Indian star shuttler and two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu created history in the women’s singles category of the ‘HiLo Open 2026’ badminton tournament held in Saarbrucken, Germany. She defeated Denmark’s Line Kersfeldt 21-12, 21-14 in a thrilling final on Sunday to win the title. With this remarkable victory, PV Sindhu entered the record books as the first Indian woman player to win the HiLo Open women’s singles title. Although India has previously won titles in men’s singles, doubles and mixed doubles, the honor of winning gold in women’s singles goes to Sindhu.
Sindhu, who showed complete dominance from the start of the match, did not give her opponent Kersfeldt any chance on the court. Sindhu, who went into the break with an 11-8 lead in the first game, then won consecutive points and easily won 21-12. Continuing the same pace in the second game, she put her opponent under pressure with powerful smashes and precise drop shots and ended the match 21-14. With this resounding victory, Sindhu received a prize money of about 35,000 US dollars (over Rs. 30 lakhs in Indian currency). On the other hand, as young Indian player Lakshya Sen will face Indonesian star player Jonathan Christie in the title fight in the final, fans are hoping for a double-whammy victory in the tournament.
