Overview
- India’s top seeds advanced on Thursday as PV Sindhu beat Amalie Schulz 21-13, 21-15, Lakshya Sen beat Zhu Xuan Chen 21-12, 21-13, and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy–Chirag Shetty beat Bryan Jeremy Goonting–Muhammad Haikal 21-12, 21-19.
- Sindhu now draws reigning world champion Akane Yamaguchi, Satwik–Chirag face Japan’s Takumi Nomura–Yuichi Shimogami, and Sen is set to meet No. 2 seed Kunlavut Vitidsarn.
- Kidambi Srikanth exited after a 16-21, 21-11, 18-21 loss to Su Li-yang, following his Wednesday upset of eighth seed Loh Kean Yew.
- Devika Sihag went out 21-23, 11-21 to Pitchamon Opatniputh, while Malvika Bansod lost to Olympic champion Chen Yu Fei 12-21, 7-21.
- The Thailand Open, a BWF Super 500 at Bangkok’s Nimibutr Stadium, feeds world rankings and form, which matters for seeding and momentum after India’s recent Thomas Cup bronze.