Archive · 10 Oct 2026
Sindhu Exits Arctic Open After Quarter-Final Loss to Intanon
PV Sindhu played Ratchanok Intanon in a badminton quarter-final at the Arctic Open in Finland.
They played three games, and Intanon won the match.
Sindhu won the second game after falling behind, so the match went to a deciding game.
Intanon won the final game by three points.
Two Indian men’s doubles players also lost their quarter-final match.
Those losses ended India’s campaign at the tournament.
Indian players are expected to compete next at the Denmark Open, which begins Tuesday.
PV Sindhu lost to Thailand’s Ratchanok Intanon in three games in the women’s singles quarter-finals in Vantaa, Finland.
Top seed Intanon beat sixth-seeded Sindhu 11-21, 21-19, 21-18 on Friday.
The defeat was Sindhu’s 10th in 14 meetings with Intanon, who has won their last six encounters.
India’s campaign ended after Krishna Prasad Garaga and Pruthvi Krishnamurthy Roy lost their men’s doubles quarter-final to Denmark’s Christian Faust Kjær and Rasmus Kjær.
Indian shuttlers are next scheduled to compete at the Denmark Open 2026, beginning Tuesday.
- Who
- PV Sindhu and Ratchanok Intanon; Indian men’s doubles players Krishna Prasad Garaga and Pruthvi Krishnamurthy Roy.
- What
- Sindhu and the Indian men’s doubles pair lost their Arctic Open 2026 quarter-final matches, ending India’s campaign.
- When
- Friday; the article says the Denmark Open 2026 begins Tuesday.
- Where
- Vantaa, Finland.
- Why
- Sindhu lost to Intanon 11-21, 21-19, 21-18; Garaga and Roy lost to Christian Faust Kjær and Rasmus Kjær 13-21, 14-21.
Sindhu’s challenge
Intanon’s performance
Match momentum
Sindhu’s challenge
Sindhu recovered from losing the opening game, took a 17-14 lead in the second, and won four straight points after Intanon moved ahead.
Intanon’s performance
Intanon won the first game, recovered from Sindhu’s second-game comeback, and secured the deciding game after the score reached 17-17.
- Tournament
- Arctic Open 2026, a BWF Super 500 tournament
- Sindhu’s result
- Lost 11-21, 21-19, 21-18 to Ratchanok Intanon
- Round
- Women’s singles quarter-final
- Head-to-head
- Intanon leads 10-4 and has won the last six meetings
- Men’s doubles result
- Garaga and Roy lost 13-21, 14-21 to Christian Faust Kjær and Rasmus Kjær
- Next event
- Denmark Open 2026, beginning Tuesday