Ayush Shetty advanced to the pre-quarterfinals of the Indonesia Open 2026 on Wednesday. | Photo Credit: Getty Images

Young Indian shuttler Ayush Shetty came from behind to pull off a dramatic victory and advance to the pre-quarterfinals at the Indonesia Open here on Wednesday.

Shetty, ranked 20th, battled for 66 minutes before registering an 8-21, 22-20, 21-15 win over World No. 15 Hong Yang Weng of China in the opening round of the Super 1000 tournament.

After being outplayed in the first game, the 21-year-old Indian produced a spirited fightback, overturning an 11-15 deficit in the second game with a series of superb rallies to force a decider.

The Badminton Asia Championships silver medallist looked in complete control in the third game as he sealed his place in the second round, where he will face Hong Kong’s Lee Cheuk Yiu.

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Elsewhere, HS Prannoy suffered a first-round exit after losing to Ireland’s Nhat Nguyen in a hard-fought three-game encounter.

After dropping the opening game 17-21, Prannoy bounced back to take the second 21-16 but failed to maintain the momentum, going down 19-21 in the decider.

In women’s singles, Unnati Hooda lost in straight games to former world number one Japanese Nozomi Okhuara 15-21 14-21.

In mixed doubles, World No. 41 pair Rohan Kapoor and Ruthvika Gadde progressed to the second round with a comfortable 21-14, 21-14 victory over Chinese Taipei’s Po-Hsuan Yang and Ling Fang Hu.

Published on Jun 03, 2026