Overview
- World No. 12 Lin rallied to beat Sen 13-21, 21-18 after dropping the opener 17-21, sealing a 68-minute quarterfinal in New Delhi that ended the home challenge on Friday.
- Sen had reached the last eight by defeating Kenta Nishimoto 21-19, 21-11 after a mid-match shift to deeper lifts and varied pace.
- Kidambi Srikanth and HS Prannoy exited in the second round, falling to Christo Popov and Loh Kean Yew respectively.
- Top men’s doubles seeds Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty lost 27-25, 21-23, 19-21 to Japan’s Hiroki Midorikawa and Kyohei Yamashita, while Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand went out in three games.
- Players and reports cited court drift from open doors and vents affecting play, with Prannoy’s match twice halted for bird droppings.