New Delhi, 16 October 2026: Mixed results have been seen for Indian players in the Denmark Open 2026 badminton tournament. India's young shuttler Tanvi Sharma and experienced player Kidambi Srikanth have performed brilliantly and entered the second round by winning their respective matches, while P.V. Sindhu and Lakshya Sen have already faced defeat in the first round.
In the first round of women's singles, Tanvi showed her excellent performance against Natsuki Niidaira of Japan and achieved a thrilling 2-1 victory. Now she will face Yvonne Lee of Germany in the second round. In men's singles, former category number-1 player Kidambi Srikanth has easily entered the second round by defeating France's Arnaud Merkle 2-0 in straight games. Now in the second round he will face French player Alex Lanier.
The disappointing news of this day for India is two-time Olympic medalist P.V. Sindhu and star shuttler Lakshya Sen came in form. In the first round of women's singles, she lost against Germany's Yvonne Lee in a very exciting and competitive match by a close distance. Despite making a good start in the match, Sindhu could not maintain the lead and was out of the tournament.
On the other hand, in men's singles, Lakshya Sen also failed to maintain his momentum and ended his journey from the tournament with a defeat in the first round. Indian fans are now expecting the best performance from Tanvi Sharma and Kidambi Srikanth, who entered in the second round, in the upcoming matches.