jakarta, 2 June. Two-time Olympic medalist PV Sindhu advanced to the second round of the Indonesia Open Badminton Super 1000 tournament after enduring some tough moments in the first game here on Tuesday. But the country’s top male shuttlers Lakshya Sen, Kidambi Srikanth and Malvika Bansod failed to cross the first round hurdle.
Sindhu faced a tough challenge in the first game against Busanan.
World number 12 Sindhu, who came to play the second match of the day on court number one of Istora Senayan, defeated Busanan Ongbamrungphan of Thailand 25-23, 21-16 in 51 minutes. However, former world champion Sindhu faced a tough challenge in the first game, which was decided by tiebreak. But in the second game he did not have to practice much and won the game straight away.
The Queen is back in the Top 10!
After 136+ weeks, PV Sindhu climbs back to where she belongs. The fight never stops.
A moment of immense pride!
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May meet world number one Korean An Se-Young in the second round
With this win, unseeded Indian shuttler Sindhu, who has re-entered the top 10 after 136 weeks, can now face current Olympic champion and world number one Korean veteran An Se-young, who defeated her in the quarter-finals of the Singapore Open last week. At present, current world number 12 Sindhu’s record against Ann Se-Young is not good. Sindhu had to face defeat in all the nine matches played between these two players so far.
Day 1 for the Indian shuttlers at the Polytron Indonesia Open 2026
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Other Indian shuttlers defeated in singles on the first day
Currently, other Indian shuttlers who played singles on the first day had to face defeat. Current world number 10 Lakshya Sen failed to live up to his reputation on court number one and lost 19-21,16-21 in 48 minutes to Indonesian Alpi Farhan, two places below him in the world rankings.
Lakshya Sen
takes on Alwi Farhan
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on home soil in round of 32.On the other hand, on court number three, world number 37 Kidambi Srikanth lost to Japan’s Yushi Tanaka 19-21, 15-21 in just 37 minutes, while in women’s singles, Malvika Bansod was defeated by seventh seeded Thai shuttler Pornpawee Chochuwong on court number two by 21-12, 21-10 in 39 minutes.
Hariharan-Arjun in second round of men’s doubles
Talking about doubles, in the men’s category, Hariharan Amsakarunan and MR Arjun displayed a brilliant performance and entered the second round with a 21-18, 21-10 win over the higher ranked Malaysian pair of Nur Mohd Azrin Ayub and Tan Wei Kiong in 33 minutes.
Jakarta, Day 2.
The stage is set. The challenge awaits. Let’s go, Team India!
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Indian pair defeated in women’s doubles and mixed doubles
But Indian pairs had to face defeat in women’s doubles and mixed doubles. While Trisa Jolly and Pullela Gayatri Gopichand were defeated by Indonesians Fabriana Kusuma and Melissa Pushpitasari 21-14, 21-12 in the first round of women’s doubles in 34 minutes, the team of Tanisha Crasto and Dhruv Kapila lost to sixth seeds Guo Xin Wa and Chen Fang Hui in the mixed doubles by 11-21, 10-21 in just 24 minutes. Gone.
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