PGTI Tour: Md Nawab wins Pre-Qualifying I, 27 players qualify for Final Stage

IANS | January 18, 2026 8:50 PM

Ahmedabad, Jan 18 (IANS) Md Nawab of Patna came up with an even-par 72 in Round Two to total one-under 143 and thus win Pre-Qualifying I of the PGTI Qualifying School 2026, being played at the Kensville Golf & Country Club in Ahmedabad. From a total field of 141 in Pre-Qualifying I, the top 27 players qualified for the Final Qualifying Stage as the cut was declared at six-over 150.

India Open Badminton: An Se Young, Lin Chun-Yi crowned women’s and men’s singles champions

IANS | January 18, 2026 8:28 PM

New Delhi, Jan 18 (IANS) Defending Champion An Se Young once again underlined her supremacy with a clinical demolition of China’s Wang Zhi Yi in the women’s singles final while Lin Chun-Yi of Chinese Taipei defeated third seed Jonatan Christie in straight games to clinch the men’s singles title in the India Open 2026, a BWF World Tour Super 750 event organised by the Badminton Association of India, in New Delhi on Sunday.