World champion Shi Yuqi of China and South Korea’s An Se Young have got the top billing in men’s and women’s singles.
Two-time Olympic medallist and Japan Open champion, PV Sindhu has been seeded ninth for the BWF World Championships to be held at New Delhi’s Indira Gandhi Stadium from August 17-23.
India’s Satwik-Chirag are ranked fifth in men’s doubles. The men’s singles world champion Shi Yuqi of China and South Korea’s women’s singles star An Se Young are the top seeds in their respective categories.
India has two entries each in all the five categories in the prestigious global event.
Apart from Sindhu and Satwik-Chirag, former world championships bronze medallist Lakshya Sen seeded 14th in men’s singles and the mixed doubles pairing of Dhruv Kapila and Tanisha Crasto are seeded 15th.
While the players qualified for the prestigious championships based on their world rankings of April 28, 2026. The seeding were decided on the basis of world ranking on July 28, 2026.
The women’s singles World champion Akane Yamaguchi of Japan is seeded second while the third and fourth spots have gone to Wang Zhi Yi and Chen Yufei of China.
The draw for the championships will take place this week on Wednesday. The final seedings could change in case any of the seeded players pull out of the competition.
South Korea’s Kim Won Ho and Seo Seung Jae expected to be at the top of the men’s doubles seeding chart with China’s Liu Sheng Shu and Tan Ning getting the top billing in women’s doubles. Their compatriots Feng Yan Zhe and Huang Dong Ping are seeded number one in mixed doubles.
EOM
