In the men's singles contest, it was all Prannoy in the first half of the opening game as he simply dominated the proceedings, grabbing the initiative early to lead 11-3 with a sensational cross court jump smash.

Prannoy was, however, erratic after the interval and his unforced errors allowed Ng Long to collect a few points before the Indian unleashed another cross court smash and made some sound judgements at the baseline to keep moving ahead. Prannoy's movement was smooth as he mixed up the shots and varied the speed well and with his opponent committing errors, he had no issues in closing out the match comfortably. 
He moved to nine game point opportunities with a precise smash and sealed it when his rival went to net. 
Former Commonwealth Games bronze medallist RMV Gurusaidutt's presence at the coach's chair also helped Prannoy as he was seen chatting with the player during the mid-game interval. Gurusaidutt is on his first assignment with the Indian team after retiring from the game.

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Ng Long gave a better display in the second game as his movements improved and he managed to stay on the rallies but Prannoy did well to keep his nose ahead at 9-7 with a return on his opponent's back hand corner.

He had a two-point cushion at the mid-game interval after the Hong Kong player went wide again. 
The Indian extended his lead to 16-11. Ng Long produced occasional winners but he was too erratic, while Prannoy unleashed another jump smash to again wriggle out.

In the end, a precise return on the baseline gave Prannoy four match points. He squandered two before converting the third chance with a booming smash following a superb rally.

One of the heroes of India's epic Thomas Cup triumph, HS Prannoy continued his rich vein of form as he stormed into the quarterfinals of the Indonesia Open Super 1000 tournament with a straight-game win over Hong Kong's Ng Ka Long Angus here on Thursday.

One of the heroes of India's epic Thomas Cup triumph, HS Prannoy continued his rich vein of form as he stormed into the quarterfinals of the Indonesia Open Super 1000 tournament with a straight-game win over Hong Kong's Ng Ka Long Angus here on Thursday. The 29-year-old from Kerala, who is desperately looking to break his five-year title drought, dished out another impressive performance to outwit Ng Long 21-11 21-18 in a second round match that lasted 41 minutes. It was Prannoy's fourth win over the 27-year-old, who is currently ranked 12th in the world. A former top 10 player, Prannoy will next face either Denmark's Rasmus Gemke or France's Brice Leverdez. Among other Indians in the fray, Sameer Verma ended his campaign with a 10-21 13-21 loss to world number five Lee Zii Jia of Malaysia in the second round. This was Sameer's fifth loss to Lee in seven meetings. Ashwini Ponnappa and N Sikki Reddy also bowed out of the tournament after losing 16-21 13-21 to top seeds Chen Qing Chen and Jia Yi Fan of China in women's doubles competition. The men's doubles pairing of MR Arjun and Dhruv Kapila also went down 19-21 15-21 to China's Liu Yu Chen and Ou Xuan Yi. In the men's singles contest, it was all Prannoy in the first half of the opening game as he simply dominated the proceedings, grabbing the initiative early to lead 11-3 with a sensational cross court jump smash. Prannoy was, however, erratic after the interval and his unforced errors allowed Ng Long to collect a few points before the Indian unleashed another cross court smash and made some sound judgements at the baseline to keep moving ahead. Prannoy's movement was smooth as he mixed up the shots and varied the speed well and with his opponent committing errors, he had no issues in closing out the match comfortably. He moved to nine game point opportunities with a precise smash and sealed it when his rival went to net. Former Commonwealth Games bronze medallist RMV Gurusaidutt's presence at the coach's chair also helped Prannoy as he was seen chatting with the player during the mid-game interval. Gurusaidutt is on his first assignment with the Indian team after retiring from the game. ALSO READ | Indonesia Open: Lakshya Sen loses to HS Prannoy, Kidambi Srikanth also bows out in R1 Ng Long gave a better display in the second game as his movements improved and he managed to stay on the rallies but Prannoy did well to keep his nose ahead at 9-7 with a return on his opponent's back hand corner. He had a two-point cushion at the mid-game interval after the Hong Kong player went wide again. The Indian extended his lead to 16-11. Ng Long produced occasional winners but he was too erratic, while Prannoy unleashed another jump smash to again wriggle out. In the end, a precise return on the baseline gave Prannoy four match points. He squandered two before converting the third chance with a booming smash following a superb rally.

Indonesia Open: HS Prannoy storms into QFs; Sameer Verma, Ashwini Ponnappa-N Sikki Reddy bow out

The mixed doubles pair Ashwini Ponnappa and Sumeeth Reddy lost in the first round of the main draw of the Swiss Open on Wednesday.

The Indian pair was defeated by fifth seeds Thom Gicquel and Delphine Delrue of France in straight sets 13-21, 9-21 in a match that lasted 33 minutes.

Indian shuttler Aakarshi Kashyap lost to Yvonne Li of Germany 5-21, 17-21 in the second match of the day here at St. Jakobshalle Basel.

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Later in the day, Kidambi Shrikant will be going against Mads Christophersen of Denmark in his men`s singles clash.

Indian pair of Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand will be facing Thailand's Jongkolphan Kititharakul and Rawinda Prajongjai.

The mixed doubles pair Ashwini Ponnappa and Sumeeth Reddy lost in the first round of the main draw of the Swiss Open on Wednesday. The Indian pair was defeated by fifth seeds Thom Gicquel and Delphine Delrue of France in straight sets 13-21, 9-21 in a match that lasted 33 minutes.

The mixed doubles pair Ashwini Ponnappa and Sumeeth Reddy lost in the first round of the main draw of the Swiss Open on Wednesday. The Indian pair was defeated by fifth seeds Thom Gicquel and Delphine Delrue of France in straight sets 13-21, 9-21 in a match that lasted 33 minutes. Indian shuttler Aakarshi Kashyap lost to Yvonne Li of Germany 5-21, 17-21 in the second match of the day here at St. Jakobshalle Basel. ALSO READ: Exclusive! Ash Barty has always done things her own way: Shocked Ricky Ponting on tennis great's retirement Later in the day, Kidambi Shrikant will be going against Mads Christophersen of Denmark in his men`s singles clash. Indian pair of Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand will be facing Thailand's Jongkolphan Kititharakul and Rawinda Prajongjai.

Swiss Open: Ashwini Ponnappa, Sumeeth Reddy lose to France pair in first round of mixed doubles

Indian mix doubles pair of Ashwini Ponnappa and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy on Wednesday lost in the first round of the ongoing Denmark Open.

The Indian pair lost against China`s Feng Yanzhe and DU Yue by 17-21, 21-14, 11-21 here at Court 2.

Earlier on Wednesday, the Indian duo of Ashwini Ponnappa and N Sikki Reddy got defeated by South Korea`s Lee Sohee and Shin Seung-chan 17-21, 13-21 here at Court 1.

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The women`s doubles pair of Jakkampudi Meghana and S Ram Poorvisha also lost their game against the Indonesian duo by 8-21, 7-21, at court 2.

In other matches, Indian shuttler Sourav Verma will be taking on his compatriot Lakshya Sen while in women`s singles Saina Nehwal will square off with Aya Ohori.

Indian mix doubles pair of Ashwini Ponnappa and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy on Wednesday lost in the first round of the ongoing Denmark Open. The Indian pair lost against China`s Feng Yanzhe and DU Yue by 17-21, 21-14, 11-21 here at Court 2.

Indian mix doubles pair of Ashwini Ponnappa and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy on Wednesday lost in the first round of the ongoing Denmark Open. The Indian pair lost against China`s Feng Yanzhe and DU Yue by 17-21, 21-14, 11-21 here at Court 2. Earlier on Wednesday, the Indian duo of Ashwini Ponnappa and N Sikki Reddy got defeated by South Korea`s Lee Sohee and Shin Seung-chan 17-21, 13-21 here at Court 1. ALSO READ: Denmark Open: Two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu marches into next round The women`s doubles pair of Jakkampudi Meghana and S Ram Poorvisha also lost their game against the Indonesian duo by 8-21, 7-21, at court 2. In other matches, Indian shuttler Sourav Verma will be taking on his compatriot Lakshya Sen while in women`s singles Saina Nehwal will square off with Aya Ohori.

Denmark Open: Mix doubles pair of Ashwini Ponnappa, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy lose to Chinese duo

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BWF World Championships: New Delhi to host 30th edition of badminton tournament in August 2026

Indonesia Open: HS Prannoy storms into QFs; Sameer Verma, Ashwini Ponnappa-N Sikki Reddy bow out

Swiss Open: Ashwini Ponnappa, Sumeeth Reddy lose to France pair in first round of mixed doubles

Denmark Open: Mix doubles pair of Ashwini Ponnappa, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy lose to Chinese duo