2026 India Open

The 2026 India Open, officially known as the Yonex Sunrise India Open 2026 for sponsorship reasons, was a badminton tournament that took place at the Indira Gandhi Arena, New Delhi, India, from 13 through 18 January 2026, with a total prize of US$950,000.

Tournament

The 2026 India Open was the second tournament of the 2026 BWF World Tour and a part of the India Open, which has been held since 1973. It was organized by the Badminton Association of India with sanction from the BWF.

Venue

This tournament was held at the Indira Gandhi Arena in New Delhi, India.

Point distribution

Below is the point distribution table for each phase of the tournament based on the BWF points system for the BWF World Tour Super 750 event.

Winner	Runner-up	3/4	5/8	9/16	17/32
11,000	9,350	7,700	6,050	4,320	2,660

Prize pool

The total prize money was US$950,000 with the distribution of the prize money in accordance with BWF regulations.

Event	Winner	Finalist	Semi-finals	Quarter-finals	Last 16	Last 32
Singles	$66,500	$32,300	$13,300	$5,225	$2,850	$950
Doubles	$70,300	$33,250	$13,300	$5,937.50	$3,087.50	$950

Issues with air quality, cleanliness and lighting

Danish men's singles player and world no. 3 Anders Antonsen withdrew from the India Open for the third straight time, citing pollution and air quality in New Delhi as hindrances in his participation in the tournament and even went on to say "I don't think it’s a place to host a badminton tournament". Consequently, he was fined US$5,000 as top players are required by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) to participate in all tournaments of Super 750 and Super 1000 levels.

Another Danish player Mia Blichfeldt described the venue as "dirty and unhealthy" and said that players had to wear layers even in warm-up sessions due to inadequate heating inside the venue to which Badminton Association of India (BAI) chief Sanjay Mishra replied, Blichfeldt's comments were "not about the playing arena specifically" and that "it is important to note that she was referring to the KD Jadhav Stadium, which is the training venue, and not the main playing arena. The playing arena has been kept clean, dirt-free and pigeon-free, and several players have expressed satisfaction with the conditions". However, the second round match in the men's singles between Singapore's Loh Kean Yew and India's Prannoy H. S. was interrupted twice due to bird droppings landing on the court of the Indira Gandhi Arena. After the game, Loh also agreed with the Danish players that the air quality was affecting the players.

Additionally, some courts at the Indira Gandhi Stadium were lit unevenly, appearing as if illuminated by spotlights, with areas in between partly shaded and players seemingly loosing sight of shuttles. This was in contrast to every other BWF World Tour event, where lighting is evenly distributed across the court. Delays in installing the lights had a domino effect, pushing back the Hawk-Eye setup required for line-call challenges. The issue appears to have been a case of poor calibration rather than a structural flaw.

Men's singles

Seeds

China Shi Yuqi (withdrew)
Thailand Kunlavut Vitidsarn (quarter-finals)
Indonesia Jonatan Christie (final)
Chinese Taipei Chou Tien-chen (first round)
France Christo Popov (quarter-finals)
France Alex Lanier (first round)
Japan Kodai Naraoka (first round)
Singapore Loh Kean Yew (semi-finals)

Finals

Semi-finals			Final

	Canada Victor Lai	9	21	20

	Chinese Taipei Lin Chun-yi	21	6	22
		Chinese Taipei Lin Chun-yi	21	21

		3	Indonesia Jonatan Christie	10	18
3	Indonesia Jonatan Christie	21	22

8	Singapore Loh Kean Yew	18	20

Top half

Section 1

First round			Second round			Quarter-finals

4	Chinese Taipei Chou T-c	19	11

	Canada B Yang	21	21
		Canada B Yang	15	12

			Canada V Lai	21	21
	France T J Popov	12	21	8

	Canada V Lai	21	16	21
		Canada V Lai	21	17	21

			Chinese Taipei Chi Y-j	18	21	15
6	France A Lanier	17	19

	Chinese Taipei Chi Y-j	21	21
		Chinese Taipei Chi Y-j	21	21

			Denmark R Gemke	17	15
	Denmark R Gemke	21	18	21

	Malaysia Lee Z J	13	21	18

Section 2

First round			Second round			Quarter-finals

7	Japan K Naraoka	6	5r

	Japan K Nishimoto	21	7
		Japan K Nishimoto	19	10

			India L Sen	21	21
	India L Sen	21	21

	India A Shetty	12	15
		India L Sen	21	13	18

		SWM	Chinese Taipei Lin C-y	17	21	21
SWM	Chinese Taipei Lin C-y	21	21

	Chinese Taipei Lee C-h	16	15
	SWM	Chinese Taipei Lin C-y	21	21

			Republic of Ireland N Nguyen	16	17
	South Korea Jeon H-j	21	17	11

	Republic of Ireland N Nguyen	18	21	21

Bottom half

Section 3

First round			Second round			Quarter-finals

PFR	India T Mannepalli	21	6	19

	India S Kidambi	15	21	21
		India S Kidambi	14	21	17

		5	France C Popov	21	17	21
	Chinese Taipei Wang T-w	21	18	19

5	France C Popov	13	21	21
	5	France C Popov	19	19

		3	Indonesia J Christie	21	21
	Malaysia Leong J H	5	3r

	Japan Y Tanaka	21	8
		Japan Y Tanaka	15	19

		3	Indonesia J Christie	21	21
	Singapore J Teh	16	10

3	Indonesia J Christie	21	21

Section 4

First round			Second round			Quarter-finals

	Hong Kong Lee C Y	20	18

	India Prannoy H. S.	22	21
		India Prannoy H. S.	21	19	14

		8	Singapore Loh K Y	18	21	21
	China Wang ZX	21	21	14

8	Singapore Loh K Y	23	19	21
	8	Singapore Loh K Y	14	21	21

		2	Thailand K Vitidsarn	21	15	17
	China Lu GZ	21	21

PFR	Malaysia J Hoh	17	15
		China Lu GZ	14	16

		2	Thailand K Vitidsarn	21	21
	Japan K Watanabe	19	25	10

2	Thailand K Vitidsarn	21	23	21

Women's singles

Seeds

South Korea An Se-young (champion)
China Wang Zhiyi (final)
Japan Akane Yamaguchi (withdrew)
China Chen Yufei (semi-finals)
China Han Yue (quarter-finals)
Indonesia Putri Kusuma Wardani (quarter-finals)
Thailand Ratchanok Intanon (semi-finals)
Japan Tomoka Miyazaki (second round)

Finals

Semi-finals			Final

1	South Korea An Se-young	21	21

7	Thailand Ratchanok Intanon	11	7
	1	South Korea An Se-young	21	21

		2	China Wang Zhiyi	13	11
4	China Chen Yufei	15	21

2	China Wang Zhiyi	21	23

Top half

Section 1

First round			Second round			Quarter-finals

1	South Korea An S-y	21	21

	Japan N Okuhara	17	9
	1	South Korea An S-y	21	21

		PFR	Chinese Taipei Huang Y-h	14	9
	South Korea Kim G-e	21	19	17

PFR	Chinese Taipei Huang Y-h	10	21	21
	1	South Korea An S-y	21	21

		6	Indonesia P K Wardani	16	8
6	Indonesia P K Wardani	21	20	21

	Canada M Li	12	22	15
	6	Indonesia P K Wardani	15	21	21

			Denmark L Kjærsfeldt	21	9	18
	Scotland K Gilmour	21	14	17

	Denmark L Kjærsfeldt	14	21	21

Section 2

First round			Second round			Quarter-finals

7	Thailand R Intanon	21	21

	Japan R Gunji	19	15
	7	Thailand R Intanon	21	21

			Denmark M Blichfeldt	16	11
	Chinese Taipei Chiu P-c	19	11

	Denmark M Blichfeldt	21	21
	7	Thailand R Intanon	21	21

			United States BW Zhang	16	12
SWM	China Gao FJ	13	1r

	Japan M Suizu	21	7
		Japan M Suizu	18	13

			United States BW Zhang	21	21
	United States BW Zhang	21	21

	Denmark L Christophersen	17	11

Bottom half

Section 3

First round			Second round			Quarter-finals

	India M Bansod	21	21

	Chinese Taipei Pai Y-p	18	19
		India M Bansod	18	15

		5	China Han Y	21	21
	Chinese Taipei Sung S-y	21	13	17

5	China Han Y	18	21	21
	5	China Han Y	8	18

		4	China Chen YF	21	21
	Chinese Taipei Hsu W-c	16	12

	Thailand B Ongbamrungphan	21	21
		Thailand B Ongbamrungphan	11	13

		4	China Chen YF	21	21
	Chinese Taipei Lin H-t	17	17

4	China Chen YF	21	21

Section 4

First round			Second round			Quarter-finals

	Thailand S Katethong	17	21	14

	Japan N Nidaira	21	18	21
		Japan N Nidaira	21	8	21

		8	Japan T Miyazaki	19	21	16
	Japan H Akechi	19	14

8	Japan T Miyazaki	21	21
		Japan N Nidaira	22	13	9

		2	China Wang ZY	20	21	21
	Vietnam Nguyễn T L	20	21	21

	India P. V. Sindhu	22	12	15
		Vietnam Nguyễn T L	12	17

		2	China Wang ZY	21	21
PFR	India T Sharma	20	21	13

2	China Wang ZY	22	18	21

Men's doubles

Seeds

South Korea Kim Won-ho / Seo Seung-jae (first round)
Malaysia Aaron Chia / Soh Wooi Yik (semi-finals)
India Satwiksairaj Rankireddy / Chirag Shetty (second round)
China Liang Weikeng / Wang Chang (champions)
Malaysia Man Wei Chong / Tee Kai Wun (quarter-finals)
Malaysia Goh Sze Fei / Nur Izzuddin (second round)
Indonesia Sabar Karyaman Gutama / Muhammad Reza Pahlevi Isfahani (second round)
China Chen Boyang / Liu Yi (first round)

Finals

Semi-finals			Final

	South Korea Kang Min-hyuk South Korea Ki Dong-ju	20	18

4	China Liang Weikeng China Wang Chang	22	21
	4	China Liang Weikeng China Wang Chang	17	25	21

			Japan Hiroki Midorikawa Japan Kyohei Yamashita	21	23	16
	Japan Hiroki Midorikawa Japan Kyohei Yamashita	21	13	21

2	Malaysia Aaron Chia Malaysia Soh Wooi Yik	10	21	11

Top half

Section 1

First round			Second round			Quarter-finals

1	South Korea Kim W-h South Korea Seo S-j

	Chinese Taipei He Z-w Chinese Taipei Huang J-h	w	/	o
		Chinese Taipei He Z-w Chinese Taipei Huang J-h	15	10

			South Korea Kang M-h South Korea Ki D-j	21	21
	South Korea Kang M-h South Korea Ki D-j	21	21

	Chinese Taipei Lee F-c Chinese Taipei Lee F-j	18	19
		South Korea Kang M-h South Korea Ki D-j	21	14	21

			Japan T Hoki Japan Y Kobayashi	18	21	18
7	Indonesia S K Gutama Indonesia M R P Isfahani	21	21

	Chinese Taipei Chen Z-r Chinese Taipei Lin Y-c	13	8
	7	Indonesia S K Gutama Indonesia M R P Isfahani	15	13

			Japan T Hoki Japan Y Kobayashi	21	21
	Thailand K Kedren Thailand L E Wedler	15	17

	Japan T Hoki Japan Y Kobayashi	21	21

Section 2

First round			Second round			Quarter-finals

4	China Liang WK China Wang C	23	21

	Denmark D Lundgaard Denmark M Vestergaard	21	17
	4	China Liang WK China Wang C	21	21

			India H Amsakarunan India Arjun M. R.	15	15
	India H Amsakarunan India Arjun M. R.	21	21

	Malaysia Ong Y S Malaysia Teo E Y	15	18
	4	China Liang WK China Wang C	21	15	21

		5	Malaysia Man W C Malaysia Tee K W	15	21	19
5	Malaysia Man W C Malaysia Tee K W	21	21

	Malaysia N M Azriyn A Malaysia Tan W K	16	15
	5	Malaysia Man W C Malaysia Tee K W	13	21	21

			France C Popov France T J Popov	21	12	14
	France C Popov France T J Popov	21	21

	Malaysia Choong H J Malaysia M Haikal	11	19

Bottom half

Section 3

First round			Second round			Quarter-finals

	China Huang D China Ren XY	21	21

	Denmark K Astrup Denmark A S Rasmussen	19	18
		China Huang D China Ren XY	21	19	14

			Chinese Taipei Liu K-h Chinese Taipei Yang P-ha	17	21	21
	Chinese Taipei Liu K-h Chinese Taipei Yang P-ha	21	21

8	China Chen BY China Liu Y	19	18
		Chinese Taipei Liu K-h Chinese Taipei Yang P-ha	16	18

			Japan H Midorikawa Japan K Yamashita	21	21
	Malaysia Chia W J Malaysia Lwi S H	18	15

	Japan H Midorikawa Japan K Yamashita	21	21
		Japan H Midorikawa Japan K Yamashita	25	23	21

		3	India S Rankireddy India C Shetty	27	21	19
	United States Chen Z-y United States P Smith

3	India S Rankireddy India C Shetty	w	/	o

Section 4

First round			Second round			Quarter-finals

	England B Lane England S Vendy	16	21	18

	Chinese Taipei Lee J-h Chinese Taipei Yang P-hs	21	15	21
		Chinese Taipei Lee J-h Chinese Taipei Yang P-hs	21	17	21

		6	Malaysia Goh S F Malaysia N Izzuddin	14	21	14
	South Korea Choi S-g Malaysia Goh V S	21	16	10

6	Malaysia Goh S F Malaysia N Izzuddin	19	21	21
		Chinese Taipei Lee J-h Chinese Taipei Yang P-hs	19	14

		2	Malaysia A Chia Malaysia Soh W Y	21	21
	Japan T Nomura Japan Y Shimogami	26	21	22

	Malaysia J Arif Malaysia Yap R K	28	18	20
		Japan T Nomura Japan Y Shimogami	9	21

		2	Malaysia A Chia Malaysia Soh W Y	21	23
PFR	Malaysia Kang K X Malaysia A Tai	12	6r

2	Malaysia A Chia Malaysia Soh W Y	21	11

Women's doubles

Seeds

China Liu Shengshu / Tan Ning (champions)
Malaysia Pearly Tan / Thinaah Muralitharan (semi-finals)
South Korea Kim Hye-jeong / Kong Hee-yong (second round)
China Jia Yifan / Zhang Shuxian (withdrew)
Japan Yuki Fukushima / Mayu Matsumoto (final)
South Korea Baek Ha-na / Lee So-hee (semi-finals)
China Li Yijing / Luo Xumin (quarter-finals)
Chinese Taipei Hsieh Pei-shan / Hung En-tzu (quarter-finals)

Finals

Semi-finals			Final

1	China Liu Shengshu China Tan Ning	21	17	21

6	South Korea Baek Ha-na South Korea Lee So-hee	12	21	14
	1	China Liu Shengshu China Tan Ning	21	21

		5	Japan Yuki Fukushima Japan Mayu Matsumoto	11	18
5	Japan Yuki Fukushima Japan Mayu Matsumoto	21	21

2	Malaysia Pearly Tan Malaysia Thinaah Muralitharan	16	13

Top half

Section 1

First round			Second round			Quarter-finals

1	China Liu SS China Tan N	19	21	21

	Indonesia L T Mayasari Indonesia A C Pratiwi	21	11	9
	1	China Liu SS China Tan N	21	10	21

			Japan A Igarashi Japan C Shida	9	21	19
	Japan A Igarashi Japan C Shida	21	21

	Poland P Cybulska Poland K Marczak	3	11
	1	China Liu SS China Tan N	21	21

		7	China Li YJ China Luo XM	14	15
7	China Li YJ China Luo XM	21	21

	United States F Corbett United States J Gai	12	8
	7	China Li YJ China Luo XM	20	24	23

			India T Jolly India G Gopichand	22	22	21
	India T Jolly India G Gopichand	21	21

	Thailand O Jongsathapornpan Thailand S Suwachai	15	11

Section 2

First round			Second round			Quarter-finals

6	South Korea Baek H-n South Korea Lee S-h	21	21

	India G Rawat India M Rawat	5	8
	6	South Korea Baek H-n South Korea Lee S-h	21	21

			Scotland J MacPherson Scotland C Torrance	8	5
	Japan R Hiramoto Japan K Ishikawa	21	24	20

	Scotland J MacPherson Scotland C Torrance	13	26	22
	6	South Korea Baek H-n South Korea Lee S-h	21	21

			Chinese Taipei Hsu Y-c Chinese Taipei Sung Y-h	19	9
SWM	Hong Kong Yeung N T Hong Kong Yeung P L	21	18	17

	Chinese Taipei Hsu Y-c Chinese Taipei Sung Y-h	11	21	21
		Chinese Taipei Hsu Y-c Chinese Taipei Sung Y-h	21	12	21

			Hong Kong Lui L L Hong Kong Tsang H Y	11	21	16
	Hong Kong Lui L L Hong Kong Tsang H Y	21	20	24

	India P Konjengbam India S Mishra	11	22	22

Bottom half

Section 3

First round			Second round			Quarter-finals

	Japan N Hara Japan R Kiyose	21	21

	India R Panda India S Panda	8	18
		Japan N Hara Japan R Kiyose	11	12

		5	Japan Y Fukushima Japan M Matsumoto	21	21
	Chinese Taipei Chang C-h Chinese Taipei Yang C-t	8	10

5	Japan Y Fukushima Japan M Matsumoto	21	21
	5	Japan Y Fukushima Japan M Matsumoto	21	21

			South Korea Jeong N-e South Korea Lee Y-w	10	11
	South Korea Jeong N-e South Korea Lee Y-w	21	21

	Chinese Taipei Hsu Y-h Chinese Taipei Lin J-y	8	18
		South Korea Jeong N-e South Korea Lee Y-w	21	21

		3	South Korea Kim H-j South Korea Kong H-y	14	15
	Chinese Taipei Lin X-m Chinese Taipei Wang Y-q	16	16

3	South Korea Kim H-j South Korea Kong H-y	21	21

Section 4

First round			Second round			Quarter-finals

	Ukraine P Buhrova Ukraine Y Kantemyr	24	21

	Canada J Dent Canada C Lai	22	19
		Ukraine P Buhrova Ukraine Y Kantemyr	11	15

		8	Chinese Taipei Hsieh P-s Chinese Taipei Hung E-t	21	21
	Malaysia Ong X Y Malaysia C Ting	17	15

8	Chinese Taipei Hsieh P-s Chinese Taipei Hung E-t	21	21
	8	Chinese Taipei Hsieh P-s Chinese Taipei Hung E-t	16	10

		2	Malaysia P Tan Malaysia Thinaah M	21	21
PFR	India A Bhat India S Gautam	18	16

	France M Lambert France C Pognante	21	21
		France M Lambert France C Pognante	7	21

		2	Malaysia P Tan Malaysia Thinaah M	21	23
	India K Selvam India S Singhi	18	6

2	Malaysia P Tan Malaysia Thinaah M	21	21

Mixed doubles

Seeds

China Feng Yanzhe / Huang Dongping (semi-finals)
China Jiang Zhenbang / Wei Yaxin (semi-finals)
Thailand Dechapol Puavaranukroh / Supissara Paewsampran (champions)
Malaysia Chen Tang Jie / Toh Ee Wei (first round)
France Thom Gicquel / Delphine Delrue (quarter-finals)
China Guo Xinwa / Chen Fanghui (quarter-finals)
Hong Kong Tang Chun Man / Tse Ying Suet (second round)
Malaysia Goh Soon Huat / Shevon Jemie Lai (quarter-finals)

Finals

Semi-finals			Final

1	China Feng Yanzhe China Huang Dongping	21	19	16

3	Thailand Dechapol Puavaranukroh Thailand Supissara Paewsampran	16	21	21
	3	Thailand Dechapol Puavaranukroh Thailand Supissara Paewsampran	19	25	21

			Denmark Mathias Christiansen Denmark Alexandra Bøje	21	23	18
	Denmark Mathias Christiansen Denmark Alexandra Bøje	16	21	21

2	China Jiang Zhenbang China Wei Yaxin	21	14	14

Top half

Section 1

First round			Second round			Quarter-finals

1	China Feng YZ China Huang DP	20	21	21

	Denmark M Vestergaard Denmark C Busch	22	13	16
	1	China Feng YZ China Huang DP	18	21	21

			Malaysia J Wong Malaysia Lai P J	21	17	10
	Malaysia J Wong Malaysia Lai P J	21	23

	Japan Y Watanabe Japan M Taguchi	10	21
	1	China Feng YZ China Huang DP	21	19	21

		8	Malaysia Goh S H Malaysia S J Lai	19	21	18
8	Malaysia Goh S H Malaysia S J Lai	21	21

	Chinese Taipei Wu G-x Chinese Taipei Lee C-h	17	17
	8	Malaysia Goh S H Malaysia S J Lai	17	21	21

			Thailand R Oupthong Thailand J Sudjaipraparat	21	15	6
	Chinese Taipei Chen C-k Chinese Taipei Hsu Y-h	16	17

	Thailand R Oupthong Thailand J Sudjaipraparat	21	21

Section 2

First round			Second round			Quarter-finals

3	Thailand D Puavaranukroh Thailand S Paewsampran	17	21	22

	Malaysia Hoo P R Malaysia Cheng S Y	21	16	20
	3	Thailand D Puavaranukroh Thailand S Paewsampran	21	21

			Chinese Taipei Ye H-w Chinese Taipei N G Chan	18	15
	Chinese Taipei Ye H-w Chinese Taipei N G Chan	21	21

	Japan A Koga Japan N Saito	19	17
	3	Thailand D Puavaranukroh Thailand S Paewsampran	21	21

		5	France T Gicquel France D Delrue	6	15
5	France T Gicquel France D Delrue	21	21

	Denmark J Toft Denmark A Magelund	17	14
	5	France T Gicquel France D Delrue	20	21	21

			Japan H Midorikawa Japan N Matsuyama	22	4	10
	India D Rawat India K. Maneesha	9	10

	Japan H Midorikawa Japan N Matsuyama	21	21

Bottom half

Section 3

First round			Second round			Quarter-finals

	Germany M Seidel Germany T P Nguyen	21	21

	India R Kapoor India R Gadde	19	14
		Germany M Seidel Germany T P Nguyen	11	12

		6	China Guo XW China Chen FH	21	21
	France J Maio France L Palermo

6	China Guo XW China Chen FH	w	/	o
	6	China Guo XW China Chen FH	13	21	11

			Denmark M Christiansen Denmark A Bøje	21	14	21
	Denmark M Christiansen Denmark A Bøje	w	/	o

	United States Chen Z-y United States F Corbett
		Denmark M Christiansen Denmark A Bøje	21	21

			China Cheng X China Zhang C	17	17
	China Cheng X China Zhang C	21	21

4	Malaysia Chen T J Malaysia Toh E W	16	19

Section 4

First round			Second round			Quarter-finals

	Japan Y Shimogami Japan S Hobara	21	21

	India A Surya India A Pramuthesh	15	7
		Japan Y Shimogami Japan S Hobara	21	21

		7	Hong Kong Tang C M Hong Kong Tse Y S	19	11
	Scotland A Dunn Scotland J MacPherson	19	13

7	Hong Kong Tang C M Hong Kong Tse Y S	21	21
		Japan Y Shimogami Japan S Hobara	23	18

		2	China Jiang ZB China Wei YX	25	21
	India D Kapila India T Crasto	15	14

	Thailand P Teeraratsakul Thailand S Taerattanachai	21	21
		Thailand P Teeraratsakul Thailand S Taerattanachai	15	17

		2	China Jiang ZB China Wei YX	21	21
	United States P Smith United States J Gai	8	18

2	China Jiang ZB China Wei YX	21	21

External links

Preceded by2026 Malaysia Open

BWF World Tour 2026 BWF season

Succeeded by2026 Indonesia Masters