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.
Sindhu, who defeated world No. 1 Akane Yamaguchi in the BWF Super 500 event's quarterfinals on Friday, lost the final-four match 17-21, 16-21 at the Impact Arena. Prior to the match, the Indian had won six of the ten previous meetings with the Chinese shuttler.
The world No. 2 Japanese shuttler defeated PV Sindhu, a former world champion, by 13-21, 21-19, 16-21 in a match that lasted for one hour and six minutes.
Olympic medalist Saina Nehwal has took to her social media account and slammed the Badminton Association of India (BAI) over the scheduling of the trials for the Commonwealth Games and the Asian Games.
Double Olympic medallist Sindhu registered a 21-16, 21-8 win over Ongramrungphan in 49 minutes to claim the Super 300 crown.
The Indian ace, ranked seventh in the badminton world rankings, faced a strong challenge from the 29th-ranked Supanida Katethong in the first game.
