{{Short description|Indian badminton player}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2021}} {{Infobox badminton player | name = Ayush Shetty | image = Ayush Shetty Taipei Open 2025.jpg | image_size = | caption = Shetty at the [[2025 Taipei Open]] | birth_name = | country = India | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|2005|05|03}} | birth_place = [[Karkala]], Karnataka, India | residence = | height = 1.95 m | weight = | years_active = 2023–present | handedness = Right | event = Men's singles |coach = [[U. Vimal Kumar|Vimal Kumar]]<br />Sagar Chopda | career_record = 91 wins, 52 losses | highest_ranking = 18 | date_of_highest_ranking = 14 April 2026 | current_ranking = 20 | date_of_current_ranking = 26 May 2026 | medal_templates = {{MedalSport | Men's [[badminton]]}} {{MedalCountry | {{IND}} }} {{MedalCompetition | [[Thomas Cup]]}} {{MedalBronze | [[2026 Thomas & Uber Cup|2026 Horsens]] | Men's team }} {{MedalCompetition | [[Badminton Asia Championships|Asian Championships]] }} {{MedalSilver | [[2026 Badminton Asia Championships|2026 Ningbo]] | Men's singles }} {{MedalCompetition | [[BWF World Junior Championships|World Junior Championships]] }} {{MedalBronze | [[2023 BWF World Junior Championships|2023 Spokane]] | [[2023 BWF World Junior Championships – Boys' singles|Boys' singles]] }} | bwfbadminton_id = 68322 }}

'''Ayush Shetty''' (born 3 May 2005) is an Indian [[badminton]] player.<ref>{{cite web|title=Players: Ayush Shetty |url=https://bwfbadminton.com/player/68322/ayush-shetty |publisher=[[Badminton World Federation]] }}</ref> He won the bronze medal at the [[2023 BWF World Junior Championships – Boys' singles|2023 World Junior Championships]] in the boys' singles event.<ref name="wjc23">{{cite web |title=BWF World Junior Championships 2023: Ayush Shetty wins bronze medal |url=https://olympics.com/en/news/bwf-world-junior-championships-2023-india-ayush-shetty-bronze-medal |publisher=Olympics |date=8 October 2023 |access-date=8 October 2023}}</ref> He won a silver medal at the [[2026 Badminton Asia Championships#Finals|2026 Asian Championships]].<ref name="ac26">{{cite web |last1=Naswala |first1=Ali Asgar |title=Badminton Asia Championships 2026: Ayush Shetty clinches historic silver medal |url=https://www.olympics.com/en/news/badminton-asia-championships-2026-india-ayush-shetty-final-report |website=Olympics |access-date=12 April 2026 |date=12 April 2026}}</ref>

At the 2026 Badminton Asia Championships in Ningbo, China, Shetty became the first Indian to win a men's singles silver medal at the tournament and the youngest Indian male shuttler to win a medal at the continental championships, at age 20.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2026-04-12 |title=Ayush Shetty Vs Shi Yu Qi, Badminton Asia Championships 2026: Indian Prodigy’s Historic Run Ends With Silver |url=https://www.outlookindia.com/sports/badminton/ayush-shetty-vs-shi-yu-qi-match-report-asia-championships-2026-mens-singles-final |access-date=2026-04-21 |website=Outlook India |language=en}}</ref>

== Achievements == === Asian Championships === ''Men's singles'' {| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%" ! Year ! Venue ! Opponent ! Score ! Result ! Ref |- style="background:#ECF2FF" | align="center" | [[2026 Badminton Asia Championships#Finals|2026]] | align="left" | Ningbo Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium, [[Ningbo]], China | align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Shi Yuqi]] | align="left" | 8–21, 10–21 | style="text-align:left; background: white" | [[File:Med 2.png|Silver]] '''Silver''' | style="text-align:center; background: white" | <ref name="ac26"/> |}

=== World Junior Championships === ''Boys' singles'' {| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;" ! Year ! Venue ! Opponent ! Score ! Result |- style="background:#98FB98" | align="center" | [[2023 BWF World Junior Championships – Boys' singles|2023]] | align="left" | [[The Podium (sports facility)|The Podium]], [[Spokane]], United States | align="left" | {{flagicon|INA}} [[Alwi Farhan]] | align="left" | 18–21, 15–21 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | [[File:Med 3.png|Bronze]] '''Bronze''' |}

=== World Tour (1 title, 1 runner-up) === The BWF World Tour was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018.<ref>{{cite web |last=Alleyne |first=Gayle |title=BWF Launches New Events Structure |url=http://bwfbadminton.com/news-single/2017/03/19/bwf-launches-new-event-structure/ |publisher=[[Badminton World Federation]] |date=19 March 2017 |access-date=29 November 2017 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201164159/http://bwfbadminton.com/news-single/2017/03/19/bwf-launches-new-event-structure/ |archive-date=1 December 2017}}</ref> It is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the [[Badminton World Federation]]. It is divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super&nbsp;1000, Super&nbsp;750, Super&nbsp;500, Super&nbsp;300, and the Tour Super&nbsp;100.<ref>{{cite web |last=Sukumar |first=Dev |title=Action-Packed Season Ahead! |url=http://bwfworldtour.com/news-single/2018/01/10/action-packed-season-ahead/ |publisher=Badminton World Federation |date=10 January 2018 |access-date=15 January 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180113162925/http://bwfworldtour.com/news-single/2018/01/10/action-packed-season-ahead/ |archive-date=13 January 2018}}</ref>

''Men's singles'' {| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;" ! Year ! Tournament ! Level ! Opponent ! Score ! Result |- | align="center" | [[2023 Odisha Masters#Finals|2023]] | align="left" | [[Odisha Masters]] | align="left" | Super 100 | align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[Sathish Karunakaran]] | align="left" | 18–21, 21–19, 14–21 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up''' |- | align="center" | [[2025 U.S. Open (badminton)#Finals|2025]] | align="left" | [[U.S. Open Badminton Championships|U.S. Open]] | align="left" | Super 300 | align="left" | {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Brian Yang (badminton)|Brian Yang]] | align="left" | 21–18, 21–13 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner''' |}

=== BWF International (2 runners-up) ===

''Men's singles'' {| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;" ! Year ! Tournament ! Opponent ! Score ! Result |- style="background:#D5D5D5" | align="center" | 2023 | align="left" | [[Bahrain International Series|Bahrain International]] | align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Wang Zhengxing]] | align="left" | 19–21, 14–21 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up''' |- style="background:#D8CEF6" | align="center" | 2024 | align="left" | [[Dutch Open (badminton)|Dutch Open]] | align="left" | {{flagicon|DEN}} [[Mads Christophersen]] | align="left" | 10–21, 9–21 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up''' |} : {{Color box|#D8CEF6|border=darkgray}} [[BWF International Challenge]] tournament : {{Color box|#D5D5D5|border=darkgray}} [[BWF International Series]] tournament : {{Color box|#E9E9E9|border=darkgray}} [[BWF Future Series]] tournament

=== Junior International (1 title) ===

''Boys' singles'' {| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;" ! Year ! Tournament ! Opponent ! Score ! Result |- style="background:#BDB8AD" | align="center" | 2021 | align="left" | Denmark Junior International | align="left" | {{flagicon|INA}} [[Yohanes Saut Marcellyno]] | align="left" | 21–17, 21–16 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner''' |} : {{Color box|#AE9C45|border=darkgray}} BWF Junior International Grand Prix tournament : {{Color box|#C6D4E1|border=darkgray}} BWF Junior International Challenge tournament : {{Color box|#BDB8AD|border=darkgray}} BWF Junior International Series tournament : {{Color box|#EBE7E0|border=darkgray}} BWF Junior Future Series tournament

== Performance timeline == {{Performance key (badminton)}}

=== Tournaments === ''Junior events'' {| style='font-size: 90%; text-align:center;' class='wikitable' ! Tournament !! 2022 !! 2023 !! Ref |- ! colspan=4|Individual |- | bgcolor="#ECF2FF"; align="left"|[[BWF World Junior Championships|World Championships]] | bgcolor=AFEEEE | [[2022 BWF World Junior Championships – Boys' singles|2R]] | bgcolor=CD7F32 | [[2023 BWF World Junior Championships – Boys' singles|'''B''']] | <ref name="wjc23"/> |- | bgcolor="#ECF2FF"; align="left"|[[Badminton Asia Junior Championships|Asian Championships]] | style=color:#ccc | NH | bgcolor=AFEEEE | [[2023 Badminton Asia Junior Championships – Boys' singles|3R]] | |- ! colspan=4|Team |- | bgcolor="#ECF2FF"; align="left"|[[BWF World Junior Championships|World Championships]] | bgcolor=AFEEEE | [[2022 BWF World Junior Championships|13th]] | bgcolor=FFEBCD | [[2023 BWF World Junior Championships – Teams event#1st to 8th quarterfinals|QF]] | <ref>{{cite web |title=Team India lose to Malaysia in the quarterfinals of Badminton World Junior Championships |url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/badminton/bwf-badminton-world-championship-junior-india-lose-to-malaysia-quarterfinaks-indian-shuttlers-news/article67361325.ece |publisher=[[Sportstar]] |date=29 September 2023 |access-date=17 November 2024}}</ref> |- | bgcolor="#ECF2FF"; align="left"|[[Badminton Asia Junior Championships|Asian Championships]] | style=color:#ccc | NH | bgcolor=FFEBCD | [[2023 Badminton Asia Junior Championships – Teams event|QF]] | |}

''Senior events'' {| style='font-size: 90%; text-align:center;' class='wikitable' ! Tournament !! 2026 !! Ref |- ! colspan=10|Individual |- | bgcolor="#ECF2FF"; align="left" | [[Badminton Asia Championships|Asian Championships]] | bgcolor=silver | [[2026 Badminton Asia Championships|S]] | <ref name="ac26"/> |- ! colspan=10|Team |- | bgcolor="#ECF2FF"; align="left"|[[Thomas Cup]] | bgcolor=CD7F32 | [[2026 Thomas & Uber Cup|B]] |}

===World Tour=== {| style='font-size: 90%; text-align:center;' class='wikitable' ! rowspan="2" | Tournament !! colspan="4" | [[BWF World Tour |World Tour]] !! rowspan="2" | Best !! rowspan="2" | Ref |- ! [[2023 BWF World Tour|2023]] !! [[2024 BWF World Tour|2024]] !! [[2025 BWF World Tour|2025]] !! [[2026 BWF World Tour|2026]] |- | align=left | [[Malaysia Open (badminton)|Malaysia Open]] | colspan="3" style=color:#ccc | A | bgcolor=AFEEEE | '''[[2026 Malaysia Open (badminton)|2R]]''' | bgcolor=AFEEEE | '''2R''' ('26) | |- | align=left | [[India Open]] | colspan="3" style=color:#ccc | A | bgcolor=AFEEEE | '''[[2026 India Open|1R]]''' | bgcolor=AFEEEE | '''1R''' ('26) | |- | align=left | [[Indonesia Masters]] | colspan="2" style=color:#ccc | A | bgcolor=AFEEEE | '''[[2025 Indonesia Masters|1R]]''' | bgcolor=AFEEEE | '''[[2026 Indonesia Masters|1R]]''' | bgcolor=AFEEEE | '''1R''' ('25, '26) | |- | align=left | [[Thailand Masters (badminton)|Thailand Masters]] | colspan="2" style=color:#ccc | A | bgcolor=AFEEEE | '''[[2025 Thailand Masters (badminton)|1R]]''' | style=color:#ccc | A | bgcolor=AFEEEE | '''1R''' ('25) | |- | align=left | [[German Open (badminton)|German Open]] | colspan="2" style=color:#ccc | A | bgcolor=AFEEEE | '''[[2025 German Open (badminton)|1R]]''' | style=color:#ccc | A | bgcolor=AFEEEE | '''1R''' ('25) | |- | align=left | [[All England Open Badminton Championships|All England Open]] | colspan="3" style=color:#ccc | A | bgcolor=AFEEEE | '''[[2026 All England Open|1R]]''' | bgcolor=AFEEEE | '''1R''' ('26) | |- | align=left | [[Ruichang China Masters]] | style=color:#ccc | A | bgcolor=FFEBCD | '''[[2024 Ruichang China Masters|QF]]''' | colspan="2" style=color:#ccc | A | bgcolor=FFEBCD | '''QF''' ('24) | <ref>{{cite web |title=China Masters 2024: Ayush Shetty loses in quarter-finals; India’s campaign ends |url=https://olympics.com/en/news/china-masters-2024-badminton-quarter-final-india-results-ayush-shetty |publisher=Olympics |date=22 March 2024 |access-date=1 November 2024}}</ref> |- | align=left | [[Swiss Open (badminton)|Swiss Open]] | colspan="2" style=color:#ccc | A | bgcolor=AFEEEE | '''[[2025 Swiss Open (badminton)|1R]]''' | bgcolor=AFEEEE | '''[[2026 Swiss Open (badminton)|1R]]''' | bgcolor=AFEEEE | '''1R''' ('25, '26) | |- | align=left | [[Orléans Masters]] | colspan="2" style=color:#ccc | A | bgcolor=FFFF00 | '''[[2025 Orléans Masters|SF]]''' | bgcolor=AFEEEE | [[2026 Orléans Masters|2R]] | bgcolor=FFFF00 | '''SF''' ('25) | <ref>{{cite web |title=Badminton: What 19-year-old Ayush Shetty can learn from a tough defeat against Lin Chun Yi at Orleans Masters semifinal |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/badminton/ayush-shetty-can-learn-defeat-to-lin-chun-yi-orleans-masters-9876186/ |publisher=The Indian Express |date=8 March 2025 |access-date=9 March 2025}}</ref> |- | align=left | [[2024 Baoji China Masters|Baoji China Masters]] | style=color:#ccc | NA | bgcolor=FFFF00 | '''[[2024 Baoji China Masters|SF]]''' | colspan="2" style=color:#ccc | A | bgcolor=FFFF00 | '''SF''' ('24) | |- | align=left | [[Thailand Open (badminton)|Thailand Open]] | style=color:#ccc | A | 2024; | Q2 | 2025; | Q2 | bgcolor=AFEEEE | '''[[2026 Thailand Open (badminton)|1R]]''' | bgcolor=AFEEEE | '''1R''' ('26) | |- | align=left | [[Malaysia Masters]] | style=color:#ccc | A | 2024; | Q2 | bgcolor=AFEEEE | '''[[2025 Malaysia Masters|2R]]''' | style=color:#ccc | A | bgcolor=AFEEEE | '''2R''' ('25) | |- | align=left | [[Singapore Open (badminton)|Singapore Open]] | colspan="3" style=color:#ccc | A | bgcolor=AFEEEE | '''[[2026 Singapore Open (badminton)|1R]]''' | bgcolor=AFEEEE | '''1R''' ('26) | |- | align=left | [[U.S. Open Badminton Championships|U.S. Open]] | style=color:#ccc | A | bgcolor=AFEEEE | [[2024 U.S. Open (badminton)|1R]] | bgcolor=00FF00 | '''[[2025 U.S. Open (badminton)|W]]''' | | bgcolor=00FF00 | '''W''' ('25) |<ref>{{cite web |title=Ayush Shetty wins US Open for India’s first title of 2025 - Hindustan Times |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/sports/badminton/ayush-shetty-wins-us-open-for-india-s-first-title-of-2025-101751305985644.html |publisher=[[Hindustan Times]] |date=30 June 2025 |access-date=6 September 2025}}</ref> |- | align=left | [[Canada Open]] | style=color:#ccc | A | bgcolor=AFEEEE | '''[[2024 Canada Open|1R]]''' | bgcolor=AFEEEE | '''[[2025 Canada Open|1R]]''' | | bgcolor=AFEEEE | '''1R''' ('24, '25) | |- | align=left | [[Macau Open Badminton Championships|Macau Open]] | style=color:#ccc | NH | bgcolor=AFEEEE | '''[[2024 Macau Open (badminton)|2R]]''' | bgcolor=AFEEEE | '''[[2025 Macau Open (badminton)|2R]]''' | | bgcolor=AFEEEE | '''2R''' ('24, '25) | <ref>{{cite web |title=Macau open: Srikanth eases into quarterfinals |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/sports/macau-open-srikanth-eases-into-quarterfinals/ |publisher=The Tribune |date=27 September 2024 |access-date=1 November 2024}}</ref> |- | align=left | [[Taipei Open (badminton)|Taipei Open]] | colspan="2" style=color:#ccc | A | bgcolor=FFFF00 | '''[[2025 Taipei Open|SF]]''' | | bgcolor=FFFF00 | '''SF''' ('25) | |- | align=left | [[Hong Kong Open (badminton)|Hong Kong Open]] | colspan="2" style=color:#ccc | A | bgcolor=FFEBCD | '''[[2025 Hong Kong Open (badminton)|QF]]''' | | bgcolor=FFEBCD | '''QF''' ('25) | |- | align=left | [[China Masters]] | colspan="2" style=color:#ccc | A | bgcolor=AFEEEE | '''[[2025 China Masters|1R]]''' | | bgcolor=AFEEEE | '''1R''' ('25) | |- | align=left | [[Indonesia Masters Super 100]] | style=color:#ccc | A | [[2024 Indonesia Masters Super 100 I|{{Tooltip|w/d|Withdrew}}]] | style=color:#ccc | A | | | |- | align=left | [[Korea Open (badminton)|Korea Open]] | colspan="2" style=color:#ccc | A | bgcolor=AFEEEE | '''[[2025 Korea Open (badminton)|1R]]''' | | bgcolor=AFEEEE | '''1R''' ('25) | |- | align=left | [[Arctic Open]] | colspan="2" style=color:#ccc | A | bgcolor=AFEEEE | '''[[2025 Arctic Open|1R]]''' | | bgcolor=AFEEEE | '''1R''' ('25) | |- | align=left | [[Denmark Open]] | colspan="2" style=color:#ccc | A | bgcolor=AFEEEE | '''[[2025 Denmark Open|1R]]''' | | bgcolor=AFEEEE | '''1R''' ('25) | |- | align=left | [[French Open (badminton)|French Open]] | colspan="2" style=color:#ccc | A | bgcolor=AFEEEE | '''[[2025 French Open (badminton)|1R]]''' | | bgcolor=AFEEEE | '''1R''' ('25) | |- | align=left | [[Hylo Open]] | style=color:#ccc | A | bgcolor=FFFF00 | '''[[2024 Hylo Open|SF]]''' | bgcolor=FFEBCD | [[2025 Hylo Open|QF]] | | bgcolor=FFFF00 | '''SF''' ('24) | <ref>{{cite web |title=Malvika Bansod enters women's singles final of Hylo Open, Ayush Shetty crashes out |url=https://www.thehindu.com/sport/malvika-bansod-enters-womens-singles-final-of-hylo-open-ayush-shetty-crashes-out/article68823811.ece |publisher=The Hindu |date=3 November 2024 |access-date=3 November 2024}}</ref> |- | align=left | [[Japan Masters (badminton)|Japan Masters]] | colspan="2" style=color:#ccc | A | bgcolor=AFEEEE | '''[[2025 Japan Masters|1R]]''' | | bgcolor=AFEEEE | '''1R''' ('25) | |- | align=left | [[Syed Modi International Badminton Championships|Syed Modi International]] | style=color:#ccc | A | bgcolor=FFEBCD | '''[[2024 Syed Modi International|QF]]''' | [[2025 Syed Modi International|{{Tooltip|w/d|Withdrew}}]] | | bgcolor=FFEBCD | '''QF''' ('24) | <ref>{{cite web |title=Syed Modi International 2024 badminton: PV Sindhu to play Unnati Hooda in semi-finals, Lakshya Sen also advances |url=https://olympics.com/en/news/syed-modi-india-international-2024-badminton-day-4-report |publisher=Olympics |date=29 November 2024 |access-date=29 November 2024}}</ref> |- | align=left | [[Guwahati Masters]] | bgcolor=AFEEEE | [[2023 Guwahati Masters|3R]] | bgcolor=FFEBCD | '''[[2024 Guwahati Masters|QF]]''' | style=color:#ccc | A | | bgcolor=FFEBCD | '''QF''' ('24) | |- | align=left | [[Odisha Masters]] | bgcolor=D8BFD8 | '''[[2023 Odisha Masters|F]]''' | bgcolor=FFEBCD | [[2024 Odisha Masters|QF]] | style=color:#ccc | A | | bgcolor=D8BFD8 | '''F''' ('23) | <ref>{{cite web |title=Sathish marks his ascendancy with Odisha Masters title |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/sports/others/sathish-marks-his-ascendancy-with-odisha-masters-title-101702828225944.html |publisher=Hindustan Times |date=17 December 2023 |access-date=1 November 2024}}</ref> |- ! align=left | Year-end ranking ! 2023; | 111 ! 2024; | 48 ! 2025; | 32 ! 2026; | ! Best; colspan="2" | 27 |}

== Record against opponents == Record against Year-end Finals finalists, World Championships semi-finalists, and Olympic quarter-finalists. Accurate as of 11 April 2026.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ayush Shetty Head to Head |url=https://bwfbadminton.com/players/head-to-head/?t1p1=68322|publisher=BWF-Tournament Software |access-date=22 January 2025}}</ref> {{col-begin}} {{col-break}} {| class=wikitable style="text-align:center; font-size:small" |- ! width="200" | Player ! width="50" | Matches ! width="50" | Win ! width="50" | Lost ! width="50" | {{abbr|Diff.|Difference}} |- | align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Shi Yuqi]] | 3 || 0 || 3 || bgcolor="#ffddee" | –3 |- | align="left" | {{flagicon|TPE}} [[Chou Tien-chen]] | 3 || 1 || 2 || bgcolor="#ffddee" | -1 |- | align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[Srikanth Kidambi]] | 3 || 2 || 1 || bgcolor="#ccffcc" | +1 |- | align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[Lakshya Sen]] | 3 || 0 || 3 || bgcolor="#ffddee" | -3 |- | align="left" | {{flagicon|SGP}} [[Loh Kean Yew]] | 2 || 2 || 0 || bgcolor="#ccffcc" | +2 |- | align="left" | {{flagicon|MAS}} [[Lee Zii Jia]] | 1 || 1 || 0 || bgcolor="#ccffcc" | +1 |- | align="left" | {{flagicon|THA}} [[Kunlavut Vitidsarn]] | 2 || 1 || 1 || bgcolor="#fffff0" | 0 |- | align="left" | {{flagicon|JAP}} [[Kodai Naraoka]] | 3 || 2 || 1 || bgcolor="#ccffcc" | +1 |- | align="left" | {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Victor Lai]] | 1 || 1 || 0 || bgcolor="#ccffcc" | +1 |- | align="left" | {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Christo Popov]] | 2 || 0 || 2 || bgcolor="#ffddee" | -2 |- |} {{col-end}}

== See also == * [[India national badminton team]] * [[Badminton in India]]

== References == {{Reflist}}

== External links == * {{sports links}}

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