Overview
- Seeded 15th, Sindhu beat Malaysia’s Karupathevan Letshanaa 21-19, 21-15, rallying from 12-18 in the opening game to book her pre-quarterfinal spot.
- Sindhu opened her campaign with a 23-21, 21-6 win over Bulgaria’s Kaloyana Nalbantova after saving game points in the first game.
- The former world champion and five-time Worlds medallist has publicly said she is hoping for a medal at Paris 2025.
- India’s top men’s doubles pair Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty advanced to the pre-quarterfinals with a 22-20, 21-13 win over Yang Po Han and Liu Kuang Heng.
- H.S. Prannoy reached the round of 32 by defeating Joakim Oldorff, while Lakshya Sen exited in the first round against world No. 1 Shi Yu Qi.