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Sindhu and Lakshya face tough opening matches at Denmark Open

India’s badminton players face a demanding draw at the Denmark Open, a Super 750 tournament starting Tuesday in Odense, Denmark.

P.V. Sindhu opens against An Se-young, the world No.

1 and defending champion.

Sindhu has lost all 10 of their previous matches, though she won the Japan Open in July and reached the Arctic Open quarterfinals last week.

Lakshya Sen faces third seed Chou Tien Chen as he seeks to regain form after an underwhelming Asian Games individual campaign.

A back injury has also hampered Lakshya, who reached the All England final earlier this year and an Olympic semifinal in 2024.

Other Indian players in the draw include Ayush Shetty, Kidambi Srikanth and the doubles pair Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty.

Their results will determine how far India’s players advance in the tournament.

Sources

Sportstar · 1 hr ago