Malaysia Open 2026: Lakshya Enters Second Round, Malvika Out

Ayush Shetty downs recovering Olympic bronze medallist Lee Zii Jia in Malaysia Open

Lakshya Sen too advanced to the second round with a hard fought win over Singaporean Jia Heng Jason Teh but Malvika Bansod lost to Ratchanok Intanon.

Lakshya Sen, Ayush Shetty through to second round of BWF Malaysia Open; ISL to begin on Feb. 14: Indian Sports, January 6

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Malaysia Open 2026: Lakshya enters second round, Malvika out

Lakshya, who won the Australian Open and also registered a final finish at Hong Kong last season, took 70 minutes to get past world No. 21 Jia Heng Jason Teh 21-16 15-21 21-14 in a thrilling opener.

Malaysia Open: Lakshya Sen stretched in first round, Malavika Bansod exits early

Malaysia Open Super 1000: Lakshya Sen progressed to the second round with a hard-fought win over lower-ranked Jason Teh. In the women's singles field, India's Malavika Bansod lost in straight games to Ratchanok Intanon on Tuesday.

Malaysia Open 2026: PV Sindhu beats Chinese Taipei’s Sung Shuo Yun in opening round

Kuala Lumpur, Jan 7 (PTI): Indian badminton star PV Sindhu, returning from a long injury lay-off, defeated Chinese-Taipei’s Sung Shuo Yun in the women’s singles opening round to secure a place in the pre-quarterfinals of the Malaysia Open Super 1000 tournament here on Wednesday. The 30-year-old former world champion, who had opted to withdraw from all BWF World Tour events in October last year to focus on recovering from a foot injury, beat Sung…

Sindhu begins 2026 with win, Satwik-Chirag in action at BWF Malaysia Open; Tata Steel India begins: Indian Sports LIVE, January 7

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