Tanvi Sharma claims her maiden BWF World Tour title at Taipei Open

By  News On Air   Aug 02, 2026

In Badminton, India’s Tanvi Sharma claimed her maiden BWF World Tour title, defeating Vietnam’s 6th-seeded Nguyen Thuy Linh 21-16, 21-16 to win the Taipei Open Super women’s singles title today. The 17-year old Tanvi became the youngest Taipei Open champion surpassing Taiwan’s Tai Tzu Ying. She is also the first Indian woman to win the title since Saina Nehwal in 2008.