{"id":31018,"date":"2026-04-10T19:24:45","date_gmt":"2026-04-10T13:54:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/samacharviswa.com\/?p=31018"},"modified":"2026-04-10T19:24:45","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T13:54:45","slug":"badminton-asia-championships-2026-ayush-shetty-topples-world-no-4-jonatan-christie-to-reach-semis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/samacharviswa.com\/?p=31018","title":{"rendered":"Badminton Asia Championships 2026: Ayush Shetty Topples World No.4 Jonatan Christie to reach semis"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>China<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rising star Ayush Shetty assured India of a medal at the Badminton Asia Championships in Ningbo, China with a 23-21, 21-17 win over World No. 4 and Olympian Jonatan Christie of Indonesia in the men\u2019s singles quarterfinals on Friday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"848\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 480 \/ 848;\" width=\"480\" controls src=\"https:\/\/samacharviswa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/WhatsApp-Video-2024-11-25-at-12.06.08-PM.mp4\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Twenty-year-old Shetty, who had won the BWF World Junior Championships bronze medal in 2023, displayed remarkable composure under pressure as he saved two game points in the opening game, missed one himself before pocketing the game 23-21.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The second game saw both players level scores multiple times, before Shetty nosed ahead at 10-9. 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