Ayush Shetty (born 3 May 2005) is an Indian badminton player. He won the bronze medal at the 2023 World Junior Championships in the boys' singles event. He won a silver medal at the 2026 Asian Championships.
At the 2026 Badminton Asia Championships in Ningbo, China, Shetty became the first Indian to win a men's singles silver medal at the tournament and the youngest Indian male shuttler to win a medal at the continental championships, at age 20.
Achievements Asian Championships Men's singles Year Venue Opponent Score Result Ref 2026 Ningbo Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium, Ningbo, China Shi Yuqi 8–21, 10–21 Silver
World Junior Championships Boys' singles Year Venue Opponent Score Result 2023 The Podium, Spokane, United States Alwi Farhan 18–21, 15–21 Bronze
World Tour (1 title, 1 runner-up) The BWF World Tour was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018. It is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation. It is divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300, and the Tour Super 100.
Men's singles Year Tournament Level Opponent Score Result 2023 Odisha Masters Super 100 Sathish Karunakaran 18–21, 21–19, 14–21 Runner-up 2025 U.S. Open Super 300 Brian Yang 21–18, 21–13 Winner
BWF International (2 runners-up)
Men's singles Year Tournament Opponent Score Result 2023 Bahrain International Wang Zhengxing 19–21, 14–21 Runner-up 2024 Dutch Open Mads Christophersen 10–21, 9–21 Runner-up BWF International Challenge tournament BWF International Series tournament BWF Future Series tournament
Junior International (1 title) Boys' singles Year Tournament Opponent Score Result 2021 Denmark Junior International Yohanes Saut Marcellyno 21–17, 21–16 Winner BWF Junior International Grand Prix tournament BWF Junior International Challenge tournament BWF Junior International Series tournament BWF Junior Future Series tournament
Performance timeline
Tournaments Junior events Tournament 2022 2023 RefIndividualWorld Championships 2R B Asian Championships NH 3R TeamWorld Championships 13th QF Asian Championships NH QF
Senior events Tournament 2026 RefIndividual Asian Games 3R Asian Championships S TeamThomas Cup BAsian Games B
World Tour Tournament World Tour Best Ref 2023 2024 2025 2026 Malaysia Open A 2R 2R ('26) India Open A 1R 1R ('26) Indonesia Masters A 1R 1R 1R ('25, '26) Thailand Masters A 1R A 1R ('25) German Open A 1R A 1R ('25) All England Open A 1R 1R ('26) Ruichang China Masters A QF A QF ('24) Swiss Open A 1R 1R 1R ('25, '26) Orléans Masters A SF 2R SF ('25) Baoji China Masters NA SF A SF ('24) Thailand Open A Q2 Q2 1R 1R ('26) Malaysia Masters A Q2 2R A 2R ('25) Singapore Open A 1R 1R ('26) Indonesia Open A 2R 2R ('26) Australian Open A Macau Open NH 2R 2R A 2R ('24, '25) U.S. Open A 1R W A W ('25) Canada Open A 1R 1R A 1R ('24, '25) Japan Open A 1R 1R ('26) China Open A 2R 2R ('26) Taipei Open A SF A SF ('25) Hong Kong Open A QF QF ('25) China Masters A 1R 1R ('25) Indonesia Masters Super 100 A A Korea Open A 1R 1R ('25) Arctic Open A 1R 1R ('25) Denmark Open A 1R 1R ('25) French Open A 1R 1R ('25) Hylo Open A SF QF SF ('24) Japan Masters A 1R 1R ('25) Syed Modi International A QF QF ('24) Guwahati Masters 3R QF A QF ('24) Odisha Masters F QF A F ('23) Year-end ranking 111 48 32 18
Record against opponents Record against Year-end Finals finalists, World Championships semi-finalists, and Olympic quarter-finalists. Accurate as of 11 April 2026.
Player Matches Win Lost Victor Lai 1 1 0 +1 Shi Yuqi 4 1 3 -2 Chou Tien-chen 3 1 2 -1 Christo Popov 2 0 2 -2 Srikanth Kidambi 3 2 1 +1 Lakshya Sen 3 0 3 -3 Kodai Naraoka 3 2 1 +1 Lee Zii Jia 1 1 0 +1 Loh Kean Yew 2 2 0 +2 Kunlavut Vitidsarn 2 1 1 0
See also India national badminton team Badminton in India
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