GUWAHATI: Double Olympic medallist PV Sindhu and Lakshya Sen won the women's and men's singles titles, respectively, at the Hylo Open 2026 badminton in Saarbrücken, Germany, on Sunday, securing a double title triumph for India.
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Sindhu defeated Denmark's Line Højmark Kjærsfeldt, the eighth seed and world No. 25, 21-12, 21-14 in the women's singles final in 39 minutes. The victory made her the first Indian woman to win the women's singles crown at the Hylo Open.
The title was Sindhu's second of the season and her first since winning the Japan Open in July. She reached her second consecutive (Badminton World Federation) BWF tournament final after finishing runner-up at the French Open last week.
In the men's singles final, Sen defeated defending champion Jonatan Christie of Indonesia 21-17, 21-10 to claim his second Hylo Open title.
The victory marked Sen's first BWF title of the year and made him the first Indian men's singles player to win the Hylo Open title twice.
The Hylo Open 2026, a BWF Super 500 tournament, was held at the Saarlandhalle in Saarbrücken, Germany.
