Jakarta, Jan 23 – Indonesia’s legendary men’s doubles pair, Mohammad Ahsan and Hendra Setiawan, fondly known as “The Daddies,” officially retired from international badminton after bowing out in the Round of 16 at the 2025 Indonesia Masters. They were defeated by Malaysia’s Junaidi Arif and Yap Roy King in straight sets, 13-21, 14-21, at the Istora Senayan in Jakarta. Continue reading Mohammad Ahsan and Hendra Setiawan End Their Legendary Career at 2025 Indonesia Masters
Category: 2025 India Open
Goh Sze Fei/Nur Izzuddin, Viktor Axelsen Win India Open
New Delhi: Malaysia’s Goh Sze Fei and Nur Izzuddin, claimed the men’s doubles title at the 2025 India Open, ending an 11-year title drought for Malaysia at the tournament. The second-seeded pair defeated South Korea’s dynamic duo, Kim Won Ho and Seo Seung Jae, in a thrilling three-set final, 21-15, 13-21, 21-16. Continue reading Goh Sze Fei/Nur Izzuddin, Viktor Axelsen Win India Open
An Se-Young Dominates India Open Final
New Delhi: South Korea’s reigning Olympic and world champion, An Se-Young, celebrated her 2025 India Open triumph with a roar of victory, clinching her second straight title of the season. The unstoppable world number one crushed Thailand’s world number 12, Pornpawee Chochuwong, 21-12, 21-9, in the women’s singles final, extending her perfect record to 10 wins across 10 matches so far this 2025 year, and all wins came in straight sets. Continue reading An Se-Young Dominates India Open Final
Viktor Axelsen, Goh Sze Fei/Nur Izzuddin Enter India Open Finals
New Delhi: Viktor Axelsen is one step closer to adding another India Open title to his collection, having previously won the tournament in 2017 and 2019. The Danish Olympic gold medalist continued his dominance over Indonesia’s world number three Jonatan Christie, securing his tenth consecutive victory against the Indonesian in a thrilling three-set match on Saturday with 17-21, 21-14, 21-15. Continue reading Viktor Axelsen, Goh Sze Fei/Nur Izzuddin Enter India Open Finals
An Se-Young Advances to 2025 India Open Final
New Delhi: South Korea’s world number one, An Se-young, continued her impressive run at the 2025 India Open, defeating Indonesia’s Gregoria Mariska Tunjung in straight sets, 21-19, 21-16, in the women’s singles semifinals. With this victory, An has now secured 11 consecutive wins against Tunjung and advanced to her second final of the season. Continue reading An Se-Young Advances to 2025 India Open Final
An Se-Young Cruises to 2025 India Open Semi-Finals
NEW DELHI, Jan 19 – South Korea’s world number one An Se-young continued her dominant run in the 2025 BWF World Tour, defeating Singapore’s Yeo Jia Min 21-11, 21-12 in the women’s singles quarterfinals at the India Open. With this victory, An has now reached the semifinals in nine consecutive World Tour events and is on track for her second title of the season. Continue reading An Se-Young Cruises to 2025 India Open Semi-Finals
Aaron Chia/Soh Wooi Yik and Goh Sze Fei/Nur Izzuddin Advance to India Open Semi-Finals
New Delhi: Malaysia’s men doubles pairs Aaron Chia/Soh Wooi Yik and Goh Sze Fei/Nur Izzuddin both secured spots in the semi-finals of the India Open 2025 (a BWF Super 750 tournament) with stellar performances.
Former world champions Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik defeated Thailand’s Kittinupong Kedren and Dechapol Puavaranukroh in straight sets, 21-18, 21-18, in the quarterfinal match in New Delhi.
Highlights of Aaron Chia/Soh Wooi Yik vs. Kittinupong Kedren/Dechapol Puavaranukroh in 2025 India Open quarterfinals:
Aaron gave his opinions after the match:
“This straight-sets win gives us confidence and signals that we are returning to our best form. We’re not completely satisfied with our previous performance, but we’re improving with each match and regaining our momentum. Adapting to the conditions here has been crucial, and we’ll make the most of the opportunities in front of us,” Chia told the Badminton World Federation (BWF).
Moving onto the semi-finals, their opponents will be South KOrea’s Kim Wan Ho and Seo Seung Jae who are the reigning Malaysia Open Champions and edged out China’s Liang Wei Keng and Wang Chang in an extremely close quarterfinal matchup, 12-21, 22-20, 23-21.
Meanwhile, Goh Sze Fei and Nur Izzuddin deliver a dominant performance with a convincing 21-11, 21-17 victory over Taiwan’s Lee Fang Chih and Lee Fang Jen in just 33 minutes to advance to the semifinals. They’ll now face India’s Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty for a spot in the finals.
Overall, Malaysia has had an amazing run, with five total pairs competing in tomorrow’s semi-finals following the success of Aaron Chia/Soh Wooi Yik and Goh Szei Fei/Nur Izzuddin. The other three include mixed doubles pairs Chen Tang Jie/Toh Ee Wei and Goh Soon Huat/Shevon Lai Jemie, as well as women’s doubles pair Pearly Tan/M. Thinaah.
Chen Tang Jie and Toh Ee Wei advanced following a solid 21-16, 21-17 win over Thailand’s Ruttanapak Oupthong and Jhenicha Sudjaipraparat. Now, they’ll face France’s Thom Gicquel/Delphine Delrue.
Goh Soon Huat and Shevon Lai Jemie also booked a spot in the semifinals after defeating Taiwan’s Yang Po Hsuan and Hu Ling Fang, 21-11, 21-15. Now, they’ll go against the World No.2 pair of Jiang Zhen Bang/Wei Ya Xin of China.
In women’s doubles with Pearly TAn and M. Thinaah, they continue to succeed by beating Japan’s Yuki Fukushima and Mayu Matsumoto 21-19, 21-18. Now, they’ll face South Korea’s Kim Hye Jeong/Kong Hee Yong for a spot in the final.
Viktor Axelsen Advances To India Open Quarters
Kuala Lumpur: Viktor Axelsen advances to the quarterfinals of the India Open (A BWF Super 750 tournament) with a commanding victory over Singapore’s Jason Teh Jie Heng in straight sets on Thursday.
Danish star and two-time Olympic champion Viktor Axelsen defeated Teh 21-11, 21-14. Now, he’ll face another Singaporean, former world champion Loh Kean Yew, in the quarterfinals on Friday.
Hightlights of Viktor Axelsen vs. Jason Teh Jia Heng in the 2025 India Open second round:
In his match against Teh, Axelsen started the match intensely, racing to an early 6-0 lead and overwhelming Teh with superior court coverage and precision. This trend kept up the whole opening game, with Axelsen claiming it 21-11 in dominating fashion.
However, the second game proved a struggle to Axelsen as Teh stayed competitive, even leading 11-9 at the mid-game. With every point scored, Teh celebrated very vocally, seemingly in an attempt to disrupt Axelsen’s rhythm.
However, the Danish superstar regained composure and control over the match with a few net exchanges. Soon, his tactical superiority and flawless execution were able to send Teh packing as Axelsen closed out game two 21-14, securing his spot in the quarterfinals.
Beregu lelaki negara, Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik mempamerkan taring sebenar mereka ketika mengesahkan tiket ke suku akhir Terbuka India, hari ini.
Pasangan nombor lima dunia itu tidak berdepan masalah untuk menundukkan gandingan China yang menghuni ranking ke-39, Xie Hao Nan-Zhang Wei Han 21-10, 21-18 dalam tempoh 33 minit pada aksi pusingan kedua di Kompleks Sukan Indira Ghandi, New Delhi.
In the quarterfinals, Chia/Soh will play Kittinupong Kedren/Dechapol Puavaranukroh of Thailand.
Another Malaysian pair, Goh Sze Fei/Nur Izzuddin, will take on Lee Fang-Chih/Lee Fang-Jen of Taiwan on Friday.
Furthermore, Malaysia has two mixed doubles teams in the quarterfinals, with Goh Soon Huat/Shevon Jemie Lai playing against Yang Po-Hsuan/Hu Ling Fang of Taiwan and Chen Tang Jie/Toh Ee Wei meeting Ruttanapak Oupthong/Jhenicha Sudjaipraparat of Thailand.
2025 India Open: Viktor Axelsen Survives Scare, An Se-young Advances with Ease
New Delhi: Two-time Olympic champion Viktor Axelsen narrowly avoids a first-round exit as he defeats Taiwan’s Chi Yu Jen at the India Open (A Super 750 Tournament).
Axelsen, fifth in the world, struggled early in his first-ever encounter with World No. 31 Chi, who had taken game one 21-16. However, later down the line Axelsen regained control to secure the next two games 21-11, 21-13, advancing to the second round.
Highlights of Viktor Axelsen vs. Chi Yu Jen in the 2025 India Open first round:
Now, Axelsen will face Singapore’s Jason Teh Jia Heng, who defeated Takuma Obayashi of Japan 21-16, 21-16 in the first round.
Looking at the rest of the tournament, we see former world champion Loh Kean Yew who continued his strong showing by beating Taiwan’s Lee Chia Hao 21-15, 22-22, marking his second consecutive win over Lee. Now, Loh will face Japan’s Kodai Naraoka, who had bested India’s Priyanshu Rajawat in a hard-fought match 21-16, 20-22, 21-13.
Meanwhile, Taiwan’s Su Li Yang beat India’s HS Prannoy 16-21, 21-18, 21-12 to advance and France’s Christo Popov upset China’s Lei Lanxi 21-15, 21-18 as their head-to-head record grows to 2-3. Furthermore, Indonesia’s Jonatan Christie cruised past Taiwan’s Wang Tzu Wei 21-18, 21-15, while India’s Lakshya Sen fell to Taiwan’s Lin Chun Yi in straight sets, 15-21, 10-21 (his second consecutive first-round exit).
In women’s singles, reigning Olympic champion An Se-young opens with a strong performance over Taiwan’s Chiu Pin-Chian 22-20, 21-15, marking An’s 9th consecutive win over Chiu.
Fresh off her Malaysia Open title defense last week, An looks to claim back-to-back titles. As the otp seed and defending champion at the India Open, An will now face Thailand’s Ratchanok Intanon in the next round-a rematch of last week’s Malaysia Open semifinal. An holds a dominant 9-1 head-to-head record against Ratchanok (including nine consecutive wins).
More on Women’s Singles, we see Japan’s rising star, 18-year-old Tomoko Miyazaki, continuing her impressive run by defeating Thailand’s Pornpicha Choeikeewong 21-5, 22-24, 21-9, who was in the semifinals at the Malaysia Open last week. Now, Miyazaki earns herself a spot in the Round of 16.
China’s Han Yue and Gao Fangjie also advanced, overcoming India’s Malvika Banson 20-22, 21-16, 21-11 and Taiwan’s Lin Hsiang Ti 18-21, 21-13, 21-14, respectively.
Leong Jun Hao Powers into India Open Second Round
New Delhi: Malaysia’s Leong Jun Hao delivered an impressive comeback to secure his spot in the men’s singles Round of 16 at the India Open, a BWF Super 750 tournament. Leong fought back from a one-game deficit to upset China’s fifth seed, Li Shifeng, with a thrilling 18-21, 21-17, 21-17 victory. Continue reading Leong Jun Hao Powers into India Open Second Round