US Open 2025 champion Ayush Shetty approaches world top 30 ranking

Ayush Shetty — a 20-year-old Indian men’s singles badminton player — achieved remarkable success by winning the BWF World Tour Super 300 US Open 2025 tournament held at Mid-America Center, Iowa.

Shetty’s impressive journey to the championship was marked by victories over two top seeds — defeating first seed Chou Tien Chen from Taiwan in semifinals and overcoming third seed Brian Yang from Canada in the final match.

The tournament success brought two major benefits for the player from the same generation as Alwi Farhan — prize money worth 18,000 US dollars and additional 7,000 ranking points that brought him closer to the world’s top 30 ranking.