Indonesia Open: PV Sindhu falls to Olympic champion An Seyoung in second round
Two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu exited the Indonesia Open after a straight-games defeat to world No. 1 and reigning Olympic champion An Seyoung in the second round.
Two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu exited the Indonesia Open after a straight-games defeat to world No. 1 and reigning Olympic champion An Seyoung in the second round.
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.
PV Sindhu and the men’s doubles pair Satwiksairaj Rankireddy–Chirag Shetty began their Singapore Open 2026 campaign with wins at the Singapore Indoor Stadium.
Marking her entry into global administrative role, two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu has taken up a full voting position on the Council of the Badminton World Federation (BWF) after being elected chair of the BWF Athletes’ Commission.
World No. 7 Sindhu won her third title of the year in 58 minutes, defeating world No. 11 Zhi Yi 21-9, 11-21, 21-15. The two-time Olympic medalist previously won the Syed Modi International in January and the Swiss Open in March, both of which were BWF Super 300-level events
Sindhu was at her most dominant in the game, as she warded off the Japanese challenge within two straight games 15-21, 7-21. The match lasted for 32 minutes.
Playing on court 1, Sindhu overcame a strong challenge from her Chinese rival Han Yue 17-21 21-11 21-19 in a contest lasting 62 minutes to book her semifinal berth.
Prannoy, searching for his first BWF title in five years, beat Tsuneyama 25-23, 22-20 in the 60-minute men's singles quarterfinal clash to reach the last-four stage.
Sindhu, seventh in the badminton world rankings, suffered a heavy 12-21, 10-21 defeat against world No. 8 Ratchanok Intanon in the women's singles quarterfinal, which lasted for just 33 minutes.
