India's Badminton Stars Set to Shine at Indonesia Open 2026
India's Badminton Team for Indonesia Open 2026
The Indian badminton doubles team, featuring Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty, alongside PV Sindhu, is ready to compete in the Indonesia Open 2026, commencing this Tuesday, as reported by Olympics.com.
Rankireddy and Shetty arrive in Jakarta following their recent victory at the Singapore Open, marking their first title on the BWF World Tour in two years. They triumphed in the men's doubles final against Indonesia's Fajar Alfian and Muhammad Fikri, overcoming an initial game loss to secure the win with scores of 18-21, 21-17, 21-16 after a grueling hour and 13 minutes, making history as the first Indian doubles team to win the Singapore Open.
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In the women's singles category, PV Sindhu demonstrated promising performance in Singapore, defeating Indonesia's world No. 6 Putri Kusuma Wardani and Japan's Riko Gunji before being eliminated by Olympic champion An Se-young in the quarter-finals. Currently ranked No. 12 globally, Sindhu may face An again in the second round in Jakarta. The women's singles team also includes Unnati Hooda and Malvika Bansod.
For the men's singles, Lakshya Sen and HS Prannoy will spearhead the efforts, with Prannoy recently achieving a significant victory over Indonesia's world No. 5 Jonatan Christie.
In mixed doubles, Dhruv Kapila and Tanisha Crasto reached the semi-finals in Singapore but will encounter a challenging first match in Jakarta against Malaysian world champions Chen Tang Jie and Toh Ee Wei.
Additionally, the women's doubles team of Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand is set to return after Treesa's recovery from injury, marking their first BWF World Tour appearance since March.
Complete Lineup for Indonesia Open 2026
Men's Singles: Lakshya Sen, HS Prannoy, Ayush Shetty, Kidambi Srikanth
Men's Doubles: Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty, MR Arjun/Hariharan Amsakarunan
Women's Singles: PV Sindhu, Unnati Hooda, Malvika Bansod
Women's Doubles: Treesa Jolly/Gayatri Gopichand
Mixed Doubles: Rohan Kapoor/Ruthvika Shivani Gadde, Dhruv Kapila/Tanisha Crasto.