India Open 2026: Lakshya Sen beats Ayush Shetty, Treesa-Gayatri advance to R16 – HIGHLIGHTS
Catch all the highlights from the first day of action at the 2026 India Open Super750 in New Delhi.
Lakshya Sen to face Ayush Shetty at the first round of the India Open 2026. (File Photo)
The top Indian shuttlers began their campaign at the 4th edition of the India Open Super 750 at Indira Gandhi Stadium in New Delhi, on Tuesday.
India had 5 matches on the first day, where in an all-Indian first-round matchup Lakshya Sen got the better of his younger compatriot Ayush Shetty.
On the other hand, the top Indian women's doubles pair of Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand register their first win of the year.
As it happened:
Tune in tomorrow as the action continues here at Indira Gandhi Stadium with a few more Indians to kick off their campaign.
A good first day for Indian shuttlers, having a couple of solid victories in doubles for Treesa-Gayatri and Hariharan-Arjun.
On the other hand, Lakshya Sen outclassed his younger compatriot Ayush Shetty in an all-Indian men's singles match.
Day-1 results for India:
- XD - Dhruv/Maneesha (IND) lost to 9-21, 10-21 Midorikawa/Matsuyama (JPN)
- WD - Priya/Shruti (IND) lost to 11-21, 22-20, 22-24 Tsang/Liu (HKG)
- WD - Treesa/Gayatri (IND) defeated 21-15, 21-11 Suwachai/Ornnicha (THA)
- MS - Lakshya Sen (IND) defeated 21-12, 21-15 Ayush Shetty (IND)
- MD - Hariharan/Arjun (IND) defeated 21-15, 21-18 Ong/Teo (MAS)
Final Score: Hariharan/ Arjun 21-15, 21-17 Ong/Teo
The duo win the first game against former world medalist Malaysian pair of Ong Yew-Sin and Teo Ee-yi
Current Score: Hariharan/Arjun 21-15, 9-9 Ong/Teo
A dominating win for Lakshya in the opening round of the India Open, finishing the match in straight games against his compatriot.
Lakshya dominated the net game throughout, which Ayush attempted to counter by pushing him towards the back line; however, he struggled to find his accuracy, making multiple unforced errors.
Final Score: Lakshya Sen 21-12, 21-15 Ayush Shetty
Game-2: Lakshya Sen 18-14 Ayush Shetty
Game-2: Lakshya Sen 15-12 Ayush Shetty
Game-2: Lakshya Sen 10-11 Ayush Shetty
Game-2: Lakshya Sen 8-8 Ayush Shetty
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