India Open 2025: Venue, dates, live streaming and all you need to know

India’s top shuttlers, including Lakshya Sen and PV Sindhu, will lead a record 21 Indian players at the Yonex-Sunrise India Open Super 750 tournament. Know everything about the tournament.

January is bringing some exciting badminton action as India’s top players as Lakshya Sen and PV Sindhu,are set to lead the country’s biggest-ever group of shuttlers at the upcoming Yonex-Sunrise India Open Super 750. BAI is hosting the India Open for the third time this year. This tournament will kick off on January 14 at the KD Jadhav Indoor Hall, Indira Gandhi Stadium, in New Delhi. The tournament will be concluded on 19 January 2025.

Which International players are playing in India Open?

256 players from 28 countries are going to be part of this tournament. This year’s tournament promises to be thrilling with Olympic champions Viktor Axelsen and An Se Young, along with world No. 1 Shi Yuqi are all participating. Fans can look forward to seeing these top-tier international players compete on Indian courts. The tournament will feature:

18 of the world’s top-20 men’s singles players
14 of the world’s top-20 women’s singles players
Paris Olympics silver medallists Liang Weikeng and Wang Chang from China
Paris bronze medallists Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik from Malaysia
Leading men’s doubles teams from Denmark and Indonesia

Record number of Indian participants

A record 21 Indian players are gearing up to compete in this prestigious event, which offers 11,000 ranking points for the champions. The entry categories form India include Men’s singles (3), Women’s singles (4), Men’s Doubles (2), Women’s Doubles (8) and Mixed Doubles (4). Our homegrown talent for the tournament includes:

Men’s Singles: Lakshya Sen, HS Prannoy, and Priyanshu Rajawat
Women’s Singles: PV Sindhu, Malvika Bansod, Anupama Upadhyaya, and Aakarshi Kashyap
Men’s Doubles: Chirag Shetty/Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and K Sai Pratheek/Pruthvi K Roy
Women’s Doubles: Treesa Jolly/Gayatri Gopichand and seven other pairs
Mixed Doubles: Dhruv Kapila/Tanisha Crasto and three other pairs

India Open Prize money and past highlights

This year, the India Open 2025 boasts a total prize money of USD 950,000 (₹81.51 crore). Since the event was promoted to the Super 750 category in 2023, Indian players have achieved memorable results earlier in this tournament.

2024: Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy reached the men’s doubles final.
2024: HS Prannoy reached the men’s singles semifinals.

Chirag and Satwik, after a successful semifinal finish at the China Masters, aim to lead the men’s doubles category. Meanwhile, Satwik is eager to get back into top form following an injury recovery post the Paris Olympics.

India’s biggest hope in the tournament

Lakshya Sen, who has previously won the India Open, and PV Sindhu, a two-time Olympic medallist, are India’s brightest hopes at this tournament. They are eager to perform well in front of their home crowd and aim for victory in this highly competitive field.