PV Sindhu among four seeded Indian entries at BWF World Championships 2026

Two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu has been handed the ninth seeding in women's singles, while the former Asian Games gold medal-winning pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty will start as fifth seeds in men's doubles for the upcoming BWF World Championships, scheduled to be held at the Indira Gandhi Stadium from August 17 to 23.

India will field two entries across all five categories at the marquee event on home soil, securing a seeded spot in four of them. Former World Championships bronze medallist Lakshya Sen is seeded 14th in men's singles, while the mixed doubles tandem of Dhruv Kapila and Tanisha Crasto has been handed the 15th seed.

Qualification for the



tournament was determined by the BWF World Rankings as of April 28, 2026, whereas the final seedings were finalised based on the world rankings released on July 28.

RECENT FORM OF INDIAN STARS

PV Sindhu (Women's Singles - Seed 9)

Sindhu enters her home World Championships on the back of a significant resurgence. The former world champion snapped a near three-year title drought on the BWF World Tour by lifting the Japan Open Super 750 crown, beating top-ranked opposition including defending world champion Akane Yamaguchi en route. Sitting just outside the top eight seeds means Sindhu could face high-ranked opposition as early as the Round of 16.