Singapore Open: Sindhu, Lakshya and Satwik-Chirag storm into quarters
Sindhu continued her impressive form with another comfortable straight-games victory, defeating Japan’s Riko Gunji 21-9, 21-12 in just 37 minutes.
Sindhu continued her impressive form with another comfortable straight-games victory, defeating Japan’s Riko Gunji 21-9, 21-12 in just 37 minutes.
PV Sindhu, Lakshya Sen, the men’s doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty and mixed doubles Tanisha Crasto-Dhruv Kapila advanced to the Singapore Open 2026 quarter-finals.
Lakshya Sen defeated Lu Guang Zu in straight games while HS Prannoy produced a stunning comeback win over World No. 5 Jonatan Christie at the Singapore Open 2026.
Star shuttler Lakshya Sen, who picked an elbow injury during the Thomas Cup Finals, where the Indian team finished with a bronze, said his participation at the upcoming Thailand Open, scheduled from May 12 to 17, will depend on medical advice after undergoing scans.
India settle for bronze after a 0-3 semifinal loss to France in the Thomas Cup, with Vimal Kumar saying Lakshya Sen’s absence was crucial.
Indian shuttlers experienced a mixed outing at the Macau Open Super 300 badminton tournament on Friday, with star doubles duo Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty bowing out in the quarterfinals, while Lakshya Sen and Tharun Mannepalli progressed to the men’s singles semifinals with impressive wins.
Facing World No.18 Koki Watanabe of Japan, Prannoy bounced back from a sluggish start to claim a nail-biting 8-21, 21-16, 23-21 win in just under an hour.
Indian shuttler Lakshya Sen and the men's doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty crashed out of the ongoing Japan Open 2025 badminton tournament after losing their pre-quarterfinal encounters on Thursday.
Two-time Olympic medallist P.V. Sindhu overcame stiff resistance from her Japanese nemesis Nozomi Okuhara in a thrilling three-game encounter in the Round of 32 at the Indonesia Open on Tuesday, even as Lakshya Sen and HS Prannoy suffered first-round exits.
The likes of P V Sindhu, Lakshya Sen and even the double combination of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty needed a break to recuperate from injuries and niggles and rejuvenate themselves after the arduous Paris Olympic campaign.
