After seven days of action at the India Open 2025 in New Delhi, the country’s shuttlers have travelled to Indonesia in order to partake in the Masters in Jakarta. The Indian contingent had somewhat of a disappointing tournament in Delhi as no Indian shuttler, except the pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty, made it past the quarter-finals. The men’s doubles pair also eventually lost out to Malaysia’s Goh-Izzuddin in the semi-finals. Whereas PV Sindhu and Kiran George crashed out in the quarters.
On a positive note, the Indian contingent has had a bright start to their tournament in Jakarta. On Day 1, the Sat-Chi duo was yet again the highlight of the day. Satwik-Chirag dominated the proceedings against the Chinese Taipei pair of Chen Z.R and Lin Y.C – 21-16, 21-15 – to go through to the round of 16.
Women’s doubles pair of Ashwini Ponnappa-Tanisha Crasto, who faced a second round exit in the India Open, started things off on a strong note at the Indonesia Masters as they won against Thailand’s Ornich Jongsathapornparn and Sukitta Suwachai by a comprehensive 21-6, 21-14.
In the Women’s singles category, Isharani Baruah faced a first-round exit as she lost in a hard-fought match against Indonesia’s Chiara Marvella Handoyo 21-18, 22-20. Meanwhile, Tanya Hemanth had a positive start to her campaign as she clinched a victory after losing the first game against Chinese Taipei’s Tung C T 16-21, 21-17, 21-15.
Ayush Shetty, Indian men’s singles shuttler, advanced to the second round of the tournament after beating compatriot and Indian badminton veteran Shrikanth Kidambi in a dominating fashion, 21-7, 21-15.
Day 2 of the Indonesia Masters promises more action-packed matches as PV Sindhu, Lakshya Sen and Priyanshu Rajawat take the court for their round of 32 matches. PV Sindhu will look forward to solidifying her comeback after a long injury layoff and a positive show at the India Open. On the other hand, Lakshya will look to regain the form he had displayed at the Olympics and work on his consistency.