Ayush Shetty, who stunned three Top 10 players on his way to the final, is the seventh Indian to win a men’s singles medal at the continental event. | Photo Credit: BADMINTON ASIA CHAMPIONSHIPS

Ayush Shetty lost to World No. 2 Shi Yuqi of China in the Badminton Asia Championships final in Ningbo on Sunday.

The 20-year-old Indian conceded the match 8-21, 10-21 in 42 minutes, settling for a silver.

Ayush, who stunned three Top 10 players on his way to the final, is the seventh Indian to win a men’s singles medal at the continental event.

Here’s the full list of Indian medallists at Badminton Asia Championships:

1965 - Dinesh Khanna - Men’s Singles - Gold

1965 - Suresh Goel - Men’s Singles - Bronze

1965 - Sarojini Apte - Women’s Singles - Bronze

1965 - Meena Shah - Women’s Singles - Bronze

1965 - Owen Roncon & Sarojini Apte - Mixed Doubles - Bronze

1965 - A. I. Sheikh & Achala Karnik - Mixed Doubles - Bronze

1969 - Dinesh Khanna - Men’s Singles - Bronze

1976 - Prakash Padukone - Men’s Singles - Bronze

2000 - Pullela Gopichand - Men’s Singles - Bronze

2007 - Anup Sridhar - Men’s Singles - Bronze

2010 - Saina Nehwal - Women’s Singles - Bronze

2014 - P. V. Sindhu - Women’s Singles - Bronze

2014 - Jwala Gutta & Ashwini Ponnappa - Women’s Doubles - Bronze

2016 - Saina Nehwal - Women’s Singles - Bronze

2018 - H. S. Prannoy - Men’s Singles - Bronze

2018 - Saina Nehwal - Women’s Singles - Bronze

2022 - P. V. Sindhu - Women’s Singles - Bronze

2023 - Satwiksairaj Rankireddy & Chirag Shetty - Men’s Doubles - Gold

2026 - Ayush Shetty - Men’s Singles - Silver

Published on Apr 12, 2026