BWF India Open 2026 Day 3 LIVE Updates: All Eyes On Sat-Chi, Malvika, Kidambi And Prannoy After Forgettable Second Day

Day 2 saw a number of high profile Indian exits at the India Open Super 750. PV Sindhu bowed out after losing 2 games straight against Vietnamese opponent Nguyen Thuy Linh.

17-year-old Tanvi Sharma had put up a valiant fight but ultimately lost to World No.2 Wang Zhi Yi of China (20-22, 21-18, 21-13).

Tharun Mannepalli exited after losing in an all-Indian battle against veteran Kidambi Srikanth (21-15, 6-21, 19-21).

Rutuparna Panda & Swetaparna Panda lost to Japan’s Nanako Hara and Riko Kiyose (21-8, 21-18) in Women's doubles.

Gayatri Rawat & Mansa Rawat lost to South Korea’s top-seeded pair Ha Na Baek and So Hee Lee (21-5, 21-8) in Women's doubles.

The promising pair of Dhruv Kapila and Tanisha Crasto fell to Thailand’s Pakkapon Teeraratsakul and Sapsiree Taerattanachai (21-15, 21-14) in Mixed doubles.

Rohan Kapoor & Ruthvika Shivani Gadde lost to Germany's Marvin Seidel and Thuc Phuong Nguyen (21-19, 21-14) in Mixed doubles

Ashith Surya & Amrutha Pramuthesh exited after a straight-sets loss to Japan’s Yuichi Shimogami and Sayaka Hobara (21-15, 21-7) in Mixed doubles.

Satwik/Chirag Vs Japan's Hiroki/Kyohei, Court 1 (4:40PM)

Hariharan/Arjun Vs Vietnam's Liang/Wang, Court 1 (5:30PM)

Treesa Jolly/Gayatri Gopichand Vs Vietnam's LI Yi/Luo, Court 1 (3:50PM)

Only 1 Women's Singles match to be played.

Malvika Bansod Vs Vietnam's Han Yue, Court 1 (12:30PM)

Kidambi Srikanth Vs France's Christo Popov, Court 1 (11:40AM)

HS Prannoy Vs Singapore's Loh Kean, Court 1 (2:10PM)

Lakshya Sen Vs Japan's Kenta Nishimoto, Court 1 (3:00PM)

There are a total of 7 matches lined-up for the Indian contingent on day 3 of the BWF India Open Super 750.

Good Morning folks. This is the start of the India Open 2026 day 3 live blog. Stay tuned for the real-time coverage from the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium in New Delhi.