India's Badminton World Championships: How to Watch Live and Key Matchups

The BWF World Championships is set to start on August 25, Monday. Several Indian star shuttlers are participating in the event, hoping to hit their peak form in the world tournament. Lakshya Sen, HS Prannoy, and the duo of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty will be in focus in this week-long event.

On August 25, several Indian players will be in action in their first-round matches. Lakshya Sen, who narrowly missed out on an Olympic medal in Paris last year, will be taking on world number 1 Shi Yuqi on Monday.

Apart from Lakshya, two other Indian doubles pairings will be in action today.

Indian Draws on August 25

Court 1

Priya/Shruti vs Lambert/Pognante: 6:10 PM
Hariharan/Ruban vs Liu/Yang: 9:30 PM

Court 2

Lakshya Sen vs Shi Yu Qi: 2 PM
Swetparna/Rutaparna vs Gabriela/Stefani: 3:40 PM

Badminton World Championships: Where to watch?

The BWF World Championships does not have any telecast in India. However, one can livestream it on YouTube on the BWF account. JioHotstar is livestreaming the tournament as well on its app and website.

BWF World Championships 2025: Draw for Indian Shuttlers

Men’s Singles

Lakshya Sen (21) vs Shi Yuqi (1)
HS Prannoy (34) vs Joakim Oldorff (49)

Women’s Singles

PV Sindhu (15) vs Kaloyana Nalbantova (66), likely to face WANG Zhi Yi (2) in 3rd Round

Men’s Doubles

Satwik/Chirag (9) - Bye (1st round), likely to face World No.6 Liang Keng and Wang Chang in 3rd Round
Hariharan/Ruben (33) vs Liu Kuang Heng/Yang Po Han (23)

Women’s Doubles

Rutaparna/Swetaparna (38) vs Gabriela/Stefani (19)
Priya/Shruti (39) vs Lambert/Pognante (42)

Mixed Doubles

Kapila/Crasto - Bye (1st round)
Kapoor/Ruthvika vs Weng Chi/Iok Chong