Teen Star Anmol Kharb Shocks Christophersen; Sindhu, Lakshya March On At Hylo Open

Last Updated:October 30, 2026, 01:02 IST

Anmol Kharb continued her dream run at the Hylo Open with a brilliant comeback victory over world No. 12 Line Christophersen to reach the quarter-finals.

Anmol Kharb (Picture credit: Badminton Photo)

Star Indian shuttler Anmol Kharb, who is coming off a quarterfinal finish at the Malaysia Super 100 earlier this month, stunned Arctic Open semifinalist and world no. 12 Line Christophersen in a three-game thriller at the Hylo Open on Thursday, sealing a spot for herself in the quarterfinals.

Anmol, who edged past Sri Lanka’s Ranithma Liyanage 21-19, 20-22 in a thrilling first-round encounter on Wednesday, produced another hard-fought performance to defeat Christophersen 11-21, 21-18, 25-23.

Anmol entered the clash as the underdog, having lost to the Danish shuttler in the Round of 16 at last year’s US Open in their first-ever meeting on the tour.

Anmol needed just a year to avenge that loss, stunning Christophersen and dashing the Dane’s hopes of claiming her maiden Hylo Open title.

Anmol will take on sixth seed and compatriot Unnati Hooda in the quarter-finals, after the latter cruised to a straight-games victory over Denmark’s Frederikke Ostergaard.

Double Olympic medallist PV Sindhu cruised into the women’s singles quarter-finals with a dominant straight-games victory over France’s Rosy Pancasari, while compatriots Malvika Bansod and Isharani Baruah exited the tournament in Saarbrücken on Thursday.

Later in the day, India’s top-ranked men’s singles shuttler Lakshya Sen booked his place in the quarter-finals as well, beating compatriot Kiran George 21-15, 18-21, 21-12 in their Round of 16 clash.

The match lasted 54 minutes.

Sindhu needed just 26 minutes to dispatch France’s Rosy Oktavia Pancasari 21-9, 21-6 in their women’s singles second-round encounter.

Fresh from her runner-up finish at the French Open, former world champion Sindhu controlled the match, winning 42 of the 57 points played and limiting her opponent to just 15.

Sindhu, who opened her campaign with a victory over Prakriti Bharath, will take on Amalie Schulz in the quarter-finals.

Malvika, meanwhile, went down to Canada’s Wen Yu Zhang 11-21, 17-21 in 31 minutes.

The Indian struggled to keep pace with Zhang in the opening game and, despite an improved second, couldn’t force a decider.

(With PTI Inputs)

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Who did Anmol Kharb defeat to reach the Hylo Open quarterfinals?

Anmol Kharb secured her spot in the quarterfinals by defeating world no. 12 Line Christophersen in a thrilling three-game match.

Who will PV Sindhu play against in the women’s singles quarterfinals at the Hylo Open?

PV Sindhu advanced to the quarterfinals with a dominant straight-games victory over France’s Rosy Pancasari and will next face Amalie Schulz.

How did Lakshya Sen perform in his second-round match at the Hylo Open?

Lakshya Sen booked his place in the men’s singles quarterfinals by defeating compatriot Kiran George 21-15, 18-21, 21-12 in a 54-minute match.

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