India’s badminton star PV Sindhu begins her BWF World Championships 2026 campaign today, August 17, Monday in New Delhi. Playing in front of a home crowd for the first time in this global tournament in 17 years, the former world champion is ready to make a strong start. She faces Ireland’s Sophia Noble in the opening round. Check the live streaming details below.
Sindhu enters the competition as the ninth seed. She already shares the record for winning five World Championships medals with China’s Zhang Ning.
Meanwhile, the 21-year-old Sophia Noble is an emerging badminton player representing Ireland, currently ranked 141st in the world by the BWF.
PV Sindhu vs Zhang Ning Live Streaming Details:
When will the PV Sindhu vs Zhand Ning, BWF World Championships 2026 match start?
The match will take place today, August 17, 2026, at the Indira Gandhi Arena in New Delhi. It is scheduled to start around 5:20 PM IST on Court 1.
Where to watch the match PV Sindhu vs Zhand Ning, BWF World Championships 2026, in India?
Fans watching from home can catch the live television broadcast on the Star Sports network or stream the action digitally on the JioHotstar app.
BWF World Championships 2026 Broadcast Details:
China: BestTV — BestTV, CCTV — CCTV-5, CCTV-5+, Huya — Huya Badminton, Migu — Migu Sports, Youku — Youku Sports, CBA — CBA Video System (WeChat)
Chinese Taipei: ELTA — Elta Sports 3, Elta Sports 2
Hong Kong: PCCW — Now Sports Plus (Channel 680) (C1), Now Sports 1 (Channel 631) (C2)
India & Subcontinent (Pan India): Jiostar — JioHotstar, Star Sports Select 1 HD, Star Sports Select 1 SD, Star Sports 1
Pan India includes Maldives, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal and Pakistan.
Indonesia: Vidio — Vidio, NEX Parabola — NEX SPORT 3 HD
Korea: SPOTV Eclat — SPOTV
Macau: TDM — TDM Sport, TDM Official Website, TDM App
Malaysia: Astro — Astro Badminton, Astro Badminton 2, Sooka — Astro Badminton, Astro Badminton 2
Singapore: StarHub — Hub Sports 1, Hub Sports 2, Singtel — mio Sports, mio Sports 2
Thailand: True Visions — True Sports 7, True Sports 2
Vietnam:
VTVCab — VTVprime, VTVCab On Sports News
