Bangkok, Feb. 1 -- India's Devika Sihag scripted history as she became the women's singles champion of the Thailand Masters 2026 badminton event on Sunday, according to Olympics.com.

The rising star won her maiden BWF World Tour title after Malaysia's World No. 68 Goh Jin Wei was forced to retire injured while trailing 21-8, 6-3 in the final.

This was Devika Sihag's maiden BWF World Tour title as well as the first by an Indian this year. Devika, ranked 63rd, is also a three-time winner on the BWF International Circuit.

The 20-year-old had also previously finished runner-up at the second Indonesia Masters last year, but the BWF Super 100 tournament falls outside the World Tour ambit despite offering ranking points.

The Indian shuttler ...