The BWF World Championships 2025 is all set to commence from August 25 in Paris, France. Players can play across five categories in the World Championships, starting from the men's and women's singles to the men's and women's doubles and the mixed doubles. Since most of the participants of the upcoming BWF World Championships 2025 have featured in the Paris Olympics 2024, they were well aware of the conditions on offer. The familiarity of the players with the venue makes the competition further interesting. Kunlavut Vitidsarn was the men's singles champion ithe n last edition. An Se-Young was the women's singles champion. Kang Min-hyuk and Seo Seung-jae won men's doubles. Chen Qingchen and Jia Yifan clinched the women's doubles title. Seo Seung-jae and Chae Yoo-jung won the mixed doubles title. Who Is Unnati Hooda? Know All About 17-Year-Old Badminton Sensation Who Defeated PV Sindhu in China Open 2025 Round of 16.

India had a tough outing in the Paris Olympics 2024 in Badminton as the best they could secure was the fourth place in men's singles which was secured by Lakshya Sen. Entering the World Championships, Sen is struggling with his form and he has got a tough draw in-front of him as he faces Chinese top-seed Shi Yu Qi in the first round. Another out-of-form Indian shuttler PV Sindhu, the 15th seed, will take on Bulgarian Kaloyana Nalbantova in the first round and could end up facing second seed Wang Zhiyi in the round of 16. Tough draw awaits India's doubles star Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty as well as they will potentially face China’s Liang Wei Keng and Wang Chang, World No. 6, in the round of 16 and former world champions Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik from Malaysia in the quarter-finals.

How to Watch BWF World Championships 2025 Live Telecast in India?

Star Sports is the official broadcast partner of the BWF World Championships 2025. Hence, fans in India can watch the live telecast of the BWF World Championships 2025 matches is available on the Star Sports Select 2 TV channel. For the BWF World Championships 2025 online viewing option, read below. PV Sindhu, Lakshya Sen Get Challenging Draws in BWF World Championships 2025.

Where to Watch BWF World Championships 2025 Live Streaming in India?

The official OTT app for Star Sports Network, JioHotstar, will provide BWF World Championships live streaming in India. Fans who are keen on watching the BWF World Championships live streaming in India can do so on the JioHotstar app and website, but after purchasing a subscription. They can also watch the BWF World Championships 2025 live streaming online for free on the BWF YouTube channel.

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