BWF World Championships 2026: Sindhu storms into second round, Treesa-Gayatri and Arjun-Hariharan also advance
Sindhu won 21-7, 21-11 in 29 minutes, while two Indian doubles pairs also advanced to the round of 32.
- On Monday, two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu opened her BWF World Championships campaign in New Delhi with a straight-games victory over Irish debutant Sophia Noble, winning 21-7, 21-11 in 29 minutes.
- Seeking a historic sixth medal, Sindhu aims to leverage home-crowd support during the marquee event, having previously won gold in 2019 and secured two bronze and two silver medals.
- Sindhu dominated from start to finish, drawing unforced errors from Noble with her experience and patient game plan. "Everything is going well, and for me, its one match at a time," Sindhu told Revsportz.
- Advancing to the round of 32, the ninth-seeded Indian will next face Canada's Wen Yu Zhang, who defeated Bulgaria's Stefani Stoeva 21-7, 21-19 in her opener.
- Elsewhere, other Indian hopefuls also progressed as women's doubles pair Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand secured a first-round victory, while men's duo M.R. Arjun and Hariharan Amsakarunan also advanced.
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PV Sindhu Eases Into 2nd round, Treesa Jolly-Gayatri Gopichand Also Advance In BWF World Championships
Two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu began her bid for a historic sixth BWF World Championships medal on a rousing note, outclassing Ireland's Sophia Noble in straight games to cruise into the women's singles second round on Monday.
BWF World Cships: PV Sindhu reaches Round of 32 with dominant win over Sophia Noble, Treesa-Gayatri down Paula-Lucia in doubles clash - The Tribune
Ace shuttler PV Sindhu made a strong start at the 2026 BWF World Championships, beating Ireland's Sophia Noble in straight games. Playing in front of her home crowd at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium, Sindhu won the women's singles Round of 64 match 21-7, 21-11.
PV Sindhu got off to a strong start at the BWF World Championships on Monday, defeating Ireland's Sophia Noble. She will be looking to maintain her winning streak in the upcoming matches.
PV Sindhu gets off to stellar start at Badminton World Championships, registers exceptional win in round 1
Star India shuttler PV Sindhu performed brilliantly in the first round of the ongoing Badminton World Championships 2026. Defeating Ireland's Sophia Noble, Sindhu made her way into the round of 32 stage of the competition.
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