BWF World Junior Championships 2023: Ayush Shetty settles for bronze

He went down to fourth-seed Alwi Farhan of Indonesia.

Ayush Shetty's stellar run at the BWF World Junior Championships 2023 held in Spokane, USA came to an end early on Sunday as he finished his campaign with a bronze medal.

In a closely contested match, Ayush Shetty faced the tournament fourth seed, Alwi Farhan of Indonesia. The first game saw Ayush and his opponent locked in a tight battle, with the score tied at 16-16. It was at this pivotal moment that his opponent gained the upper hand, secured quick points and Ayush ultimately succumbed, losing the game with a score of 18-21.

With the momentum in his favour, Alwi took an early lead of 4-0 against Ayush in the second game. Ayush displayed resilience, and managed to tie the scores at 13-13. However, he couldn't maintain his rhythm, and conceded a flurry of points to his opponent, ultimately resulting in a 15-21 loss.

Ayush became the 10th Indian to win a medal at the BWF World Junior Championships and the 8th Men's singles shuttler to do so. India has won 11 medals in the competition with Saina Nehwal contributing a silver and gold in 2006 and 2008 respectively. India’s S Sankar Muthusamy Subramanian had won the silver medal in the men’s singles in the last edition of BWF World Junior Championships held in Spain in 2022.