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Thailand Open 2026: PV Sindhu, Satwik-Chirag lead Indian charge – Preview
All you need to know about the 2026 Thailand Open Super 500.
PV Sindhu (Photo credit: BAI)
The BWF World Tour action returns with the 2026 Thailand Open Super 500, set to begin at the Nimibutr Stadium in Bangkok from Tuesday.
The Thailand Open, an annual badminton tournament held since 1984, was classified as a Super 500 event on the HSBC BWF World Tour in 2018. The competition offers crucial world ranking points and prize money, making it an important stop ahead of major international events.
The tournament will follow a standard single-elimination knockout format, featuring a qualifying draw and a main draw.
The main draw consists of top-ranked players who qualify directly through world rankings, while the qualifying rounds offer lower-ranked players a chance to enter the main competition.
The qualifying rounds and main draw Round of 32 will begin on May 12.
Indian participation at the 2026 Thailand Open
India will be represented by a strong 35-member contingent across all five categories – men’s singles, women’s singles, men’s doubles, women’s doubles, and mixed doubles – as the tournament brings together some of the top international shuttlers in the world.
The likes of Ayush Shetty, Lakshya Sen, PV Sindhu, Kidambi Srikanth, HS Prannoy, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty are all expected to be in action.
India will be hoping for another strong showing this year, especially with players like Ayush Shetty reaching the final of the 2026 Badminton Asia Championships and Devika Sihag winning her maiden BWF World Tour title earlier this season at the Thailand Masters Super 300.
Indian entries for 2026 Thailand Open
Men’s Singles: Lakshya Sen, Kidambi Srikanth, Ayush Shetty, H.S. Prannoy, Kiran George, Tharun Mannepalli, S. Sankar Muthusamy Subramanian, Manav Choudhary
Women’s Singles: P.V. Sindhu, Malvika Bansod, Unnati Hooda, Anupama Upadhyaya, Devika Sihag, Anmol Kharb, Tanvi Sharma, Isharani Baruah, Anushka Shahapurkar, Rijul Saini, Samiya Imad Farooqui
Men’s Doubles: Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty, M.R. Arjun-Hariharan Amsakarunan, Manav Choudhary-Himanshu Tiwari, Ashith Surya- Vaibhaav
Women’s Doubles: Rutaparna Panda-Swetaparna Panda
Mixed Doubles: Dhruv Kapila-Tanisha Crasto, Rohan Kapoor-Ruthvika Shivani Gadde, Ashith Surya-Amrutha Pramuthesh, Mohit Jaglan-Lakshita Jaglan
India's past performance at the Thailand Open
India has had notable success at the event over the years. Kidambi Srikanth won the men’s singles title in 2013, followed by B Sai Praneeth in 2017.
In doubles, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty made history by winning in 2019 and repeating their success in 2024.
2026 Thailand Open Schedule
May 12: Qualification rounds + main Draw Round of 32
May 13: Round of 32
May 14: Round of 16
May 15: Quarter-finals
May 16: Semi-finals
May 17: Finals
Where to watch the 2026 Thailand Open Super 500?
The Thailand Open Super 500 will be streamed live on the official BWF TV YouTube channel.