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.

 


 

 




Lakshya Sen, Tressa Jolly/Gayatri Gopichand, Satwik/Chirag enter round 2 of Super 750 India Open 2026. 

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