Tanvi Sharma beats Manami Suizu to enter Korea Open 2026 round of 16
Tanvi Sharma advanced after a three-game win over Japan’s Manami Suizu at the Korea Open 2026.
Indian shuttler Tanvi Sharma beat Japan’s Manami Suizu 21-16, 12-21, 21-17 in the Korea Open 2026 round of 32 on Wednesday. She will face the winner of Xu Wen Jing versus Hina Akechi in the round of 16.
Key takeaways
- Tanvi Sharma won 21-16, 12-21, 21-17 against Manami Suizu
- The match was the round of 32 of the Korea Open 2026 Super 500
- Tanvi is ranked 21st in the BWF World Rankings
- Tanvi will meet the winner of Xu Wen Jing versus Hina Akechi next
Indian shuttler Tanvi Sharma advanced to the round of 16 at the Korea Open 2026 after beating Japan’s Manami Suizu 21-16, 12-21, 21-17 on Wednesday. The match took place on Court 1 at the Jinnam Stadium and began around 1:45pm IST (5:15pm local time).
Tanvi dominated the opening game, never trailing on the scoreboard. Although Suizu managed to draw level at 14-14, the Indian regained control, dropping just two more points to take the game.
Suizu made a strong start to the second game, racing to a 6-1 lead.
Tanvi fought back with five consecutive points to draw level, but the 23-year-old Japanese shuttler held her nerve to keep pace at 12-12 before reeling off nine straight points to force a decider. The third game was closely contested, with both players exchanging the lead.
Tanvi eventually opened up a 13-9 advantage and held off a late fightback from Suizu to seal the match.
The Korea Open 2026 is a BWF World Tour Super 500 event, and Tanvi’s win marks her progress to the round of 16.
Notably, Tanvi has never met Suizu before, while the 17-year-old Indian is placed 21st in the BWF World Rankings and the 23-year-old Japanese is 58th.
Tanvi is the first Indian to win more than one medal in an edition of the World Junior Championships, with a silver in girls’ singles and bronze in the mixed team event at the 2025 edition.
She was also part of the team that won gold at the 2024 Asian Team Championships.
Tanvi will face the winner of the match between China’s Xu Wen Jing and Japan’s Hina Akechi in the round of 16.
The Korea Open is an annual badminton event commonly held in Seoul, South Korea, and has been categorized as one of the seven BWF World Tour Super 500 events since 2018.
Manami Suizu, on the other hand, is a Japanese badminton player who won her first BWF World Tour title at the 2025 Canada Open Super 300 and has also secured four International Challenge titles, achieving a career-high women's singles world ranking of No.
30 on 8 July 2025.
By the numbers, Tanvi Sharma’s BWF World Ranking is 21st, while Manami Suizu’s is 58th. The game scores were 21-16, 12-21, 21-17, and the match started around 1:45pm IST on Wednesday. The match was streamed on the BWF TV YouTube channel, allowing fans to watch the competition live.
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