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.
The 30-year-old Indian went down 21-15, 16-21, 19-21 in the round of 32.
Satwik and Chirag have been India’s most consistent performers on the BWF Tour this season, stringing together semifinal finishes in India, Malaysia, China, and Singapore.
All eyes will now be on the Indian men’s doubles duo of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty, who will lock horns with Malaysian second seeds Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik in the quarterfinals later in the night.
Sindhu, a two-time Olympic medalist, produced a vintage performance to upset World No. 2 Wang Zhi Yi of China 21-19, 21-15 and book her place in the women’s singles quarterfinals.
Third-seeded Yamaguchi, a two-time world champion, defeated the 17-year-old Indian 21-16, 21-12 in just 33 minutes to book her place in the semifinals.
