Former champion PV Sindhu will take on unheralded Japanese shuttler Manami Suizu in a women's singles second round match of the ongoing Indian Open 2025 at Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium, New Delhi on Thursday (January 16, 2025). Watch the Sindhu vs Suizu badminton match live. (More Badminton News)
Sindhu, 29, is making a return to action at the BWF Super 750 after missing the season-opening Malaysia Open following her wedding. The Indian star, now dropped to 16th in the BWF rankings, defeated Sung Shuo-yun of Chinese Taipei 21-14, 22-20 in the first round.
The 2017 champion is one of the two Indians to enter the second round. Anupama Upadhyaya beat fellow teenager Rakshitha Ramraj (17) in straight games (21-17, 21-18) in an all-Indian first round match. The 19-year-old from Almora will take on sixth seed Tomoka Miyazaki of Japan for a place in the quarter-final.
World No. 46 Suizu got the better of Canadian Wen Yu Zhang 21-5, 21-8 in the opener. The 21-year-old finished runner up at Malaysia Super 100 2024. This will be the first meeting between Sindhu and Suizu.
Meanwhile, in the men's singles event, India's Kiran George will face Alex Lanier. Check the live streaming details of the match HERE.
PV Sindhu Vs Manami Suizu India Open 2025 , 2nd Round Live Streaming:
When is the PV Sindhu Vs Manami Suizu India Open 2025, second round match?
The PV Sindhu Vs Manami Suizu India Open 2025, round of 16 match will be held on January 16, Thursday at 2:45 PM IST (Timings are sujected to change) at the KD Jadhav Indoor Hall in New Delhi
Where to watch PV Sindhu Vs Manami Suizu India Open 2025, second round match?
The live streaming of India Open 2025 badminton tournament will be available on Jio Cinema, FanCode and the BWF YouTube channel. The India Open will also be telecast live on the Sports 18-3 TV channel in India.
