Overview
- Aakarshi Kashyap won two qualifiers, beating Shriyanshi Valishetty 21-19, 17-21, 21-13 and Lee Y H 21-17, 21-19 to enter the women’s singles main draw.
- She is slated to face Singapore’s Yeo Jia Min in her opening main-draw match.
- Men’s doubles pair Hariharan Amsakarunan and M R Arjun advanced after Czech duo Jiri Kral and Ondrej Kral retired following a 10-21 first game.
- The Indian pair next meet Scotland’s Alexander Dunn and Adam Pringle in the pre-quarterfinals.
- In men’s singles qualifying, S Subramanian lost 12-21, 18-21 to Malaysia’s Paris Olympic bronze medallist Lee Zii Jia, who is returning from an injury-hit 2025 season, while Ashwini Bhat K and Shikha Gautam conceded a walkover to Japan’s Rui Hirokami and Sayaka Hobara.