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.
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.
India suffers a setback as Satwik-Chirag pull out due to injury, while PV Sindhu and Lakshya Sen spearhead a strong Indian challenge at the Badminton Asia Championships 2026 in Ningbo.
One of the marquee events on the BWF World Tour, the India Open shifts this year from the KD Jadhav Indoor Stadium to the larger multi-purpose hall at the Indira Gandhi Stadium Complex.
PV Sindhu will mark her first appearance on the international circuit since the China Masters in September 2025, where she reached the quarter-finals.
Two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu has been elected Chair of the BWF Athletes’ Commission for the 2026–2029 term and will also serve on the BWF Council.
Sindhu was off to a sluggish start, slipping to 1-6 before settling into rhythm and cutting the deficit to 5-9. But An dictated the rallies, going into the interval with an 11-5 cushion.
“I am happy with the win, and it was very important for me from the beginning to be alert and give my 100 per cent,” Sindhu said afterwards.
