New Delhi: The India Open badminton tournament is around the corner as the country’s top shuttlers will get the opportunity to play in front of the home crowd in what is the second Badminton World Federation (BWF) event of the season.
The Badminton Association of India (BAI) has fielded its largest ever contingent of 21-member group for the India Open, which will take place at the KD Jadhav Indoor Hall in New Delhi. The big aim for the Indian shuttlers would be to end the title drought in the event as not a single title in any of the five categories was won by India in the last two editions in 2023 and 2024.
This would be a complete redemption for the Indian players following an ordinary Paris Olympics in 2024. Though only Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty made it to the semifinal of the Malaysia Open in the season opener, the other Indian shuttlers can take the India Open to notch up their game.
🌟 The stars are ready to shine at the Yonex Sunrise India Open 2025! 🏸
🏅 PV Sindhu
🏅 Chirag Shetty & Satwiksairaj Rankireddy
🏅 Lakshya Sen#YonexSunriseIndiaOpen #badminton pic.twitter.com/svftQgLySx— BAI Media (@BAI_Media) January 13, 2025
There will be three men’s singles, four women’s singles, two men’s doubles pair, eight women’s doubles pair, and for mixed doubles pairs. The last Indians to win titles at the India Open are Lakshya Sen (men’s singles) and Satwik-Chirag (men’s doubles). All three will be in contention to lift the title once again.
Double-Olympic medallist PV Sindhu will also be in contention as she will play her first tournament following her wedding last month. She ended her title drought in Lucknow at the Syed Modi International BWF Super 300 event in December 2024.
There will be many youngsters who could surprise the big names with the likes of Aakarshi Kashyap, Malvika Bansod, Anupama Upadhyay, Priyanshu Rajawat, Pruthvi K Roy and Sai Pratheek to be the challengers.
The tournament will be boasted of reigning Olympic gold medallists Viktor Axelsen and An Se Young along with World No.1 Shi Yuqi and second seeded Jonathan Chritstie.
Who said what?
Lakshya Sen: I want to win it (India Open) this time in front of the amazing fans we have. Olympics loss was tough to swallow but the fire inside me is burning and I will make sure I win it again.
PV Sindhu: Naturally excited to play first tournament of the year. Also my first after marriage. And happening in India makes it exciting.
Satwiksairaj Rankireddy (to ANI): I think there will be huge numbers (of spectators) this time again and hopefully we do better, give them entertainment and we play some quality badminton here.
Chirag Shetty (to PTI): “It’s a long season ahead, and while we didn’t have the best start at the Malaysia Open, it was still a good tournament. We are looking forward to the India Open now and hope to meddled at tournaments as we haven’t get any medal yet this year.”
FAQs on India Open 2025
When is India Open 2025?
The India Open 2025 will take place from January 14 to 19 at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium.
Where is India Open 2025 scheduled to be held?
The India Open 2025 will be played at the KD Jadhav Indoor Hall in New Delhi.
Where and when to watch India Open in India?
The India Open will be live telecasted on Sports 18-3, Sports 18-1 HD TV channel in India. The live streaming of the India Open will be available on JioCinema as well as BWF YouTube channel.
List of Indian players in India Open 2025
Men’s Singles: Lakshya Sen, HS Prannoy, Priyanshu Rajawat
Women’s Singles: PV Sindhu, Anupama Upadhyay, Malvika Bansod, Aakarshi Kashyap
Men’s Doubles: Satwiksairaj Rankireddy/Chirag Shetty, K Sai Pratheek/Pruthvi K Roy
Women’s Doubles: Treesa Jolly/Gayatri Gopichand, Rutuparna Panda/Swetaparna Panda, Mansa Rawat/Gayatri Rawat, Ashwini Bhat/Shikha Gautam, Sakshi Gahlawat/Apoorva Gahlawat, Sania Sikkandar/Rashmi Ganesh, Mrunmayee Deshpande/Prerana Alvekar
Mixed Doubles: Dhruv Kapila/Tanisha Crasto, K Sathish Kumar/Aadya Variyath, Rohan Kapoor/G Ruthvika Shivani, Ashith Surya/Amrutha Pramuthesh
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