New Delhi: India’s campaign at the Indonesia Open 2026 came to a close on Friday after men’s doubles pair Hariharan Amsakarunan and MR Arjun were knocked out in the quarter-finals by Malaysia’s Goh Sze Fei and Nur Izzuddin.
The Indian duo, ranked 30th in the world, went down 21-12, 21-10 against the eighth-ranked Malaysian pair in a match that lasted just 32 minutes in Jakarta, according to olympics.com.
Despite the defeat, the Indian combination leaves Jakarta with several positives after producing one of its best runs at a BWF Super 1000 event this season.
The pair began their campaign with a notable win over Malaysia’s Tan Wee Kiong, the Rio 2016 Olympic silver medallist, and Nur Mohd Azriyn Ayub. They followed it up with another impressive result by defeating higher-ranked Malaysians Aaron Tai and Kang Khai Xing to secure a place in the last eight.
Hariharan and Arjun ultimately emerged as India’s last remaining contenders in the tournament after the country’s singles challenge ended a day earlier.
PV Sindhu and Ayush Shetty exited in the second round, while Lakshya Sen and HS Prannoy suffered first-round defeats.
India’s leading men’s doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty also endured an early exit. Fresh from their Singapore Open triumph, the former world No. 1 duo were forced to retire from their opening-round match after Satwiksairaj sustained a right shoulder injury.
With the Indonesia Open concluded, Indian shuttlers will now shift their focus to the Australian Open BWF Super 500 tournament, scheduled to begin next week.
