{"id":48331,"date":"2026-04-12T15:54:16","date_gmt":"2026-04-12T10:24:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/?p=48331"},"modified":"2026-04-12T15:55:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-12T10:25:11","slug":"badminton-asia-championships-2026-live-update-ayush-shetty-vs-shi-yu-qi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/badminton\/badminton-asia-championships-2026-live-update-ayush-shetty-vs-shi-yu-qi\/","title":{"rendered":"Badminton Asia Championships 2026 Finals live update: Ayush Shetty vs Shi Yu Qi"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In the <strong>men\u2019s singles final<\/strong> of the <strong>Badminton Asia Championships 2026 in Ningbo, China<\/strong>, India\u2019s rising star Ayush Shetty faces off against China\u2019s world champion and second seed Shi Yu Qi. The young Indian shuttler, who has stunned fans with his giant-killing run, started the match on the back foot.<\/p>\n<p><strong>First Game: Dominant Display by Shi Yu Qi<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Shi Yu Qi controlled the opening game with precision and power, racing to a commanding <strong>21-8 victory<\/strong>. Shetty looked loose and struggled to match the Chinese star\u2019s pace and accuracy. The experienced campaigner dictated rallies, leaving the 20-year-old Indian with limited options. It was a strong statement from the home favourite.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Second Game: Shetty Shows Fight<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The second game brought a noticeable shift. Shetty tightened his game, improved his court coverage, and started finding his jump smashes. As per the latest scoreboard, <b>Shetty leads 7-2 early in the second set<\/b>. This change in form signals his resilience and ability to adapt under pressure.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Expectations for a Comeback<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Shetty has shown tremendous character throughout the tournament, coming back from game deficits in earlier rounds. With improved rhythm in the second set, fans hope he can stretch Shi Yu Qi and force a decider. A strong showing here could see him dominate proceedings if he maintains consistency. The match remains live on Court 1, with Indian supporters rooting for history \u00a0Shetty aims to become the first Indian men\u2019s singles champion since 1965.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Stay tuned for more live updates from this exciting final<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the men\u2019s singles final of the Badminton Asia Championships 2026 in Ningbo, China, India\u2019s rising star Ayush Shetty faces\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":502,"featured_media":48332,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[5110,5101,2913,5100,5186,4057],"class_list":["post-48331","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-badminton","tag-ayush-shetty","tag-badminton-asia-championship","tag-badminton-association-of-india","tag-china","tag-shi-yu-qi","tag-top-stories"],"reading_time":"2 min read","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48331","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/502"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=48331"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48331\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":48334,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48331\/revisions\/48334"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/48332"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=48331"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=48331"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=48331"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}