PV Sindhu wins Hylo Open beating Line Kjaersfeldt in straight games
Sindhu claimed her second BWF title of the season at Saarbrücken.
PV Sindhu won the Hylo Open 2026 final in Saarbrücken, Germany, defeating Denmark's Line Kjaersfeldt 21-12, 21-14 in straight games. Hindustan Times reported it was her second BWF title of the year.
Key takeaways
- PV Sindhu beat Line Kjaersfeldt 21-12, 21-14 in the Hylo Open 2026 final
- The match took place at Saarbrücken, Germany
- Sindhu won her second BWF title of the season
- Her first title of the year came at the Japan Open in July
- She did not drop a game through the week at the BWF Super 500 event
PV Sindhu won her second BWF title of the season by clinching the Hylo Open on Sunday. India's ace shuttler outclassed Line Højmark Kjaersfeldt of Denmark, winning the contest in straight games, 21-12, 21-14 at Saarbrücken, Germany. The victory came at a BWF Super 500 event with $500,000 on offer. It is her second BWF title this year.
Match details
Sindhu did not drop a game through the week after reaching the French Open final in Paris the previous week. Kjaersfeldt tried her best to test Sindhu around the corners, but time and again she lapsed into errors.
Sindhu went up 11-8 in the first game, prompting the Danish opponent to play aggressively after the break. India's former world champion was tested on her backhand as her Danish opponent tried to keep her moving side to side.
However, Sindhu held her own and took the first game 21-12. The second game saw neither opponent giving an inch, and the scoreline was locked at 2-2 early on.
Sindhu took a three-point lead from there, and the pressure was on Kjaersfeldt to come up with counterattacks. The latter did force an error from the Indian, but immediately Sindhu smashed to the right corner to again reclaim her three-point lead.
At the break in the second game, the scoreline read 11-7 in favour of Sindhu. Kjaersfeldt did her best to keep Sindhu on her toes, trying to speed up play by keeping the shuttle flat.
Kjaersfeldt did draw some errors from Sindhu, but struggled herself to maintain that high tempo as she made errors, and the Indian also showed her superiority.
In the end, Sindhu forced yet another error from her opponent to seal victory, raising her right hand with a clenched fist to celebrate the second title of the year.
Background
Sindhu's first title of the year was at the Japan Open in July, where the double Olympic medallist became the first Indian to triumph. It was also her first BWF Super 750 title.
Pusarla Venkata Sindhu is an Indian badminton player considered one of India's most successful athletes. She has won medals at tournaments such as the Olympic Games, the World Championships, and on the World Tour.
She is the first and only Indian to become the badminton world champion and only the second individual from India to win two consecutive medals at the Olympic Games. She rose to a career-high world ranking of No. 2 in April 2017.
Line Højmark Kjærsfeldt is a Danish badminton player specializing in singles. She was a gold medalist in the 2015 European Games and 2025 European Championships.
In the juniors, she won a bronze medal at the 2010 BWF World Junior Championships in the women's doubles with Sandra-Maria Jensen.
The Hylo Open, formerly known as the BMW Badminton Cup, BMW Open International, Bitburger Masters, Bitburger Open and SaarLorLux Open, is an international badminton tournament held at the Saarlandhalle in Saarbrücken, Germany, since 1988.
It was sponsored by the German automobile company BMW and German pilsner beer brewery Bitburger; since 2021, it is sponsored by Saarbrücken-based eye lubrication company Hylo.
What happens next
Action continued in the Hylo Open after the women's final.
Hylo Open 2026 women's singles final result
Player | Country | Game 1 | Game 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
PV Sindhu | India | 21 | 21 |
Line Kjaersfeldt | Denmark | 12 | 14 |
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