BWF World Championships: ‘Smashing Queen’ PV Sindhu Clocks Fastest Smash Of the Tournament at 411.4 kmph!

New Delhi, August 28: Former World Champion PV Sindhu has registered the fastest smash during the recently concluded BWF World Championships 2026 in New Delhi. The Indian women's singles shuttler registered a speed of 411.4 kmph during the tournament.

Sindhu, who is known as India's "Smashing Queen," in the circuit has traditionally built her game around her height, core strength, and steep attacking abilities to unlock devastating smashing capabilities against her opponents. Her reputation for generating immense power has also been reflected on the BWF World Tour, where she has produced some of the fastest recorded smashes, including a 380.1 km/h effort at the Indonesia Masters and a 377.8 km/h strike at the Australian Open.

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BWF World Championships 2026: PV Sindhu Performance Wrap

Ninth-seeded PV Sindhu's campaign at the BWF World Championships 2026 ended in the Round of 16 following a hard-fought battle against China's world No. 3 Wang Zhiyi in New Delhi. The former world champion launched her run on home soil in dominant fashion, sweeping past Ireland's Sophia Noble 21-7, 21-11 in just 29 minutes before securing a 21-16, 21-17 victory over Canada's Wen Yu Zhang in the Round of 32.

Chasing a record sixth World Championships medal, the two-time Olympic medallist faced her toughest challenge in the pre-quarterfinals. After dropping the opening game 11-21, Sindhu elevated her game, using her trademark aggressive smashes to force a decider with a 21-15 second-game win.

The 88-minute encounter culminated in a tense final game. Sindhu initially took an 8-4 lead, but momentum shifted following a medical timeout for Wang. Bound at 17-17, late unforced errors from the Indian allowed Wang to claim the decider 21-17. The loss closed the curtain on Sindhu's home campaign, leaving her collection at five World Championship medals.

With the defeat against Wang, PV Sindhu lost her first competitive match against any Chinese opponent at the World Championships.