India Open 2026 Badminton Day 1 LIVE Updates: All Eyes On Lakshya Sen Vs Ayush Shetty Clash In New Delhi

Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand will front the home challenge in women’s doubles when they start off the tournament with a first round tie against Ornnicha Jongsathapornparn/Sukitta Suwachai.

Lakshya Sen vs Ayush Shetty will be played on Court 2 on Tuesday. The match will not start before 3 pm IST.

“Playing Lakshya in the first round is definitely a big challenge,” he said at a packed press conference in Delhi on Monday, handling the spotlight at the highest level for the first time. “He has a lot of experience at this level, and for me it’s a great opportunity to test myself right at the start of the tournament, especially in my debut at the India Open.”

• Men’s singles: Lakshya Sen, Ayush Shetty, Kidambi Srikanth, HS Prannoy, Tharun Mannepalli

• Men’s doubles: Satwiksairaj Rankireddy/Chirag Shetty, MR Arjun/Hariharan Amsakarunan

• Women’s singles: PV Sindhu, Malvika Bansod

• Women’s doubles: Treesa Jolly/Gayatri Gopichand, Rutaparna Panda/Swetaparna Panda, Gayatri Rawat/Mansa Rawat, Priya Konjengbam/Shruti Mishra, Kavipriya Selvam/Simran Singhi, Ashwini Bhat/Shikha Gautam 

• Mixed doubles: Dhruv Kapila/Tanisha Crasto, Rohan Kapoor/Ruthvika Shivani Gadde, Ashith Surya/Amrutha Pramuthesh, Dhruv Rawat/Maneesha K

One can catch the live streaming of India Open 2026 badminton matches on the BWF TV YouTube channel. Live telecast of the India Open badminton tournament will be available on the Eurosport and Eurosport HD TV channels in India.