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BWF World Championship 2026 starts from 17th August. Indian fans are going to keep their eyes on PV Sindhu in the gathering of badminton star players at Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium in New Delhi. Sindhu is going for her sixth medal in this championship. He has been given 9th priority. Double Olympic medalist Sindhu recently showed her form by winning the title of Japan Open Super 750 tournament. She defeated three-time world champion Akane Yamaguchi 21-17, 21-17 in the final.

This was Sindhu's first title in the last two years. This was his biggest title since becoming world champion in 2019. During this big title win, he had also defeated players like Han Yu and Chen Yu Fei before Yamaguchi. Sindhu will start her campaign in the World Championship against Sophia Noble of Ireland. Noble's world ranking is 141, while Sindhu is at number 11.

Sindhu has won 5 World Championship medals

Sindhu is the Indian player who has won the most medals in the World Championships. He won bronze medals in 2013 and 2014. In 2017 and 2018, Sindhu had reached the finals but had to be satisfied with silver. First Nozomi Okuhara and then Carolina Marin broke her dream of winning the title.

Sindhu soon left this disappointment behind and created history by winning the World Championship in 2019. She became the first Indian player to become world champion. He defeated Okuhara's challenge in the final. This was his fifth medal in the World Championship. However, since then she has not been able to win any medal in this championship. This time his initial path is not difficult but he will have to face a tough challenge for the medal.

Who are the obstacles in the path of Sindhu?

Sindhu will not face world number-1 An Se Young and defending champion Yamaguchi in the opening round. Sindhu has not been able to win a single match against South Korea's An Se Young. Both the players have faced each other 10 times, in which the South Korean player has got the upper hand every time. Sindhu's record against Yamaguchi is 16-14. Sindhu may face Ahn Se Young and Yamaguchi in the medal round.

Before this, Sindhu is likely to face China's Wang Xi Yi in the round of 16. Sindhu's record against this third seeded player is 4-3. In the quarter-finals, she may face sixth seed Kusuma Vardani of Indonesia. Sindhu has defeated this Indonesian player 3 times, while she has also faced defeat in 3 matches.