India Open 2026: Sindhu exits early; Srikanth and Prannoy advance in badminton tournament

At the India Open Super 750 badminton tournament, two-time Olympic medallist P.V. Sindhu was eliminated in the opening round by Vietnam's Thuy Linh Nguyen in a three-set match lasting 68 minutes, marking her third consecutive loss to Nguyen. Sindhu acknowledged the need for greater consistency. Kidambi Srikanth advanced to the second round after a comeback win over Tharun Mannepalli but was later defeated by French player Christo Popov. Other Indian players like H.S. Prannoy and Malvika Bansod showed competitive performances, while young Tanvi Sharma impressed despite a loss to world No. 2 Wang Zhiyi. Indian doubles pairs had mixed results, with some early exits and some progress.