PV Sindhu and Lakshya Sen won the women’s and men’s singles titles at the Hylo Open in Saarbrucken on Sunday, giving India both singles crowns at the BWF World Tour Super 500 event. Sindhu beat Line Hojmark Kjarsfeldt of Denmark 21-12, 21-14 in the women’s final, while Sen beat Jonatan Christie of Indonesia 21-17, 21-10 in the men’s final. Each final lasted 39 minutes, and each winner took the match in straight games at the Saarlandhalle.
Sindhu, the second seed, did not drop a game in the whole Hylo Open. She had reached the final by beating fellow Indian Anmol Kharb, aged 19, 21-13, 21-16 in the semi-final. Kjarsfeldt, the eighth seed and world No. 25, could not hold Sindhu for long in the final. Sindhu took the first game 21-12 and then closed out the second 21-14, after a final error from the Dane ended the contest.
For Sindhu, the Hylo Open win followed a second place finish at the French Open in the previous week. It was her second title of 2026, after the Japan Open in July. She spoke after the final about the work behind the two weeks and about staying calm in the matches that mattered.
“It has been an amazing two weeks I would say. Hats off to my whole team, we have been planning accordingly,” Sindhu said. “As you keep growing, it is important to get your things better and be smarter in what you choose. But I think at the same time it was important for me to just stay calm. More than anything, there is still room to improve.”
Sindhu wins the Hylo Open final in straight games
Sindhu’s path through the Hylo Open showed a clear pattern. She won her matches without losing a game, and she kept that run going in the final. Kjarsfeldt started well in patches but could not stay with Sindhu once the Indian built a lead. Sindhu kept the rallies short and forced errors from her opponent.
The second game followed a similar course. Sindhu moved ahead early and did not let the Dane back into the match. The 21-14 second game score reflected the control she had through most of the contest. It was her first title at this event, and it added to a season that had already included a win in Japan in July.
Sindhu is a former world champion and a two-time Olympic medallist. Her run in Germany came after a difficult 2025 season, and the back-to-back finals in Paris and Saarbrucken point to a return to form at the end of the year. The Hylo Open win also gave her 9,200 ranking points, which keep her in the race for the season-ending BWF World Tour Finals.
Sen ends his wait with a Hylo Open title
Sen, the seventh seed, beat Christie, the fourth seed and world No. 6, in the men’s final of the Hylo Open. Christie had entered the match as the defending champion. Sen won the first game 21-17 and the second 21-10, and he needed only 39 minutes to finish the job. It was his first title of the season and his second title at this event, after his first win in 2019.
Sen had reached the final by beating Toma Junior Popov of France 21-17, 21-13 in the semi-final. Against Christie, he played at a high tempo from the start and kept the Indonesian under pressure. The win levelled his career record against Christie at four wins each.
“It has been quite some time since I have won a tournament, so it feels really good to play this well,” Sen said. “The last two matches that I played were really top quality opponents and I managed to beat them convincingly. I am happy with the way I played and really happy to win a tournament.”
What the Hylo Open double means for India
The double was the first time since 2022 that two Indians won titles at the same BWF World Tour event at Super 500 level or above. The last such occasion was the India Open in 2022, when Sen won the men’s singles title and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty won the men’s doubles title.
India led the Hylo Open with two singles titles. Denmark won the men’s doubles title, Indonesia won the women’s doubles title, and France won the mixed doubles title, which was the only final of the day to go to three games. The spread of titles across four countries showed how open the doubles events were, even as India took both singles crowns.
For Indian badminton, the week in Saarbrucken had more than the two finals. Kharb, aged 19, reached the women’s semi-final before losing to Sindhu.