The preparations are underway for the Badminton World Federation (BWF) India Open Super 750 badminton tournament, with India set to host the event at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium from January 13 to 18, 2026.
The tournament was initially planned to take place in K.D. Jadhav Indoor Hall, but got changed due to the seating capacity. The Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium has double the area of the previous one, with 8,000 seats. Later, in August, India will be host to the World Championships in the same venue.
The BWF India Open is being organized by the Badminton Association of India (BAI) under the wing of the BWF. The event will feature some of the big names in badminton, including An Se-young, PV Sindhu, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy, Chirag Shetty, Lakshya Sen, Unnati Hooda and Ayush Shetty.
Tickets for the BWF India Open are now available exclusively online through their ticketing partner Ticmint. The price for the tickets starts from Rs 400, with the premium seating costing Rs 1,750.
In a media release, BAI General Secretary Sanjay Mishra says hosting the BWF India Open 2026 in the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium is a landmark step in the tournament’s growth.
Mishra said, “The larger venue allows us to accommodate significantly more fans while delivering a better on-ground experience for players and spectators alike.”
“As Indian badminton continues to grow in stature, it is essential that our flagship events evolve in step, creating spaces where the sport, the athletes and the fans can all thrive together,” he added.
In the BWF India Open 2025 edition, Paris Olympics winners An Se-young of Republic of Korea and Denmark’s Viktor Axelsen had won the women’s and men’s singles titles, respectively, held in New Delhi. Meanwhile, in the women’s doubles finals, the Japanese duo of Arisa Igarashi and Ayaka Sakuramoto took a comfortable win of 21-15, 21-13 over South Korea’s Kim Hye-jeong and Kong Hee-yong.
The men’s doubles event was won by the Malaysian pair of Goh Sze Fei and Nur Izzuddin, who defeated South Korea’s Kim Won-ho and Seo Seung-jae by 21-15, 13-21, 21-16.
People’s Republic of China’s second seeds Jiang Zhenbang and Wei Yaxin won the mixed doubles event over Thom Gicquel and Delphine Delrue by 21-18, 21-17.
A look into India Open 2025 winners list
Women’s singles: An Se-young (Korea) vs. Pornpawee Chochuwong (Thailand) [21-12, 21-9]
Women’s doubles: Arisa Igarashi/Ayako Sakuramoto (Japan) vs. Kim Hye-jeong/Kong Hee-yong (Korea) [21-15, 21-13]
Men’s singles: Viktor Axelsen (Denmark) vs. Lee Cheuk Yiu (Hong Kong) [21-16, 21-8]
Men’s doubles: Goh Sze Fei/Nu Izzuddin (Malaysia) vs. Kim Won-ho/Seo Seung-jae (Korea) [21-15, 13-21, 21-16]
Mixed doubles: Jiang Zhenbang/Wei Yaxin (China) vs. Thom Gicquel/Delphine Delrue (France) [21-18, 21-17]
