P.V. Sindhu qualifies for 2026 BWF World Tour Finals
India’s P.V. Sindhu has secured her sixth career appearance at the season-ending BWF World Tour Finals.
P.V. Sindhu has qualified for the BWF World Tour Finals in Hangzhou, scheduled for December 9-13, 2026. This marks her first appearance since 2021 and her sixth overall.
Key takeaways
- P.V. Sindhu qualified for the 2026 BWF World Tour Finals
- Badminton World Federation confirmed the qualification on Wednesday
- The event takes place in Hangzhou, China, from December 9-13
- This is Sindhu’s sixth career appearance and first since 2021
- She won the Hylo Open Super 500 in Germany recently
V. Sindhu has qualified for the year-ender BWF World Tour Finals, the Badminton World Federation confirmed on Wednesday. This is the 31-year-old’s sixth career appearance in the World Tour Finals and her first since 2021. She had qualified for 2022 but withdrew due to an injury.
Sindhu remains the only Indian to win the BWF World Tour Finals women’s singles title, having beaten Japan’s Nozomi Okuhara in the 2018 final.
Qualification and field
The World Tour Finals will take place in Hangzhou, China, from December 9-13. An Se Young, Akane Yamaguchi, Wang Zhi Yi and Chen Yu Fei are the others who have sealed their berths.
Recent form and next event
Last week, Sindhu won the Hylo Open in Germany. The second-seeded Indian defeated Denmark’s Line Hojmark Kjærsfeldt 21-12, 21-14 in just 39 minutes in the final to claim her second title of the season. The triumph in Saarbrücken, Germany, earned Sindhu 9,200 ranking points.
Sindhu had entered the Hylo Open final after defeating compatriot Anmol Kharb in straight games in Saturday’s semifinal. The Indian registered a 21-13, 21-16 victory over the 19-year-old in 32 minutes to reach her second final in as many weeks.
Sindhu will likely be in action next in the Syed Modi International starting November 24 in Lucknow.
About the tournament
The BWF World Tour Finals is an annual season finale badminton tournament held every December where the players with the most points from that calendar year’s events of the BWF World Tour compete for total prize money of at least US$ 2,500,000.
The BWF World Tour is a Grade 2 badminton tournament series sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation. It is a competition open to the top world ranked players in singles and doubles.
The competition was announced on 19 March 2017 and came into effect starting from 2018, replacing the BWF Super Series, which was held from 2007 to 2017.
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