Overview
- PV Sindhu lost 21-15, 16-21, 19-21 to Denmark’s Line Christophersen in the round of 32, her first defeat to the Dane in six meetings and reported as her sixth first-round exit on the World Tour this year.
- Lakshya Sen beat HS Prannoy 15-21, 21-18, 21-10 to make his first BWF World Tour quarterfinal in six months.
- Ayush Shetty stunned World No. 9 Kodai Naraoka 21-19, 12-21, 21-14 to enter the last eight and set up an all-Indian quarterfinal against Lakshya, ensuring at least one Indian semifinalist.
- Men’s doubles pair Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty rallied past Thailand’s Peeratchai Sukphun and Pakkapon Teeraratsakul 18-21, 21-15, 21-11 to book a quarterfinal against Malaysia’s Junaidi Arif and Roy King Yap.
- Results carry significant BWF Super 500 ranking points, with India’s strongest ongoing chances concentrated in men’s singles and doubles after Sindhu’s early exit.