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Saina Nehwal lost to Tai Tzu Ying of Taiwan in the final of the Denmark Open in a three-game contest which ended in 52 minutes. The Indian was unable to beat the young Taiwan player who in recent past has dominated the women’s singles badminton and is also ranked number one in the world.

Saina Nehwal defeated Indonesia’s Gregoria Mariska Tunjung 21-11, 21-12 to reach the final of the Denmark Open where she will face the fierce Tai Tzu Ying tomorrow. In the men’s singles match, Kidambi Srikanth’s run ended against Japan's Kento Momota, who won 21-16, 21-12 in straight sets.

Kidambi Srikanth got the better of Hans-Kristian Vittinghus by a margin of 21-16, 21-10 to enter the second round of the Denmark Open tournament. Meanwhile, Sameer Verma also moved to the next round in the men's singles event by beating China's Shi Yuqi 21-17, 21-18 in 44 minutes.

Saina Nehwal endured a nervy start to the Denmark Open as she fought her way to a three-set thriller against Hong Kong’s Ngan Yi Cheung in the opening round of the tournament. But Asian Games silver medalist PV Sindhu was knocked out in the first round at the hands of American Beiwen Zhang.