SportsPosted at: Jan 14 2026 6:59PM


India Open 2026: Prannoy, Srikanth, Malvika reach second round; Sindhu eliminated

New Delhi, Jan 14(UNI): Former champion Kidambi Srikanth and the experienced HS Prannoy turned the tables on their younger opponents to advance to the men’s singles second round of the Yonex-Sunrise India Open 2026, a HSBC BWF World Tour Super 750 event on Wednesday. 16-year-old Tanvi Sharma displayed her potential with a gutsy performance against second seed Wang Zhi Yi of China in the women’s singles first round to advance to the second round Badminton Association of India(BAI) organised event.
The 32-year-old Srikanth found his way back after an indifferent opening game to defeat compatriot Tharun M 15-21, 21-6, 21-19 while 33-year-old Prannoy defeated last edition runners-up Lee Cheuk Yiu of Hong Kong 22-20, 21-18 in the men’s singles opening round at the Indira Gandhi stadium.
Malvika Bansod was the only other Indian to advance to the second round on Wednesday after the left handed shuttler defeated Pai Yu Po of Chinese Taipei 21-18, 21-19 in the women’s singles first round.
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