Fresh from ending her title drought by winning the Japan Open on Saturday, PV Sindhu continued her impressive run of form with a hard-fought first-round win at the China Open, while Ayush Shetty pulled off one of the biggest upsets of the day by defeating Indonesia's World No. 11 Alwi Farhan to reach the men's singles pre-quarterfinals in Changzhou on Wednesday.
Olympic medallist PV Sindhu on Sunday described it as "truly poetic" that her historic Japan Open triumph coincided with the sacred Rath Yatra of Lord Jagannath.
PV Sindhu opened up after ending her 19-month title drought by winning the Japan Open 2026. The two-time Olympic medallist said she ignored doubts over her form and never stopped believing in herself after becoming the first Indian to win the title.
PV Sindhu defeated Akane Yamaguchi 21-17, 21-17 to win her maiden Japan Open Super 750 title in Tokyo. The Indian star became the first Indian champion at the tournament and ended her two-year BWF World Tour title drought.
Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya unveiled the official mascot Peacko and championship anthem as India began the final month of preparations for the BWF World Championships 2026 in New Delhi.
The Indian athletes will be looking to continue the country’s legacy of finishing the quadrennial tournament in the top 4 with the 200+ athletes we have on board.
Alongside Sindhu, who medalled at the Rio 2016 Olympics and the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, two other highly deserving athletes were considered to be Team India's flagbearer: weightlifter Mirabai Chanu and boxer Lovlina Borgohain, who are both Olympic medallists.
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.
