Lakshya Sen, the lone Indian in contention

Satwik-Chirag's loss means Lakshya Sen is left the lone Indian standing at the home event of 2026 India Open Super 750.

A week which started with a lot of excitement about a new venue and hopes of a smooth event ahead of the 2026 World C'ships at the same arena seems to be heading towards a major dissapointment.

The off-court controversies are piling up one after the other for Badminton Association of India and the performances on it hasn't helped either.

Can Lakshya Sen help bring back smiles on the faces of Indian badminton fans by booking a semi-final spot? We'll have the answer to this tomorrow.

For now, this is all we have from Day 3 of the 2026 India Open. Thank you for joining in. See you tomorrow.