Indian badminton stars P. V. Sindhu and Lakshya Sen advanced to the quarterfinals of the Indonesia Masters 2026 after registering convincing straight-game victories in their respective round-of-16 matches in Jakarta on Thursday.
In women’s singles, two-time Olympic medallist Sindhu defeated Denmark’s Line Hojmark Kjaerfeldt 21-19, 21-18 in a 43-minute contest. It was her fifth win in six meetings against the Dane and a landmark victory, as Sindhu became the first Indian and only the sixth women’s singles player globally to record 500 career wins. From 732 matches, she now holds a win percentage of 68.3%. Sindhu will next face tournament top seed and world No. 4 Chen Yu Fei of China, who leads their head-to-head 7–6, with Sindhu’s last win over her coming in 2019.
In men’s singles, Lakshya Sen produced a dominant display to brush aside Hong Kong China’s Jason Gunawan 21-10, 21-11 in just over half an hour. The seventh seed will meet Thailand’s Panitchapon Teeraratasakul in the quarterfinals. Lakshya’s performance underlined his improving form this season, following another quarterfinal finish at the India Open.
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Indonesia Masters 2026: Indian Squad
Men’s Singles Main Draw – Lakshya Sen, Ayush Shetty, Kidambi Srikanth, HS Prannoy, Kiran George
Women’s Singles Main Draw – PV Sindhu, Malvika Bansod, Tanvi Sharma
Women’s Singles Qualifying Draw – Anmol Kharb, Tasnim Mir, Isharani Baruah, Aakarshi Kahyap
Men’s Doubles – Hariharan Amsakarunan/MR Arjun
Women’s Doubles Qualifying Draw – Rashmi Ganesh/ Sania Sikkandar Mixed Doubles – Dhruv Kapila/Tanisha Crasto, Rohan Kapoor/Ruthvika Gadde
Indonesia Masters 2026: Full Schedule
| Date | Day | Round | Doors Open | Start Time (WIB) |
| Jan 20 | Tuesday | Qualification & MD/WD Round of 32* | 07:30 | 08:00 / 13:30* |
| Jan 21 | Wednesday | MS, WS, XD Round of 32 | 07:30 | 08:00 |
| Jan 22 | Thursday | Round of 16 (All Events) | 08:30 | 09:00 |
| Jan 23 | Friday | Quarter-finals | 13:00 | 13:30 |
| Jan 24 | Saturday | Semi-finals | 11:30 | 12:00 |
| Jan 25 | Sunday | Finals | 12:30 | 13:00 |
