P.V. Sindhu finishes runner-up at French Open Super 750 after losing final to An Se Young
India's P.V. Sindhu finished runner-up at the $950,000 French Open Super 750 in Paris on 25 October 2026, losing the women's singles final 21-16, 11-21, 12-21 to world No. 1 An Se Young of South Korea.
Summary
P.V. Sindhu, India's two-time Olympic medallist, finished runner-up at the French Open Super 750 badminton tournament in Paris on 25 October 2026. Sindhu won the first game but lost the women's singles final 21-16, 11-21, 12-21 to South Korea's world No. 1 and Olympic champion An Se Young. The win gave An her fourth French Open title and 11th title of the season. Sindhu has never beaten An in 11 meetings, and this was only the second time she took a game off the Korean.
Key facts
- Tournament
- French Open Super 750 (BWF World Tour), Paris
- Prize money
- $950,000
- Final date
- 25 October 2026
- Result
- An Se Young bt P.V. Sindhu 16-21, 21-11, 21-12
- Winner
- An Se Young (South Korea), world No. 1 – 4th French Open title
- Head-to-head
- An leads 11-0
Practice MCQs 2 questions
In October 2026, P.V. Sindhu finished runner-up at the French Open Super 750 after losing the final to which player?
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Correct answer: D — An Se Young
The French Open badminton tournament, where P.V. Sindhu was runner-up in October 2026, belongs to which level of the BWF World Tour?
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Correct answer: A — Super 750