Template:Infobox badminton event 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.[1]
Venue
This tournament was held at the Indira Gandhi Arena in New Delhi, India.[1]
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.[2]
| 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.[1]
| 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.[3]
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".[4][5][6] 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.[7] After the game, Loh also agreed with the Danish players that the air quality was affecting the players.[8]
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.[9] This was in contrast to every other BWF World Tour event, where lighting is evenly distributed across the court.[9] Delays in installing the lights had a domino effect, pushing back the Hawk-Eye setup required for line-call challenges.[9][10] The issue appears to have been a case of poor calibration rather than a structural flaw.[9][10]
Men's singles
Seeds
- Template:Flagicon Shi Yuqi (withdrew)
- Template:Flagicon Kunlavut Vitidsarn (quarter-finals)
- Template:Flagicon Jonatan Christie (final)
- Template:Flagicon Chou Tien-chen (first round)
- Template:Flagicon Christo Popov (quarter-finals)
- Template:Flagicon Alex Lanier (first round)
- Template:Flagicon Kodai Naraoka (first round)
- Template:Flagicon Loh Kean Yew (semi-finals)
Finals
Top half
Section 1
Section 2
Bottom half
Section 3
Section 4
Women's singles
Seeds
- Template:Flagicon An Se-young (champion)
- Template:Flagicon Wang Zhiyi (final)
- Template:Flagicon Akane Yamaguchi (withdrew)
- Template:Flagicon Chen Yufei (semi-finals)
- Template:Flagicon Han Yue (quarter-finals)
- Template:Flagicon Putri Kusuma Wardani (quarter-finals)
- Template:Flagicon Ratchanok Intanon (semi-finals)
- Template:Flagicon Tomoka Miyazaki (second round)
Finals
Top half
Section 1
Section 2
Bottom half
Section 3
Section 4
Men's doubles
Seeds
- Template:Flagicon Kim Won-ho / Seo Seung-jae (first round)
- Template:Flagicon Aaron Chia / Soh Wooi Yik (semi-finals)
- Template:Flagicon Satwiksairaj Rankireddy / Chirag Shetty (second round)
- Template:Flagicon Liang Weikeng / Wang Chang (champions)
- Template:Flagicon Man Wei Chong / Tee Kai Wun (quarter-finals)
- Template:Flagicon Goh Sze Fei / Nur Izzuddin (second round)
- Template:Flagicon Sabar Karyaman Gutama / Muhammad Reza Pahlevi Isfahani (second round)
- Template:Flagicon Chen Boyang / Liu Yi (first round)
Finals
Top half
Section 1
Section 2
Bottom half
Section 3
Section 4
Women's doubles
Seeds
- Template:Flagicon Liu Shengshu / Tan Ning (champions)
- Template:Flagicon Pearly Tan / Thinaah Muralitharan (semi-finals)
- Template:Flagicon Kim Hye-jeong / Kong Hee-yong (second round)
- Template:Flagicon Jia Yifan / Zhang Shuxian (withdrew)
- Template:Flagicon Yuki Fukushima / Mayu Matsumoto (final)
- Template:Flagicon Baek Ha-na / Lee So-hee (semi-finals)
- Template:Flagicon Li Yijing / Luo Xumin (quarter-finals)
- Template:Flagicon Hsieh Pei-shan / Hung En-tzu (quarter-finals)
Finals
Top half
Section 1
Section 2
Bottom half
Section 3
Section 4
Mixed doubles
Seeds
- Template:Flagicon Feng Yanzhe / Huang Dongping (semi-finals)
- Template:Flagicon Jiang Zhenbang / Wei Yaxin (semi-finals)
- Template:Flagicon Dechapol Puavaranukroh / Supissara Paewsampran (champions)
- Template:Flagicon Chen Tang Jie / Toh Ee Wei (first round)
- Template:Flagicon Thom Gicquel / Delphine Delrue (quarter-finals)
- Template:Flagicon Guo Xinwa / Chen Fanghui (quarter-finals)
- Template:Flagicon Tang Chun Man / Tse Ying Suet (second round)
- Template:Flagicon Goh Soon Huat / Shevon Jemie Lai (quarter-finals)
Finals
Top half
Section 1
Section 2
Bottom half
Section 3
Section 4
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Prospectus India Open 2026. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 27 December 2025.
- ↑ World Ranking System. Badminton World Federation.
- ↑ 'Extreme pollution in Delhi... not a place to host badminton': Anders Antonsen on pulling out of Indian Open 2026, Mani, Sudarsanan. CNBC TV18(14 January 2026). Retrieved 14 January 2026.
- ↑ 'Really poor': India Open under fire as Denmark badminton player criticises playing conditions. Times of India(13 January 2026). Retrieved 14 January 2026.
- ↑ Danish Shuttler Alleges Unsanitary Conditions At India Open, Badminton Federation Responds. NDTV(14 January 2026). Retrieved 14 January 2026.
- ↑ India Open arena pigeon-free: Badminton body refutes Denmark shuttler's hygiene claims, Ramesh, Akshay. India Today(2026-01-13). Retrieved 2026-02-12.
- ↑ Bird poo fails to take shine off Loh Kean Yew’s win at India Open. straitstimes.com. The Straits Times(16 January 2026). Retrieved 22 January 2026.
- ↑ I breathe less: Ex-world champ Loh says Delhi air hurting players at India Open. indiatoday.in. India Today(15 January 2026). Retrieved 22 January 2026.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 Miscalibration of lights casts dreary shadow on India Open Badminton 2026, Selvaraj, Jonathan. Sportstar(2026-01-19). Retrieved 2026-02-12.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Champions crowned at the India Open 2026, But the Real Test Lies Beyond the Podium. India Today NE(2026-01-20). Retrieved 2026-02-12.
External links
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