Ace Indian shuttlers Lakshya Sen and PV Sindhu were handed draws against familiar opposition at the All England Open 2026 as the former will take on top-seeded Shi Yu Qi, while the latter was drawn against Supanida
Katethong of Thailand in their tournament openers.
The top-rated Indian men’s doubles pairing of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty will take on Malaysia’s Kang Khai Xi and Aaron Tai, while Ayush Shetty will be up against Alwi Farhan of Indonesia in the Round of 32 encounter in the men’s singles section.
The mixed doubles pairing of Dhruv Kapila and Tanisha Crasto will take on Hoo Pang Ron and Cheng Su Yin of Malaysia, while Rohan Kapoor and Gudde Ruthvika Shivani square up against Thomas Giquel and Delphine Delrue of France.
Malvika Bansod will take on Chen Yu Fei of China, while Unnati Hooda will clash against eighth-seeded Pornpawee Chochuwong of Thailand.
The women’s doubles pair of Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopicand will take on Sayaka Hirota and Ayako Sakuramoto of Japan in their openers.
