Badminton

India Open 2025: Sen, Prannoy Ousted On Day 2

Former national champion Anupama Upadhyaya advanced to the second round, but India's men's singles campaign suffered a setback as none of the players could make it past the opening round on Day 2 of the India Open on Wednesday. For all the talk of home advantage, Kiran George was the only Indian to survive in men's singles as Lakshya Sen, Priyanshu Rajawat, and HS Prannoy all suffered contrasting defeats on Day 2 of the USD 950,000 Super 750 tournament. In women's singles, Anupama joined PV Sindhu in the second round, defeating her good friend and fellow Gopichand Academy trainee Rakshitha Sree 21-17, 21-18.

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Yonex-Sunrise India Open 2025 - Super 750 badminton tournament Photo- PV Sindhu
BWF India Open 2025: India's PV Sindhu returns to Chinese Taipei's Sung Shuo-yun | Photo: PTI/Manvender Vashist Lav

♎India's PV Sindhu returns to Chinese Taipei's Sung Shuo-yun during the women's singles first round match at the India Open 2025 badminton tournament, in New Delhi.

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Yonex-Sunrise India Open 2025 - Super 750 badminton tournament Photo- Lakshya Sen
BWF India Open 2025: India’s Lakshya Sen returns a shot against Taiwan's Lin Chun-yi | Photo: PTI/Gurinder Osan

India’s Lakshya Sen returns a shot during a men's singles round of 32 match against Taiwan's Lin Chun-yi at the India Open Super 750 badminton tournament, in New Delhi.

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Yonex-Sunrise India Open 2025 - Super 750 badminton tournament Photo-HS Prannoy
BWF India Open 2025: India's HS Prannoy returns a shot against Taiwan's Su Li-yang | Photo: AP/Gurinder Osan

𒐪India's HS Prannoy returns a shot during a men's singles round of 32 match against Taiwan's Su Li-yang at the India Open Super 750 badminton tournament, in New Delhi.

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Yonex-Sunrise India Open 2025 - Super 750 badminton tournament Photo-Priyanshu Rajawat
BWF India Open 2025: India's Priyanshu Rajawat during match against Japan’s Kodai Naraoka | Photo: PTI/Gurinder Osan

♎India's Priyanshu Rajawat during a men's singles round of 32 match against Japan’s Kodai Naraoka at the India Open Super 750 badminton tournament, in New Delhi.

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Yonex-Sunrise India Open 2025 - Super 750 badminton tournament- Chirag Shetty
BWF India Open 2025: India's Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty in action against Malaysia's Wei Chong Man and Tee Kai Wun | Photo: PTI/Manvender Vashist Lav

🌠India's Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty in action during a round 16 men's doubles badminton match of the Yonex-Sunrise India Open 2025 against Malaysia's Wei Chong Man and Tee Kai Wun, in New Delhi.

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Yonex-Sunrise India Open 2025 - Super 750 badminton tournament Photo-Treesa Jolly, Gayatri Gopichand
BWF India Open 2025: India's Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand in action against Japan's Arisa Higashino and Ayako Sakuramoto | Photo: PTI/Manvender Vashist Lav

ꦜIndia's Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand in action during a round 32 women's doubles badminton match of the Yonex-Sunrise India Open 2025 against Japan's Arisa Higashino and Ayako Sakuramoto, in New Delhi.

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Yonex-Sunrise India Open 2025 - Super 750 badminton tournament Photo-Lakshya Sen
BWF India Open 2025: India’s Lakshya Sen and Taiwan's Lin Chun-yi | Photo: PTI/Gurinder Osan

✤India’s Lakshya Sen, left, and Taiwan's Lin Chun-yi during a men's singles round of 32 match at the India Open Super 750 badminton tournament, in New Delhi.

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Yonex-Sunrise India Open 2025 - Super 750 badminton tournament Photo-Priyanshu Rajawat
BWF India Open 2025: India's Priyanshu Rajawat and Japan’s Kodai Naraoka | Photo: PTI/Gurinder Osan

♊India's Priyanshu Rajawat, right, and Japan’s Kodai Naraoka after a men's singles round of 32 match at the India Open Super 750 badminton tournament, in New Delhi.

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Yonex-Sunrise India Open 2025 - Super 750 badminton tournament-Satwiksairaj Rankireddy
BWF India Open 2025: India's Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty in action | Photo: PTI/Manvender Vashist

ဣIndia's Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty in action during a round 16 men's doubles badminton match of the Yonex-Sunrise India Open 2025 against Malaysia's Wei Chong Man and Tee Kai Wun, in New Delhi.

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Yonex-Sunrise India Open 2025 - Super 750 badminton tournament Photo-Viktor Axelsen
BWF India Open 2025: Denmark's Viktor Axelsen returns a shot against Taiwan’s Chi Yu-jen | Photo: PTI/Gurinder Osan

🎶Denmark's Viktor Axelsen returns a shot during a men's singles round of 32 match against Taiwan’s Chi Yu-jen at the India Open Super 750 badminton tournament, in New Delhi.

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Yonex-Sunrise India Open 2025 - Super 750 badminton tournament Photo-Sung Shuo-yun
BWF India Open 2025: Chinese Taipei's Sung Shuo-yun returns to India's PV Sindhu | Photo: PTI/Manvender Vashist Lav

Chinese Taipei's Sung Shuo-yun returns to India's PV Sindhu 𝐆during the women's singles first round match at the India Open 2025 badminton tournament, in New Delhi.

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Yonex-Sunrise India Open 2025 - Super 750 badminton tournament Photo-Chi Yu-jen
BWF India Open 2025: Taiwan’s Chi Yu-jen returns a shot against Denmark's Viktor Axelsen | Photo: PTI/Gurinder Osan

💧Taiwan’s Chi Yu-jen returns a shot during a men's singles Round of 32 match against Denmark's Viktor Axelsen at the India Open Super 750 badminton tournament, in New Delhi.

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