Tanvi Sharma enters Taipei Open final, Indian shuttler marks second BWF World Tour Super 300 final appearance
Taipei, August 1
Tanvi Sharma reached the women's singles final of the Taipei Open Super 300 after beating fifth seed Huang Yu-Hsun of Chinese Taipei 21-17, 21-11 in the semifinals on Saturday.
With this victory Tanvi, World Junior Championships Silver medallist marks her final appearance for the second time at a BWF World Tour Super 300 event after her runner-up finish at the US Open in 2025.
She will face sixth seed Nguyen Thuy Linh of Vietnam in the title clash. Tanvi holds a 1-0 head-to-head record against the Vietnamese, having beaten her at the US Open 2025, according to a release.
Nguyen booked her place in the final after defeating Unnati Hooda 21-15, 21-18 in the other semifinal.
Meanwhile, India's HS Prannoy suffered a second-round exit at the Taipei Open 2026 badminton tournament on Thursday while Unnati Hooda and three other Indian shuttlers progressed to the quarter-finals of the BWF Super 300 event, according to Olympics.com.Prannoy went down 21-9, 21-19 to Hong Kong China's Jason Gunawan in 39 minutes.
The world No. 38 struggled in the opening game and, despite improving in the second, failed to push the match into a decider. The loss extends a difficult 2026 BWF World Tour campaign for Prannoy, who is yet to move beyond the second round in any tournament this year.
Gunawan, who had defeated India's Mithun Manjunath in the opening round, has now eliminated two Indian players in successive rounds. Notably, HS Prannoy had also suffered a first-round exit in the China Open 2026 at Changzhou, China earlier in the month.
At the Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium, Prannoy went down 21-10, 21-14 to Malaysia's world No. 27 Leong Jun Hao in the men's singles opening round.
— ANI
Reader Comments
So happy to see another Indian woman shuttler making waves! Tanvi's calmness on court is impressive for someone so young. She has a good record against her final opponent too, so fingers crossed she can go one step further than the US Open. 🤞
Great performance by Tanvi. She's clearly one of the rising stars in women's badminton, not just in India but globally. The depth in Indian women's singles is really encouraging for the sport's future.
Brilliant work by Tanvi, but I'm a bit concerned about Prannoy's form. He's struggling to get past the second round this year and it's becoming a pattern. As one of our most experienced players, he needs to figure things out quickly. The competition is getting tougher while he seems to be slipping.
The future of Indian badminton looks so bright with talents like Tanvi and Unnati coming through! It's also great that they're pushing each other in the same tournaments. Imagine if we had multiple Indian women consistently reaching Super 300 finals — that would be a game-changer for the sport back home.
Tanvi's progress is truly commendable. Back-to-back Super 300 finals at such a young age is no small feat. Her win over the fifth seed in straight games shows she's maturing as a player. Looking forward to seeing her lift her first title!
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