Mumbai, March 21 -- India is assured of the men's title at the Indian Open 2026 after Abhay Singh and Veer Chotrani advanced to the final with impressive victories in their respective semifinals on Saturday. In the women's competition, top seed Anahat Singh will face Egypt's Hana Moataz in Sunday's title clash.

According to a press release from the tournament, the second seed Abhay Singh overcame a strong challenge from Malaysia's Ameeshenraj Chandaran to win 3-1 (11-9, 9-11, 11-3, 11-8). In the other semifinal, fourth seed Veer Chotrani defeated another Malaysian, Sanjay Jeeva, also by a 3-1 margin (11-7, 11-5, 5-11, 11-6), setting up an all-Indian showdown for the title.

Abhay, one of the favourites heading into the tournament, was pu...