{"id":51661,"date":"2026-05-11T13:18:17","date_gmt":"2026-05-11T07:48:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/?p=51661"},"modified":"2026-05-11T13:18:17","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T07:48:17","slug":"toyota-thailand-open-2026-where-to-watch-key-players-and-complete-indian-squad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/badminton\/bwf-tour\/toyota-thailand-open-2026-where-to-watch-key-players-and-complete-indian-squad\/","title":{"rendered":"TOYOTA Thailand Open 2026: Where to watch , key players and Complete Indian Squad"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <b>TOYOTA Thailand Open 2026<\/b> (presented by VICTOR), an HSBC BWF World Tour Super 500 event with <b>US$500,000<\/b> prize money, runs from May 12 to 17, 2026, at the Nimibutr Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand. This key Asian circuit stop features top international stars and offers crucial ranking points.<\/p>\n<h3>Where to Watch<\/h3>\n<p>Matches will be streamed live on <b>BWF TV<\/b> (free on YouTube). Action typically begins around 12:00 PM local time (IST +1.5 hours). Check BWF TV or local broadcasters for the full schedule.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>India\u2019s Squad:<\/h3>\n<p><b>Men\u2019s Singles<\/b><\/p>\n<p>1.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Lakshya Sen (world rank ~11-14) \u2013 India\u2019s top hope with strong recent form<br \/>\n2.\u00a0 Ayush Shetty<br \/>\n3.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Kidambi Srikanth<br \/>\n4.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Tharun Mannepalli<\/p>\n<p><b>Women\u2019s Singles<\/b><\/p>\n<p>1.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>P.V. Sindhu (world rank ~12-13) \u2013 Experienced medal contender<br \/>\n2.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Malvika Bansod<br \/>\n3.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Isharani Baruah<br \/>\n4.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Unnati Hooda<br \/>\n5.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Tanvi Sharma<br \/>\n6.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Devika Sihag<br \/>\n7.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Anmol Kharab<\/p>\n<p><b>Women\u2019s Doubles<\/b><\/p>\n<p>1.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Rituparna Panda \/ Sweety Parnia Panda<\/p>\n<p><b>Men\u2019s Doubles<\/b><\/p>\n<p>1.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Satwiksairaj Rankireddy \/ Chirag Shetty (world rank ~4-5) \u2013 India\u2019s powerhouse pair<br \/>\n2.\u00a0 MR Arjun \/ Hariharan<\/p>\n<p><b>Mixed Doubles<\/b><\/p>\n<p>1.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Dhruv Kapila \/ Tanisha Crasto<br \/>\n2.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Rohan Kapoor \/ Rutvika<br \/>\n3.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Shivani Surya \/ Pramuthesh<\/p>\n<h3>Key Players<\/h3>\n<p>The tournament boasts an elite field. In Men\u2019s Singles, watch for top seeds and stars like <b>Shi Yuqi <\/b>(China), <b>Kunlavut Vitidsarn<\/b> (Thailand \u2013 home favorite), <b>Anders Antonsen<\/b> (Denmark), <b>Kodai Naraoka<\/b> (Japan), Loh Kean Yew (Singapore), and <b>Lee Zii Jia <\/b>(Malaysia).<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>In Women\u2019s Singles, headliners include<b> Chen Yufei (<\/b>China), Akane Yamaguchi (Japan), and Ratchanok Intanon (Thailand).<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Men\u2019s Doubles features strong pairs like <b>Aaron Chia \/ Soh Wooi Yik <\/b>(Malaysia, though some top pairs may have withdrawal notes) alongside India\u2019s <b>Satwik-Chirag<\/b>. Women\u2019s Doubles and Mixed Doubles will see competitive entries from China, Indonesia, Thailand, and others, including Thailand\u2019s Dechapol Puavaranukroh pairings.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The TOYOTA Thailand Open 2026 (presented by VICTOR), an HSBC BWF World Tour Super 500 event with US$500,000 prize money,\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":502,"featured_media":51663,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4690],"tags":[5450,5110,1343,1327,2960,1337,1335,5144,4057,5296],"class_list":["post-51661","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bwf-tour","tag-anmol-kharb","tag-ayush-shetty","tag-chirag-shetty","tag-kidambi-srikanth","tag-lakshya-sen","tag-pv-sindhu","tag-satwiksairaj-rankireddy","tag-tanvi-sharma","tag-top-stories","tag-unnati-hooda"],"reading_time":"2 min read","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51661","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/502"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=51661"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51661\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":51664,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51661\/revisions\/51664"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/51663"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=51661"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=51661"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=51661"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}