PV Sindhu reaches Arctic Open 2026 quarter-finals

PV Sindhu has advanced to the quarter-finals of the Arctic Open 2026 BWF Super 500 tournament in Vantaa, Finland. The sixth-seeded Indian secured a straight-games victory over Japan’s Riko Gunji, winning 21-15, 21-15. Sindhu is set to face top seed Ratchanok Intanon of Thailand in the next round.

Other Indian players faced mixed results. In the women’s singles, 17-year-old Tanvi Sharma reached the round of 16 after defeating Chiu Pin-Chian but subsequently lost to Intanon. In the men’s singles, prominent players Kidambi Srikanth and HS Prannoy suffered first-round exits, losing to Brian Yang and Anders Antonsen, respectively. Tharun Mannepalli also exited after a loss to Christo Popov.

In the men’s doubles, unseeded pair Krishna Prasad Garaga and Pruthvi Krishnamurthy Roy secured a notable upset against fifth seeds He Ji Ting and Ren Xiang Yu of China, winning 10-21, 21-18, 22-20 to progress to the round of 16.