Overview
- Two-time Olympic medallist P. V. Sindhu lost 22-20, 12-21, 15-21 to Vietnam’s Nguyen Thuy Linh in the first round in New Delhi.
- Lakshya Sen beat compatriot Ayush Shetty 21-12, 21-15 to reach round two and will face Japan’s Kenta Nishimoto after Kodai Naraoka retired.
- Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand won 21-15, 21-11 over Thailand’s Ornnicha Jongsathapornparn and Sukitta Suwachai to meet China’s seventh seeds Li Yi Jing and Luo Xu Min next.
- India’s mixed doubles campaign faltered with three home pairs exiting early, while Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty progressed via walkover.
- Opening action brought notable upsets as Brian Yang defeated No. 4 seed Chou Tien Chen and Alex Lanier was upset, with players citing a fast shuttle and sideways drift in the larger, colder hall.