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  ‘Stamina has dropped two levels’ - Loh Kean complains about Delhi pollution after beating HS Pranoy

  Other Sports | January 15, 2026 19:53 IST

  Loh Kean Yew defeated HS Prannoy 18-21, 21-19, 21-14 at the India Open. After the match, he highlighted Delhi’s poor air quality and cold weather. Meanwhile, bird droppings caused match interruptions, while BAI defended the tournament’s facilities amid criticism from players.

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  Delhi's extreme pollution forced world number 2 to pull out of India Open, handed 500 USD fine

  Other Sports | January 14, 2026 14:47 IST

  Anders Antonsen withdrew from the India Open 2026, citing Delhi’s extreme pollution, marking his third consecutive absence. Mia Blichfeldt also raised hygiene concerns at training areas. BAI defended the venue, while BWF has yet to respond.

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  India Open 2025: Satwik-Chirag enter semis, PV Sindhu, Kiran George crash out in quarter-final

  Other Sports | January 17, 2025 23:28 IST

  India's top-ranked duo of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty knocked out the Korean pair Jin Yong and Kang Min Hyuk by 21-10, 21-17 in the men's doubles quarter-final of the India Open Super 750 in New Delhi.

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  Chirag-Satwiksairaj go down to world champions Min Hyuk-Seung Jae in India Open Final

  Other Sports | January 22, 2024 7:52 IST

  The World No.2 pair of Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy suffered a heartbreaking defeat in the final of India Open in New Delhi on Sunday, January 21 against the world champions Kang Min Hyuk and Seo Seung Jae. This was the Indian pair's second appearance in final in a BWF event in 2024.

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  Satwik-Chirag storm into India Open 2024 final; HS Prannoy knocked out in semis

  Other Sports | January 21, 2024 0:53 IST

  Satwik-Chirag, the world no.2 badminton pair in doubles, defeated Malaysia's Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik with dominant 21-18, 21-14 win in the semi-final and will clash against South Korean couple Kang Min Hyuk -Seo Seung Jae in the final on Sunday night in New Delhi.

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  India Open 2023 | PV Sindhu knocked out of tournament in first round, Sen beats Prannoy

  Other Sports | January 17, 2023 19:46 IST

  India Open 2023 | India's star shuttler PV Sindhu has made an early exit from the tournament after suffering a loss in the first round. She lost in straight games. Meanwhile, Lakshya Sen has defeated HS Prannoy in his opening round.

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  Odisha Open 2022: Siddharth stuns sixth seed Sheng, Subhankar enters 3rd round

  Other Sports | January 26, 2022 21:56 IST

  Siddharth took just 27 minutes to shock Sheng 21-17 21-4 in a lop-sided second-round match, while Subhankar defeated Kalaga 21-18 21-10.  

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  India Open 2022: We played one of the best matches ever, says Satwik

  Other Sports | January 16, 2022 21:31 IST

  The Indian pair had lost thrice to the world number 2 Indonesian pair in four meetings but they came up with a plan to extend the rallies and play a more defensive game against the experienced pair.

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  India Open 2022: Lakshya wins maiden Super 500 title

  Other Sports | January 16, 2022 18:56 IST

  In a repeat of last year's Dutch Open final, the Indian ensured that he had the last laugh this time around.

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  India Open 2022: Satwik-Chirag claim maiden title

  Other Sports | January 16, 2022 17:53 IST

  The world no 10 Indian pair, which had won its first Super 500 tournament in Thailand in 2019, upset the top seeded Indonesian pair 21-16 26-24 in 43 minutes to make a rampaging start to the new season.

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  India Open 2022: Sen, Chirag-Satwik enter final, Sindhu out of title race

  Other Sports | January 15, 2022 20:57 IST

  Young Aakarshi Kashyap too had a golden chance but she squandered five-game points in the opening game to allow Busanan register a 26-24 21-9 win in the other women's singles semifinal.

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  India Open 2022: PV Sindhu, Lakshya Sen enter semifinals

  Other Sports | January 14, 2022 17:21 IST

  Top seed Sindhu, a former world champion, got the better of compatriot Ashmita Chaliha 21-7 21-18 in 36 minutes, while Sen rallied his way to a hard-fought 14-21 21-9 21-14 victory over H S Prannoy in another all-Indian quarterfinals.

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  India Open 2022: Sindhu advances to quarterfinals, Saina knocked out

  Other Sports | January 13, 2022 16:05 IST

  Former champion and 2012 Olympic bronze medallist Saina suffered a 17-21 9-21 straight game loss to compatriot Malvika Bansod.

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  India Open 2022: Srikanth among seven to test Covid-19 positive, withdraws from event

  Other Sports | January 13, 2022 11:54 IST

  The others who tested positive for Covid-19 were doubles specialist Ashwini Ponnappa, Ritika Rahul Thakkar, Treesa Jolly, Mithun Manjunath, Simran Singhi, and Khushi Gupta.

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  Sindhu, Srikanth eye glory at India Open

  Other Sports | January 10, 2022 13:31 IST

  A lot of ranking points will be up for grabs at the USD 400,000 Super 500 tournament which is being held in the looming shadows of a raging third wave of the pandemic in the country with cases rising at a rapid speed, fueled by the new Omicron variant.

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  Praneeth withdraws from India Open after testing positive for COVID-19

  Other Sports | January 09, 2022 21:00 IST

  Badminton Association of India (BAI) general secretary Ajay Singhania has also confirmed Praneeth's withdrawal from the USD 400,000 tournament.  

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  India Open postponed owing to COVID-19 pandemic

  Other Sports | April 19, 2021 18:08 IST

  The USD 400,000 India Open was scheduled to be held behind closed doors in the national capital from May 11 to 16.

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  India Open to be held behind closed doors from May 11

  Other Sports | April 13, 2021 15:01 IST

  Olympic champion Carolina Marin and World No. 1 Kento Momota will headline a star-studded field of international badminton stars.

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  BAI requests ministry to relax quarantine norms for foreign players' participation in India Open

  Other Sports | November 23, 2020 21:18 IST

  BAI general secretary Ajay Singhania met sports minister Kiren Rijiju to chalk out a plan for conducting the USD 400,000 India Open event, which is scheduled to be held from March 30 to April 4 at the Indira Gandhi Stadium.

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  Badminton Association of India ready to host India Open in December-January

  Other Sports | April 28, 2020 15:39 IST

  The Badminton World Federation (BWF) had last week sent a letter to BAI, asking it for a slot to conduct the BWF World Tour Super 500 tournament, which was suspended last month along with the other Tokyo Games qualifiers due to the coronavirus outbreak.