The 2026 India Open, officially known as the Yonex Sunrise India Open 2026 for sponsorship reasons, was a badminton tournament that took place at the Indira Gandhi Arena, New Delhi, India, from 13 through 18 January 2026, with a total prize of US$950,000.
The 2026 India Open was the second tournament of the 2026 BWF World Tour and a part of the India Open, which has been held since 1973. It was organized by the Badminton Association of India with sanction from the BWF.
This tournament was held at the Indira Gandhi Arena in New Delhi, India.
Below is the point distribution table for each phase of the tournament based on the BWF points system for the BWF World Tour Super 750 event.
The total prize money was US$950,000 with the distribution of the prize money in accordance with BWF regulations.
Danish men's singles player and world no. 3 Anders Antonsen withdrew from the India Open for the third straight time, citing pollution and air quality in New Delhi as hindrances in his participation in the tournament and even went on to say "I don't think itâÂÂs a place to host a badminton tournament". Consequently, he was fined US$5,000 as top players are required by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) to participate in all tournaments of Super 750 and Super 1000 levels.
Another Danish player Mia Blichfeldt described the venue as "dirty and unhealthy" and said that players had to wear layers even in warm-up sessions due to inadequate heating inside the venue to which Badminton Association of India (BAI) chief Sanjay Mishra replied, Blichfeldt's comments were "not about the playing arena specifically" and that "it is important to note that she was referring to the KD Jadhav Stadium, which is the training venue, and not the main playing arena. The playing arena has been kept clean, dirt-free and pigeon-free, and several players have expressed satisfaction with the conditions". However, the second round match in the men's singles between Singapore's Loh Kean Yew and India's Prannoy H. S. was interrupted twice due to bird droppings landing on the court of the Indira Gandhi Arena. After the game, Loh also agreed with the Danish players that the air quality was affecting the players.
Additionally, some courts at the Indira Gandhi Stadium were lit unevenly, appearing as if illuminated by spotlights, with areas in between partly shaded and players seemingly loosing sight of shuttles. This was in contrast to every other BWF World Tour event, where lighting is evenly distributed across the court. Delays in installing the lights had a domino effect, pushing back the Hawk-Eye setup required for line-call challenges. The issue appears to have been a case of poor calibration rather than a structural flaw.