Overview
- Qualifiers and select main‑draw matches start Tuesday, with the finals set for November 30 in Lucknow.
- Semifinals and finals will air live on DD Sports and stream on the WAVE OTT platform, with spectator entry free throughout.
- Headliners include Kidambi Srikanth, HS Prannoy and Nozomi Okuhara, while defending women’s doubles champions Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand return.
- US Open champion Ayush Shetty has withdrawn late, and Prannoy enters after a recent side strain layoff as Gayatri resumes competition following a shoulder injury.
- Each event features a 32‑draw format with four qualifiers, and opening men’s singles matchups include Srikanth vs Meiraba Luwang Maisnam and Prannoy vs Kavin Thangam, with India fielding 152 players overall.