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Malaysia Open Super 1000 badminton tournament: Sindhu, Sat-Chi storm into last 16

Updated on: 08 January,2026 08:45 AM IST  |  Kuala Lumpur
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The 30-year-old former world champion, who had opted to withdraw from all BWF World Tour events in October last year to recover from a foot injury, defeated Chinese Taipei’s Sung Shuo Yun 21-14, 22-20

Malaysia Open Super 1000 badminton tournament: Sindhu, Sat-Chi storm into last 16

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Returning from a prolonged injury lay-off, PV Sindhu began the new season on a winning note along with the formidable men’s doubles pair of Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy as they entered the second round of the Malaysia Open Super 1000 badminton tournament here on Wednesday.

The 30-year-old former world champion, who had opted to withdraw from all BWF World Tour events in October last year to recover from a foot injury, defeated Chinese Taipei’s Sung Shuo Yun 21-14, 22-20.


The 18th-ranked Sindhu will face Japanese World No. 9 Tomoka Miyazaki in the Round-of-16. Later, the duo of Satwik and Chirag saw off Chinese Taipei’s Yang Po-Hsuan and Lee Jhe-Hue 21-13, 21-15.



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