BWF India Open, Day 2 Highlights: PV Sindhu Suffers Early Exit; Sat-Chi, Prannoy, Kidambi And Malvika Advance

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

Day 1 saw Indian shuttlers secure next round progression with notable mentions Lakshya Sen and Treesa Jolly/Gayatri Gopichand. However, the big talking point was the unhygienic conditions at the Indira Gandhi Arena that the players pointed to. Denmark shuttler Mia Blichfeldt called out the playing conditions at the arena, saying the situation has not improved from last year and urging the BWF to take note ahead of major events.

Top names will be featuring in todays India Open 2026 badminton with notable names being Srikanth Kidambi who will go up against fellow countryman Tharun Mannepalli. Kidambi vs Mannepalli match could start at 12:30pm IST approx.

World number 3 and four-time world medallist Anders Antonsen has blamed the pollution in Delhi for skipping the India Open Super 750 badminton event.

“Many are curious as to why I have pulled out of the India Open for the third consecutive year. Due to the extreme pollution in Delhi at the moment, I don’t think it’s a place to host a badminton tournament,” wrote the 28-year-old Antonsen on Instagram.

Srikanth Kidambi vs Tharun Mannepalli has headed to the third game with both players winning one game each. Mannepalli won the first game 21-15, but Kidambi came back strongly, to win 21-6 in the second game.

Srikanth Kidambi showcased his class as the veteran shuttler defeated Tharun Mannepalli 15-21, 6-21, 21-19.

Indian shuttler Malvika Bansod has progressed to the next round, thanks to her 21-18, 21-19 win over Taiwan's Pai Yu-po in their Round of 32 clash.

PV Sindhu has started her Round of 32 tie against Vietnam’s Nguyen Thuy Linh. The USD 950,000 India Open Super 750 has already started with some of the top Indian shuttlers already sealing their progress on day 1.

After winning the 1st game, PV Sindhu was hit back Nguyen Thuy Linh's counter-attacking display as the Vietnamese won the 2nd game, 21-12.

Big news coming in from India Open 2026 that PV Sindhu has lost her match to Nguyen Thuy Linh of Vietnam. Sindhu lost 20-22, 12-21, 21-15.

The duo of Chirag Shetty Satwiksairaj Rankireddy has advanced to the round of 32 of the BWF India Open 2026. They were given a walkover after their American opponents ZY Chen and P Smith retired.

The veteran shuttler HS Prannoy has defeated Singapore's Lee Cheuk Yiu by 2-0 in straight games to advance to the round of 32. Prannoy won the first game by 22-20 and the second with a score line of 21-18.

Hara and Kiyose were simply too strong, brushing aside the Panda sisters in straight games. The Indian pair struggled to find rhythm as the Japanese duo closed the match 21-2, 21-18 to advance comfortably.

Baek and Lee were far too strong, cruising through both games with complete control. The Rawat sisters struggled to settle as the Korean pair wrapped it up 21-5, 21-8 in dominant fashion.

Simran Singhi and K. Selvam are currently battling it out against Malaysian pair M. Thinaah and P. Tan in Women's doubles round of 64. The Indians have lost the first game by 21-18. All to play for in the second game.

Another Indian duo bows out of the BWF India Open 2026. The pair of Simran Singhi and K Selvam, after losing the first game by 21-18, got thrashed by 21-6 by Malaysia's Thinaah Muralitharan and Pearly Tan.

Indian pair of Shikha Gautam and Ashwini Bhat went down in the 1st game by 21-18 against the French duo of Lambert and Pognante. The 2nd is underway and India are behind by 14-10.

Shikha Gautam and Ashwini Bhat have been eliminated by the French pair of Lambert and Pognante. 21-16 and 21-18 was the final score line.

Mixed doubles pairing Dhruv Kapila and Tanisha Crasto have also crashed out of the India Open 2026. They lost to Thailand by 21-15 and 21-14.

Another mixed double pair - Ruthvika Gadde and Rohan Kapoor had a similar fate, bowing out of the India Open 2026. They lost to Germany in straight games by 21-19 and 21-14.

The 3rd Indian mixed doubles pair of Amrutha Pramuthesh and Asith Surya were eliminated after losing to Japan in an one-sided affair by 21-15 and 21-7 respectively.