Overview

• India’s Lakshya Sen lost 17-21, 19-21 to top seed and world No. 1 Shi Yu Qi, ending his campaign on the opening day.
• The 29th BWF World Championships opened at Paris’s Adidas Arena on August 25.
• PV Sindhu, coming off a lean season, starts against Bulgaria’s Kaloyana Nalbantova.
• Men’s doubles pair Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty, seeded ninth with a first-round bye, are viewed as India’s best medal chance after multiple semifinal runs this year.
• Indian coverage was listed by several outlets on Sports18 and JioHotstar, while other guides directed viewers to BWF’s YouTube livestream.