Nguyen Thuy Linh delivered an explosive performance.
Besides winning the world championship in 2019, Pusarla Venkata Sindhu boasts many impressive achievements such as reaching second place in the Badminton World Federation (BWF) world rankings in women’s singles, winning a silver medal at the 2016 Rio Olympics and a bronze medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
Nguyen Thuy Linh made a big impression at the 2026 India Open badminton tournament by beating former world champion Pusarla Venkata Sindhu.
Nguyen Thuy Linh (world number 23) faced a tough challenge today (January 14) in the first round of the women’s singles at the India Open badminton tournament when she met Pusarla Venkata Sindhu (world number 12). However, the Vietnamese number one managed to surprise the fans by beating her opponent 2-1 after a match of more than an hour.
In the first set, Nguyen Thuy Linh was constantly behind Pusarla Venkata Sindhu, but she persevered and leveled the score at 19-19. The player from Dong Nai then took the lead 20-19 and had the last point in the set, but unfortunately lost 20-22.
That was all Pusarla Venkata Sindhu could do against Nguyen Thuy Linh. Vietnam’s number one recovered strongly in the second and third sets, played versatile and effective and managed to subdue her opponent with 21/12 and 21/15 respectively, securing a 2-1 victory.
According to BWF statistics, this is the third time in a row that Nguyen Thuy Linh has defeated Pusarla Venkata Sindhu. The previous two times were during the Malaysia Masters in May 2025 and the Indonesia Masters in January 2025.
Nguyen Thuy Linh faces an even bigger challenge as her opponent in the second round of the women’s singles at the 2026 India Open badminton tournament is world number 2 Wang Zhi Yi (China).
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