Indian Players Exit Japan Open Badminton

Indian badminton players Ashmita Chaliha and Malvika Bansod faced early exits in the women's singles at the Japan Open. Ashmita lost in straight games to top seed Tai Tzu Ying of Chinese Taipei with scores of 16-21 and 12-21, while Malvika was narrowly defeated by Ukraine's Polina Buhrova, losing 21-23 and 19-21. With these defeats, Aakarshi Kashyap remains the only Indian participant in the women's singles, set to compete against Korea's Kim Ga Eun later in the day. Additionally, the mixed doubles pair of Sathish Kumar Karunakaran and Aadya Variyath will begin their campaign against an Indonesian duo. Notably, none of the Indian players who participated in the recent Paris Olympics are competing in this tournament. The Japan Open is a BWF World Tour Super 750 event.