Unnati Hooda vs Nozomi Okuhara Highlights, Indonesian Open: World No.12 Beat Indian Teenager To March Into Second Round

Hello badminton fans! Welcome to the round one clash of Indonesia Open 2026 between Unnati Hooda and Nozomi Okuhara at the Istora Gelora Bung Karno in Jakarta, Indonesia on Wednesday, June 3. Stay tuned for the live score and real-time updates of the match.

Game 1 is underway and the 18-year year is giving good fight to Nozomi Okuhara, however the Japanese legend is leading the game marginally by 12-11 but it's not going to be an easy road for her.

Hooda 11-12 Okuhara

While Unnati Hooda gave a tough fight to Okuhara for the majority of the first game, the Japanese veteran elevated her game at the crucial part and bagged consecutive points towards the end to win the first game by 21-15.

Hooda 15-21 Okuhara

After losing way towards the end of the first game, the 18-year-old Indian star starts the must-win game 2 on a positive note. She is constantly attacking her Japanese counterpart and leading the game by a significant margin of 8-4.

Hooda 8-4 Okuhara

While the Indian rising star showed promise there's no substitute of experience and Nozomi Okuhara is displaying that on field and she made a scintillating comeback from being being down by 4-8 to leading the secong game by 18-14.

Though Unnati Hooda showed glimpses of brilliance in the match, the World No.12 Nozomi Okuhara was too strong a match for her, as the Japanese legend won the second game 21-14 to win the first round of the Indonesia Open in two straight games.

That's a wrap! That's a wrap from our end, we'll be back with another blog soon, until then, bye bye.