Overview
- Lakshya Sen lost to Chinese Taipei’s Lin Chun-Yi 21-17, 13-21, 18-21 in the quarterfinals, ending India’s participation at the Super 750 event in New Delhi.
- Sen had reached the last eight by beating Japan’s Kenta Nishimoto 21-19, 21-11, later noting he struggled with the wind and drift during his defeat to Lin.
- Top men’s doubles seeds Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty were upset by Japan’s Hiroki Midorikawa and Kyohei Yamashita 27-25, 21-23, 19-21 in the second round.
- Earlier exits included Kidambi Srikanth to Christo Popov and HS Prannoy to Loh Kean Yew, plus women’s losses for Malvika Bansod to Han Yue and Treesa Jolly/Gayatri Gopichand in an 84-minute marathon.
- Reports cited challenging conditions such as drift from open doors and vents and even two stoppages for bird droppings during Prannoy’s match; Lin now faces Victor Lai in the semifinals, and Jonatan Christie beat Loh Kean Yew on Saturday to reach the final and await the winner.