The India Open 2026 is set to take place at the Indira Gandhi Arena, New Delhi, India, from 13 to 18 January 2026. This is the second tournament of the 2026 BWF World Tour and a part of the India Open, which has been held since 1973. It is organized by the Badminton Association of India with sanction from the BWF.
The 24th edition of India Open 2026 will be held at the Indira Gandhi Arena in New Delhi, India.
The India Open is an annual badminton event which has been held in India since 2008 and is a BWF World Tour Super 750 international badminton tournament. Its first three editions were designated as Grand Prix Gold events. In 2011, it was upgraded to a BWF Superseries tournament.
The BWF categorised India Open as one of the seven BWF World Tour Super 500 events as per the event structure since 2018. Thetournament has been upgraded to a BWF World Tour Super 750 event as of 2023.
India Open 2026: Schedule
| Date | Round |
| Jan 13–14 | Round of 32 |
| Jan 15 | Round of 16 |
| Jan 16 | Quarter-finals |
| Jan 17 | Semi-finals |
| Jan 18 | Finals |
India Open 2026: Where to watch live
The matches from the tournament will be streamed live on JioStar website and app. The event will also be available to watch for free on BWF TV YouTube.
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Eurosport India has the exclusive rights for exclusive television coverage.
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India Open 2026: Top Seeds
Men’s Singles
- Shi Yuqi (China)
- Kunlavut Vitidsarn (Thailand)
- Jonatan Christie (Indonesia)
- Chou Tien-chen (Chinese Taipei)
- Christo Popov (France)
- Alex Lanier (France)
- Kodai Naraoka (Japan)
- Loh Kean Yew (Singapore)
Women’s Singles
- An Se-young (South Korea)
- Wang Zhiyi (China)
- Akane Yamaguchi (Japan)
- Chen Yufei (China)
- Han Yue (China)
- Putri Kusuma Wardani (Indonesia)
- Ratchanok Intanon (Thailand)
- Tomoka Miyazaki (Japan)
Men’s Doubles
- Kim Won-ho / Seo Seung-jae (South Korea)
- Aaron Chia / Soh Wooi Yik (Malaysia)
- Satwiksairaj Rankireddy / Chirag Shetty (India)
- Liang Weikeng / Wang Chang (China)
- Man Wei Chong / Tee Kai Wun (Malaysia)
- Goh Sze Fei / Nur Izzuddin (Malaysia)
- Sabar Karyaman Gutama / Moh Reza Pahlevi Isfahani (Indonesia)
- Chen Boyang / Liu Yi (China)
Women’s Doubles
- Liu Shengshu / Tan Ning (China)
- Pearly Tan / Thinaah Muralitharan (Malaysia)
- Kim Hye-jeong / Kong Hee-yong (South Korea)
- Jia Yifan / Zhang Shuxian (China)
- Yuki Fukushima / Mayu Matsumoto (Japan)
- Baek Ha-na / Lee So-hee (South Korea)
- Li Yijing / Luo Xumin (China)
- Hsieh Pei-shan / Hung En-tzu (Chinese Taipei)
Mixed Doubles
- Feng Yanzhe / Huang Dongping (China)
- Jiang Zhenbang / Wei Yaxin (China)
- Dechapol Puavaranukroh / Supissara Paewsampran (Thailand)
- Chen Tang Jie / Toh Ee Wei (Malaysia)
- Thom Gicquel / Delphine Delrue (France)
- Guo Xinwa / Chen Fanghui (China)
- Tang Chun Man / Tse Ying Suet (Hong Kong)
- Goh Soon Huat / Shevon Jemie Lai (Malaysia)
