Paris Olympic gold medalists Viktor Axelsen of Denmark and South Korea’s An Se Young won the Men’s and Women’s Singles titles in the finals of 22nd India Open Super 750 badminton tournament 2025 held on 19th January 2025 at the KD Jadhav Indoor Hall in New Delhi, Delhi.
- Axelsen defeated Hong Kong’s Lee Cheuk Yiu in the Men’s Singles final while An Se Young defeated Thailand’s Pornpawee Chochuwong in the women’s singles final.
- This was Axelsen’s 6th India Open final in 10 years and has won his 3rd India Open men’s singles title after winning it in 2017 and 2019.
- The India Open Super 750 badminton tournament 2025 was held from 14th January to 19th January 2025.
Note:
The total prize money for the India Open 2025 was USD 950,000.
- Out of the total, the men’s and women’s singles winners will be awarded with USD 66,500 and the winners in the men’s, women’s and mixed doubles categories will be awarded USD 70,300 respectively.
Key Highlights:
i.Malaysia’s Goh Sze Fei and Nur Izzuddindefeated South Korea’s Kim Won Ho and Seo Seung Jae in the Men’s doubles
ii.In the Women’s doubles category, Japan’s Arisa Igarashi and Ayako Sakuramoto defeated South Korea’s Kim Hye jeong and Kong Hee Yong in the finals to win the title.
iii.China’s Jiang Zhenbang and Wei Yaxin won in the mixed doubles category after defeating France’s Thom Gicquel and Delphine Delrue in the finals.
Results:
| Category | Winners |
|---|---|
| Men’s singles | Viktor Axelsen (Denmark) |
| Women’s singles | An Se-young (South Korea) |
| Men’s doubles | Goh Sze Fei and Nur Izzuddin (Malaysia) |
| Women’s doubles | Arisa Igarashi and Ayako Sakuramoto (Japan) |
| Mixed doubles | Jiang Zhen Bang and Wei Ya Xin (China) |
About Viktor Axelsen:
i.Viktor Axelsen has won gold medals in men’s singles at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and 2024 Paris Olympics after his bronze medal in 2016 Rio Olympics.
ii.He has also won the World Championships in 2017 and 2022, becoming the only non-Asian male player besides Thomas Lund to win the title twice.
iii.On individual levels, he has won 3 European Championships titles in 2016, 2018, and 2022, and a gold medal at the European Games in 2023.
About An Se Young:
i.An Se-young has won the gold medal at the 2024 Summer Olympics in the women’s singles event.
ii.She has also won the gold medal at the 2023 World Championships, becoming the first Korean women’s singles player to win the World Championships title.
iii.Besides, she has won gold medal in the women’s singles at the 2022 Asian Games and in women’s team at the 2022 Uber Cup and at the 2022 Asian Games.
About India Open:
i.The India Open, officially known as the Yonex Sunrise India Open 2025 is an annual badminton event which has been held in India since 2008.
- It was held for the first time in 1973.
ii. In 2018, the Badminton World Federation (BWF) included it in its World Tour as a Super 500 event and later was upgraded to a Super 750 tournament.
