Malaysia Open 2026 Day 2: PV Sindhu, Satwik/Chirag Enter Round 2
The star Indian shuttlers PV Sindhu, Satwik/Chirag made an impressive start winning their first-round matches of the Super 1000 Malaysia Open 2026 played at Axiata Arena, Kuala Lumpur on 7 th January. PV Sindhu returned to the court after an injury with an impressive win over Sung Sy of Chinese Taipei in two straight games. The first game was one-sided affair with Sindhu putting enough pressure on his opponent to win it easily by 21-13. The second game was a closely fought affair as both players fought for each point before Sindhu held onto his nerves to win by 22-20. She will now face Tomoka Miyazaki of Japan. Satwik/Chirag Shetty cruised past over Lee J h and Yang P-hs of Chinese Taipei in two straight games. The first game saw the Indian pairing putting pressure on their opponents. At the mid-game break, Satwik/Chirag had a dominating 11-5 lead. After the break, it was one-way traffic, Indian pairing won the first game by 21-13. Lee and Yang started the second game wi...