Overview
- Lakshya Sen defeated Ayush Shetty 21-12, 21-15 to reach the second round and is set to face Japan’s Kenta Nishimoto after Kodai Naraoka retired.
- Women’s doubles pair Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand won 21-15, 21-11 and will next meet seventh seeds Li Yi Jing and Luo Xu Min of China.
- Top men’s doubles duo Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty advanced via walkover from USA’s Chen Zhi Yi and Presley Smith.
- Mixed pair Dhruv Rawat and Maneesha K exited 9-21, 10-21 to Japan’s Hiroki Midorikawa and Nami Matsuyama, while Shruti Mishra and Priya Konjengbam fell 21-11, 20-22, 24-22 to Hong Kong’s Lui Lok Lok and Tsang Hiu Yan.
- The India Open, a BWF Super 750 event running January 13–18 in New Delhi, features a large international field and a move to a larger hall at the Indira Gandhi Sports Complex.