India Open 2026: Lakshya Sen reaches quarters; Prannoy, SatChi, Srikanth exit – Highlights

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.

#News | A shock loss for Satwik-Chirag💔

They go down 27-25, 21-23, 19-21 after being a game up against Midorikawa and Yamashita in the men's doubles Round of 16👀#Badminton pic.twitter.com/oCkOjB1cyH

— The Bridge (@the_bridge_in) January 15, 2026

Satwik-Chirag bow out

Satwik-Chirag face a shock defeat. They go down 27-25, 21-23, 19-21 after being a game up against Midorikawa and Yamashita of Japan.

Satwik-Chirag pushed into a decider

They had the lead did Satwik-Chirag but fail to close it off in straight games. The Japanese pair win the second game 23-21 to push the home favourites into a decider!

Satwik-Chirag pushed to the limit

Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty are push to their absolute limit by Midorikawa and Yamashita. The Indians, however, hold their nerve to win the first game 27-25!

Satwik-Chirag on a roll

Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty are on a roll. They have opened up an 11-7 lead in the first game.

Satwik-Chirag on court

Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty are on the court now. They are up against Hiroki Midorikawa and Kyohei Yamashita of Japan.

#News | Treesa Jolly-Gayatri Gopichand fall to a hard fought loss💔

This ends India's campaign in women's doubles as they go down 22-20, 22-24, 21-23👀#Badminton #IndiaOpen2026 pic.twitter.com/uFjrj8cXHL

— The Bridge (@the_bridge_in) January 15, 2026

Treesa-Gayatri bow out

Yet another Indian loss in the Round of 16 as Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand go down fighting at 22-20, 22-24, 21-23.

It was a long tiring battle and the Indians did have their fair share of chances, but they fail to convert.

Treesa-Gayatri with a slender lead

The Indian pair has an 11-8 lead before the change of ends in the decider. Can they close it off?