Chennai Smashers' Mads Pieler Kolding set a world record for the fastest ever smash in a competition, recording 426 km/h against the Delhi Acers in the Premier Badminton League on Sunday. He broke the previous record of 408 km/h, set by Malaysia's Lee Chong Wei during the 2015 Hong Kong Open. The fastest recorded non-competitive smash is 493 km/h.