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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:
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- 13 Jan 2026 2:21 PM IST
A slight lead for the young Indian pair at the first mid-game interval
Game-1: Treesa/Gayatri (IND) 11-8 Suwachai/Ornnicha (THA)
- 13 Jan 2026 2:07 PM IST
A first-round exit for Dhruv and Maneesha
An almost identical outing for Dhruv and Maneesha in the second game, managing to score only 10 points.
With this, the duo has faced a straight game defeat in the first round of their maiden BWF Super 750 tournament as a pair.
Final score: Dhruv/Maneesha 9-21, 10-21 Midorikawa/ Matsuyama
- 13 Jan 2026 1:46 PM IST
A tough first game for the Indian pair against a much-experienced Japanese duo
Dhruv Rawat and Maneesha K, making their debut at the India Open Super 750, lost the opening game 9-21.
- 13 Jan 2026 1:15 PM IST
India will have 5 matches on the opening day
The biggest match of the day will be an all-Indian affair in men's singles between Lakshya Sen and Ayush Shetty.
Indian schedule for the day:
XD - Dhruv/Maneesha (IND) Vs Midorikawa/Matsuyama (JPN)
WD - Priya/Shruti (IND) Vs Tsang/Liu (HKG)
WD - Treesa/Gayatri (IND) Vs Suwachai/Ornnicha (THA)
MS - Lakshya Sen (IND) Vs Ayush Shetty (IND)
MD - Hariharan/Arjun (IND) Vs Ong/Teo(MAS)
- 13 Jan 2026 12:35 PM IST
Hello and welcome to the live coverage of the 2026 India Open
The annual BWF Super 750 tournament is returning to New Delhi.
But this time, in a much bigger arena of the Indira Gandhi Stadium, featuring four courts in action simultaneously.
