PV Sindhu Crashes Out Of Arctic Open 2026 After Quarter-Final Defeat To Thailand’s Ratchanok Intanon As India’s Campaign Ends

Vantaa, Finland — Indian shuttler PV Sindhu was eliminated from the Arctic Open 2026 in a quarter-final loss to Thailand’s top seed Ratchanok Intanon, according to Olympics.com. The match, held on Friday, saw Sindhu fall 21-11, 19-21, 21-18 to Intanon, who is a former world champion. This marked Sindhu’s 10th defeat in 14 meetings against Intanon, with the latter now winning their last six encounters.

In a hard-fought contest, Intanon took control early, leading 5-1 after the first game, before Sindhu managed to reduce the gap to 11-8 at the interval. However, Intanon secured a strong lead with 10 of the next 13 points and won the deciding game 3-1. Just days earlier, India’s men’s doubles campaign came to an end when Krishna Prasad Garaga and Pruthvi Krishnamurthy Roy were defeated 21-13, 21-14 by Denmark’s Christian Faust Kjær and Rasmus Kjær in the men’s doubles quarter-finals. Sindhu and her team will now look ahead to the Denmark Open 2026, which commences on Tuesday.