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Hariharan Amsakarunan & MR Arjun in action during Round of 32 at the India Open 2025. (Photo: BAI)

India Open badminton: MR Arjun seeks a turnaround in fortunes, with a younger, fiery partner in Hariharan beating fancied Malaysians

January 13, 2026 10:23 pm

Talented, but held back by a slew of injuries, 28-year-old senior combines with the fearless 22-year-old as they take down Malaysian World No 34 Ong-Teo, 21-15, 21-18

Lakshya Sen in action at the India Open 750 badminton tournament. (Express Photo by Abhinav Saha)

How Lakshya Sen gauged chilly conditions in stadium and calibrated his game to demolish Ayush Shetty

January 13, 2026 9:02 pm

Lakshya Sen controlled the net remarkably to cruise home, but faces a familiar nemesis next round, Kenta Nishimoto

World number 20 shuttler Mia Blichfeldt is not happy with the venue for the India Open tournament which will also host the BWF World Championships in August 2026. (Photo: BWF/Badminton Photo)

India Open 750: Mia Blichfeldt says upcoming Badminton World Championship arena in Delhi is ‘dirty’, has ‘bird poop’

January 13, 2026 8:43 pm

This is the second year in a row Blichfeldt has complained about the conditions now at two different indoor stadiums adjacent to each other in New Delhi. Last year, she had complained about the same issues and had also fallen sick due to the food.

Indian shuttler Ayush Shetty at Malaysia Open. (Photo: BWF / Badminton Photo)

India Open Super 750: After breakthrough year, Ayush Shetty looks to take next big step, starting with familiar challenge against Lakshya Sen

January 13, 2026 9:57 am

Youngster won the US Open Super 500 last season and beat several top players, but knows what he needs to do to climb higher in the rankings

An Se-young trumped China's Wang Zhiyi in the Malaysia Open Super 1000 final on Sunday. (AP Photo/File)

Kunlavut Vitidsarn, An Se-young start the season with Super 1000 titles; beats Wang Zhiyi in 8th final since 2025

January 11, 2026 3:29 pm

Malaysia Open badminton: The Chinese couldn't convert 17-9 and 19-13 leads in the second set, and wasted three set points to go down 21-15, 24-22

The An Se-young-Chen Yufei that started in 2018, is currently 28-matches long, poised tantalizingly at 14-14. (Reuters/AP Photo)

How the Chinese have approached the puzzle of the unbeatable An Se-young?

January 11, 2026 9:15 am

The Chinese badminton system is in the business of maintaining dominance, and An Se-young is simply the current thorn in their flesh.

PV Sindhu in Malaysia Open semis after Yamaguchi injury retirement; Japanese had lost the first set before conceding

January 09, 2026 8:25 am

In the solitary set that the World Nos 18 and 3 completed in the quarterfinals, Sindhu quickly reached 21-11 in 12 minutes

PV Sindhu in action during the Round of 16 at the Malaysia Open 2026 badminton tournament. (Photo: Badminton Photo)

PV Sindhu after defeating World No 9 Tomoka Miyazaki at Malaysia Open: 'I'll be playing badminton for a couple of more years'

January 08, 2026 8:58 pm

Satwik-Chirag cruise to 21-18, 21-11 win over Malaysian Yap-Arif at season's first of four Super 1000s

PV Sindhu in scorching form during 21-8, 21-13 win over World No 9 Tomoka Miyazaki: takes on Akane Yamaguchi on Friday

January 08, 2026 4:08 pm

Satwik-Chirag cruise to 21-18, 21-11 win over Malaysian Yap-Arif at season's first of four Super 1000s

File image of Indian shuttler Lakshya Sen. (Photo: BAI)

India Open badminton: Ayush Shetty vs Lakshya Sen the highlight of opening round; Sindhu faces a tricky early draw

January 07, 2026 11:02 pm

In women's singles, PV Sindhu will face Vietnam’s Thuy Linh Nguyen at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium, a player who has troubled her in the recent past.