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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

File image of Indian shuttlers Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty in action. (PHOTO: BAI)

India Open Super 750: Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty get walkover; PV Sindhu, HS Prannoy, Kidambi Srikanth in action tomorrow

January 13, 2026 7:48 pm

The walkover would mean that the Indian duo gets an extra rest day and will be in action on Thursday where they will face Chia Weije-Lwi Sheng Hao of Malaysia or Hiroki Midorikawa- Kyohei Yamashita of Japan who will be playing tomorrow.

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 14, 2026 8:25 am

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.

World Junior Championships silver medallist Tanvi, who was the second reserve, gets the chance to make her mark. (BAI Photo)

India Open Super 750: Tanvi Sharma, Tharun Mannepalli promoted to main draw after withdrawals

January 12, 2026 8:15 pm

With the withdrawal of Akane Yamaguchi, World junior championships silver medallist Tanvi, who was the second reserve, gets the chance to make her mark.

India Open: How Viktor Axelsen went through an emotional rollercoaster ride to a 'very, very special' title

January 20, 2025 8:40 am

He had come with zero preparations and endured long and tough games to win the title.

Goh and Izzuddin have struggled against Satwik-Chirag in the past (trailing 1-6 in the Head-to-Head) but they are the new world No 2 pair this week. (BAI)

India Open: Satwik-Chirag flattened by the flat exchanges as world No 2 from Malaysia break Indian hearts

January 19, 2025 8:12 am

The Malaysians stood tall in the frontcourt, out-thinking the Satwik-Chirag with their sharp service variations and flat exchanges to register a superb straight games win, 21-18, 21-14 in just 37 blistering minutes at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium in Delhi.

India Open 2025 badminton: Danish shuttler criticises playing conditions as 'not fair to anyone', BAI says exploring alternative venues for future

January 19, 2025 8:12 am

Blichfeldt had lost in the women's singles second round on Thursday, and posted a critique of stadium conditions as well the pollution in the national capital.

India Open: Relentless would be a word that best described Satwik-Chirag's start to the match. (BAI)

India Open Super 750: How Satwik-Chirag produced a tactical masterclass to defeat a tricky Korean pair and reach the semifinals

January 18, 2025 7:15 am

India Open: Satwik-Chirag are experimenting with the mixed doubles style, avoiding straight lifts and playing more diagonals as they won 21-10, 21-17 against Kang-Jin

India Open badminton: Sindhu, Ratchanok, Marin, Tai Tzu-Ying, Okuhara – how shuttle's golden generation bonds together

January 17, 2025 8:43 am

The best women's singles players of the last decade and more are fiercely competitive on court and immensely friendly off it.

India Open Super 750: Kiran George's stirring fightback the highlight; Satwik-Chirag and PV Sindhu post contrasting wins

January 17, 2025 8:43 am

Kiran was down 14-20 in the opening game, but he played compact badminton, made the most of his Alex Lanier’s mistakes to script a thrilling comeback

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Lakshya Sen, Satwik-Chirag duo lift India Open titles

January 17, 2022 6:30 pm

World Championships bronze medallist Lakshya Sen and the top men's doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty produced superlative performances to claim their maiden titles at the Yonex-Sunrise India Open.