India Open 2026 Day 1: Good Day For Indian Shuttlers
The Indian
shuttlers had a good outing as 3 out of 4 entered into the second round of the
Super 750 India Open played at Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium, New Delhi on 13th
January 2026.
Lakshya Sen
defeated Ayush Shetty in all Indian clash with an impressive performance
winning the match comfortably. Sen showed his experience winning the first game
by 21-12. Ayush Shetty started the second game on a positive note before Sen
came up with some lovely shots and put Ayush under pressure to win it
comfortably by 21-15 to move into second round. He will face Kenta Nishimoto of
Japan.
The men’s
doubles pairing of H Amsakarunan and MR Arjun stunned higher ranked Malaysian
pair of Ong YS and Teo EY in two straight games. It was a dominating
performance for Amsakarunan and Arjun who played attacking badminton and kept
their opponents under pressure to win with scoreline of 21-15, 21-18. They will
now face Liang WK and Wang C of China.
The women’s
doubles pairing of Tressa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand defeated Jongsathapornparn
and Suwchai of Thailand in two straight games. It was a dominating performance
by Indian pairing winning with scoreline of 21-11, 21-15 to move into second
round. They will face Li YJ and Luo XM of China.
Satwik/Chirag
Shetty got walkover as their opponents Chen Z Y and P Smith did not take part
due to an injury.
However, it
was curtains for the P Konjenbgam and Shruti Mishra went down fighting to Lui
LL and Tsang HY in three thrilling games. The first game saw Hong Kong pair
producing a dominating display winning by scoreline of 21-11.
The second
game was a closely fought affair with both pairs fighting for each point before
Konjenbgam and Mishra won by 22-20. It was another closely affair in the third
and deciding game but this time, Lui and Tsang held onto their nerves to win by
24-22.
HS Prannoy,
PV Sindhu, Dhruv Kapila/Tanisha Crasto, Tanvi Sharma and few other Indian
shuttlers will feature in the first round tomorrow.
Results of
Indian Shuttlers Day 1 (Super 750 India Open 2026)
1. Lakshya Sen defeated Ayush Shetty-21-12,
21-15 (Men’s Singles)
2. H Amsakarunan/MR Arjun defeated Ong
YS and Teo EY (Men’s Doubles)- 21-15, 21-18
3. Satwik/Chirag Shetty defeated Chen
ZY and P Smith (Men’s Doubles)
4. Tressa Jolly/Gayatri Gopichand
defeated Jongsathapornparn/Suwchai (Women’s Doubles)- 21-11, 21-15
5. P Konjenbgam/S Mishra lost to Lui LL
and Tsang HY (Women’s Doubles)- 11-21, 22-20, 22-24.
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