Archive · 14 Jan 2026
India Open: Mixed Results for Indian Badminton Players
The India Open Super 750 badminton tournament had some ups and downs for Indian players.
PV Sindhu, who won medals in the Olympics, lost her first match to a player from Vietnam.
Kidambi Srikanth, another top player, won his match against a fellow Indian.
Malvika Bansod, who is coming back from an injury, also won her match.
The women's doubles team of Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand won their match and will play against players from China next.
However, three mixed doubles teams from India lost their first matches.
Some players have talked about the playing conditions, with one player from Denmark saying the surroundings are not healthy.
But Kidambi Srikanth said every country has different conditions and he hasn't seen anything bad.
PV Sindhu lost her opening match to Vietnam's Thuy Linh Nguyen with a score of 22-20, 12-21, 15-21.
Kidambi Srikanth advanced to the second round with a hard-fought win over Tharun Mannepalli, 15-21, 21-6, 21-19.
Malvika Bansod won her match against Pai Yu Po from Chinese Taipei with a score of 21-18, 21-19.
Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand won their women's doubles match against Thailand's Ornnicha Jongsathapornparn and Sukitta Suwachai, 21-15, 21-11, and will face Chinese players next.
Three Indian mixed doubles pairs lost their first-round matches.
- Who
- PV Sindhu, Kidambi Srikanth, Malvika Bansod, Treesa Jolly, Gayatri Gopichand, Dhruv Kapila, Tanisha Crasto, Rohan Kapoor, Ruthvika Shivani Gadde, Ashith Surya, Amrutha Pramuthesh
- What
- India Open Super 750 badminton tournament
- When
- January 13, 2024
- Where
- Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium, New Delhi
- Why
- To compete in the India Open Super 750 badminton tournament
- Event
- India Open Super 750
- Location
- Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium, New Delhi
- Prize Money
- USD 950,000
- PV Sindhu's Opponent
- Thuy Linh Nguyen (Vietnam)
- PV Sindhu's Score
- 22-20, 12-21, 15-21
- Kidambi Srikanth's Opponent
- Tharun Mannepalli (India)
- Kidambi Srikanth's Score
- 15-21, 21-6, 21-19
- Malvika Bansod's Opponent
- Pai Yu Po (Chinese Taipei)
- Malvika Bansod's Score
- 21-18, 21-19
- Women's Doubles Winners
- Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand
- Women's Doubles Opponents
- Ornnicha Jongsathapornparn and Sukitta Suwachai (Thailand)
- Women's Doubles Score
- 21-15, 21-11
- Next Opponent for Women's Doubles
- Li Yi Jing and Luo Xu Min (China)
- Mixed Doubles Pairs Eliminated
- Dhruv Kapila and Tanisha Crasto, Rohan Kapoor and Ruthvika Shivani Gadde, Ashith Surya and Amrutha Pramuthesh
- Kidambi Srikanth's Next Opponent
- Christo Popov (France)
Sources
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