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Last Updated:January 15, 2026, 19:11 IST
The first and third games of the Round of 16 encounter between Prannoy and Loh had to be thwarted momentarily as bird droppings halted the run of play.
India Open 2026 Ro16 encounter between Prannoy and Loh had to be interrupted as bird droppings landed on the playing court.
An unexpected interruption occurred during HS Prannoy’s victory over Loh Kean Yew of Singapore as bird droppings landed on the court at the Indira Gandhi Stadium.
The first and third games of the Round of 16 encounter between Prannoy and Loh had to be thwarted momentarily as bird droppings halted the run of play.
India Open badminton match between Loh Kean Yew and HS Prannoy halted at 16-14 in the first game after bird poop lands on court at Indira Gandhi stadium. Match was halted for the same reason in game 3. 2 days ago BAI had stated that pigeons were only there in practise court. pic.twitter.com/SFlqsEHiRG— jonathan selvaraj (@jon_selvaraj) January 15, 2026
The instance fueled the criticism around the event, which is being held as a test run for the World Championships slated to be held at the Indira Gandhi Stadium later in the year.
The instance comes just a day after Badminton Association of India general secretary Sanjay Mishra clapped back at criticism over the condition at the India Open 2026 after Danish shuttlers Anders Antonsen and Mia Blichfeldt flagged concerns over the arrangements made at the event.
Mishra voiced that a majority of the shuttlers were appreciative of the arrangements made at the event held as a test ahead of the World Championships, slated to be held at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium.
Blichfeldt’s criticism was followed by Anders Antonsen’s withdrawal from the event citing the level of pollution in the Capital City, which resulted in a fine of 5000 USD.
Mishra slammed the World No.3 for his comments over conditions prevalent in the Capital City and revealed that his reason for dropping out of the event wasn’t accepted by the BWF.
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January 15, 2026, 19:08 IST
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