Mülheim an der Ruhr (Germany), Feb 23 (.) Former world No. 1 Kidambi Srikanth will rely on his experience to spearhead India’s campaign at the German Open 2026 badminton tournament, which begins tomorrow at the Westenergie Sporthalle in Mülheim an der Ruhr.
The BWF Super 300 tournament will feature several Indian shuttlers across singles and doubles categories, with Srikanth leading the men’s singles contingent, as per Olympics.com.
Ranked 32nd in the world, Srikanth heads into the tournament following quarterfinal finishes at the India Open and Indonesia Masters earlier this year. He was last seen in action at the Badminton Asia Team Championships, where he won both his singles matches for India.
Srikanth will be joined in the men’s singles main draw by compatriots Kiran George and Tharun Mannepalli.
Top seed Christo Popov of France, ranked world No. 5 and an Olympian, will face Kiran George in the opening round.
In women’s singles, world No. 40 Tanvi Sharma will lead India’s challenge in the absence of two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu.
Tanvi, who finished runners-up at the BWF World Junior Championships and the US Open last year, will be accompanied by Tasnim Mir, Malvika Bansod, Rakshitha Ramraj, and Isharani Baruah in the main draw.
In women’s doubles, Ashwini Bhat and Shikha Gautam will be the lone Indian pair in the main draw.
India will have no representation in the men’s doubles and mixed doubles main draws at the tournament.
The German Open 2026 matches will be available for live streaming in India.
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