Overview
- P. V. Sindhu lost 22-20, 12-21, 15-21 to Vietnam’s Nguyen Thuy Linh in 68 minutes at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium.
- Kidambi Srikanth recovered to beat compatriot Tharun Mannepalli 15-21, 21-6, 21-19 and reach the second round.
- Malavika Bansod advanced by defeating Chinese Taipei’s Pai Yu Po 21-18, 21-19, while 17-year-old Tanvi Sharma pushed World No. 2 Wang Zhi Yi to three games before losing 20-22, 21-18, 13-21.
- Women’s doubles pair Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand cruised past Thailand’s Ornnicha Jongsathapornparn and Sukitta Suwachai 21-15, 21-11 to set up a meeting with seventh seeds Li Yi Jing and Luo Xu Min of China.
- India’s mixed-doubles campaign stumbled as three pairs exited in straight games: Dhruv Kapila/Tanisha Crasto, Rohan Kapoor/Ruthvika Shivani Gadde, and Ashith Surya/Amrutha Pramuthesh.