India shuttler Kidambi Srikanth had to settle for a silver medal at the BWF World Championship 2021 after he lost to Singapore's Loh Kean Yew 21-15, 22-20 in the final on Sunday. With this effort, Srikanth became the first Indian men's singles player to reach the finals of the coveted event.

The former world no.1 Kidambi Srikanth and youngster Lakshya Sen created history as the duo reached the semis in the mens' singles section of the BWF World Championship in Spain, on Friday. This means that both of them are now assured of bronze medals at least in the competition.

India shuttler B Sai Praneeth's poor run of form continued at the BWF World Championship 2021, as he lost his opening encounter to Mark Caljouw from the Netherlands despite winning the opening game. The 2019 bronze medal winner suffered a 17-21, 21-7, 21-18 loss against the world no.28.

Ace India shuttler PV Sindhu lost her summit clash at the BWF World Tour Finals against An Seyoung of South Korea in straight games, on Sunday. This was her first podium finish since her bronze medal at the Tokyo Olympics, having lost in the semis at Indonesia Masters and Indonesia Open.