Overview
- The Badminton Association of India confirmed the shift from KD Jadhav Indoor Hall to the New Delhi venue.
- The stadium seats over 8,000—more than double the previous capacity—with tickets sold exclusively via Ticmint from Rs 400 to Rs 1,750.
- The event is being positioned as a live rehearsal for logistics, facilities and crowd management ahead of August 2026.
- As a BWF Super 750 stop, the tournament offers a USD 950,000 purse and up to 11,000 ranking points as the season’s second event.
- Top entrants are expected to include PV Sindhu, Lakshya Sen, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy–Chirag Shetty, An Se-young and Kunlavut Vitidsarn, following earlier criticism of playing conditions at the prior venue.