Tanvi Sharma wins Taipei Open Super 300, her maiden BWF World Tour title
Seventeen-year-old Indian shuttler Tanvi Sharma won the Taipei Open Super 300 women's singles title on 2 August 2026, beating Vietnam's Nguyen Thuy Linh 21-16, 21-16.
Summary
Indian shuttler Tanvi Sharma, 17, won her maiden BWF World Tour title at the Taipei Open Super 300 on 2 August 2026, beating Vietnam's sixth seed Nguyen Thuy Linh 21-16, 21-16 in the women's singles final in Taipei. She became the first Indian to win the women's singles title at the Taipei Open since Saina Nehwal in 2008. Tanvi, from Punjab, is coached by Park Tae-sang, P.V. Sindhu's former coach.
Key facts
- Player
- Tanvi Sharma, 17, Punjab
- Event
- Taipei Open Super 300 – women's singles
- Final
- 2 Aug 2026, beat Nguyen Thuy Linh (Vietnam) 21-16, 21-16
- Milestone
- Maiden BWF World Tour title
- Last Indian winner
- Saina Nehwal, 2008
- Coach
- Park Tae-sang
Practice MCQs 3 questions
Whom did Tanvi Sharma defeat in the Taipei Open 2026 women's singles final?
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Correct answer: C — Nguyen Thuy Linh
Tanvi Sharma beat Vietnam's Nguyen Thuy Linh 21-16, 21-16 in the final on 2 August 2026.
The Taipei Open, won by Tanvi Sharma in August 2026, belongs to which level of the BWF World Tour?
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Correct answer: B — Super 300
The Taipei Open is a BWF Super 300 event; it was Tanvi's maiden World Tour title.
Consider the following statements about Tanvi Sharma's Taipei Open 2026 win: 1. The final went to three games. 2. She is coached by Pullela Gopichand. Which of the above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: D — Neither 1 nor 2
Both are wrong: she won in straight games (21-16, 21-16), and her coach is Park Tae-sang.