Viktor Axelsen, An Se-Young Claim India Open Titles

Paris Olympic champions Viktor Axelsen of Denmark and South Korea’s An Se Young registered thumping victories to clinch the men’s and women’s singles titles in the Yonex-Sunrise India Open 2025 at the KD Jadhav Indoor Hall here on Sunday.

Axelsen, playing in his sixth India Open final in 10 years, defeated Hong Kong’s Lee Cheuk Yiu 21-16, 21-8 to clinch his third India Open men’s singles crown while An Se Young had little trouble in packing off Thailand’s Pornpawee Chochuwong 21-12, 21-9 in the women’s singles final.

In the paired events, the unseeded Japanese combination of Arisa Igarashi and Ayaka Sakuramoto capped off their giant-killing run with a clinical 21-15, 21-13 victory over South Korea’s Kim Hye Jang and Kong Hee Young in the women’s doubles summit clash. This is only the third tournament together for the Japanese combination with Igarashi, formerly known as Arisa Higashino, making a successful shift to women’s doubles from mixed doubles.