India's star badminton player PV Sindhu has won the Hilo Open Super 500 title in Germany. He won his second trophy of the year by defeating Line Højmark Kjaerfelt of Denmark 21-12, 21-14 in the final.
Sports News: Two-time Olympic medalist PV Sindhu has once again shown her strength in international badminton. Sindhu defeated Line Højmark Kjaerfelt of Denmark in straight games in the final of the Hylo Open played in Saarbrucken, Germany on Sunday, 1 November 2026. In the match which lasted only 39 minutes, the Indian players maintained the lead from the beginning. This is his second title this year after winning the Japan Open in July.
PV Sindhu won the final of Hilo Open in 39 minutes
Sunday was a great day for Indian badminton. Former world champion PV Sindhu won the title with a brilliant performance in the women's singles final of the HiLo Open Super 500 tournament. He did not give much chance to Denmark's linebacker Højmark Kjaerfelt in the entire match.
World number eight Sindhu was the second seed in this tournament. Whereas her rival Kjaerfelt was at 25th place in the world rankings. There had been many matches between the two players before. Before the final, Sindhu had won six out of seven matches against the Danish player. In this match also, Sindhu maintained her old record. He controlled the match with sharp smashes, excellent net play and well-timed shots. Kjaerfelt tried to return to the contest on a few occasions, but she did not succeed against Sindhu.
Sindhu showed strength in the first game
In the first game of the final, there was a good competition between the two players in the beginning. Sindhu won the first point with a cross court shot, but due to some mistakes the score was tied at 3-3. After this Sindhu changed the pace of the game. He showed better control near the net and scored points consistently. At one time the Indian player had taken a lead of 8-5. She was leading 11-8 at the break of the first game.
After the break, the Danish player tried to create pressure through long rallies. However, Sindhu maintained the lead with brilliant backhand shots and sharp returns. They took the score to 17-12 and then won the first game 21-12 without much trouble. After losing the first game, it was difficult for Kjaerfelt to return to the match.
Didn't give a chance to comeback even in the second game
In the second game, Sindhu played aggressively from the beginning. He quickly took a 6-3 lead by hitting shots into the empty spaces. Kjaerfelt scored consecutive points to take the score to 6-7, but after this Sindhu again took command of the match. The Indian player constantly changed her shots, due to which the Danish player made mistakes many times. Sindhu first took the lead of 10-6 and then 17-11.
Sindhu's confidence was clearly visible in the last few rallies also. He scored six championship points. After this, Kjaerfelt's shot got entangled in the net and Sindhu won the second game 21-14 and won the title.
Second big win of the year after Japan Open
The 2026 season has been very good for Sindhu. In July, he won the Japan Open title. After this, she reached the final of the French Open last week, but had to face defeat there. After finishing runner-up in the French Open, Sindhu made a brilliant comeback in the Hilo Open. With this victory she proved that she can still challenge any player in big matches.
Sindhu has got 9,200 ranking points for winning the Hilo Open title. This has strengthened their hopes of qualifying for the BWF World Tour Finals to be held at the end of the year. Sindhu has won two international titles in a calendar year for the first time since 2022. His form has also improved due to his consistently good performance.
Lakshya Sen also won the title, double happiness for India
Another good news came out for India in Hilo Open. In the men's singles final, Lakshya Sen won the title by defeating Jonathan Christie of Indonesia 21-17, 21-10. In this way India won both the women's and men's singles titles of the tournament. This success of Sindhu and Lakshya has given a big achievement to Indian badminton in the last part of the year.