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