However, the men’s duo of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty lost 27-25, 21-23, 19-21 to Japan’s Hiroki Midorikawa and Kyohei Yamashita. Kidambi Srikanth and H S Prannoy also exited, losing to France’s Christo Popov, and Singapore’s Loh Kean Yew respectively
16 January,2026 09:04 AM IST | New Delhi | PTI
PV Sindhu moves into the Malaysia Open semi-finals after Akane Yamaguchi retires due to injury, while India’s men’s doubles pair Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty exit in the quarters
10 January,2026 09:04 AM IST | Kuala Lumpur | PTI
Sindhu had not participated in any tournament since October due to a foot injury, and opted to give herself a longer period of time to recover.
09 January,2026 08:31 AM IST | Kuala Lumpur | PTI
The 30-year-old former world champion, who had opted to withdraw from all BWF World Tour events in October last year to recover from a foot injury, defeated Chinese Taipei’s Sung Shuo Yun 21-14, 22-20
08 January,2026 08:45 AM IST | Kuala Lumpur | PTIADVERTISEMENT
