Indian players face tough draws at Denmark Open in Odense

The Denmark Open badminton tournament runs from October 13 to 18 at the SJF Bank Arena in Odense.

India’s leading entrants include P.V. Sindhu, Lakshya Sen and the men’s doubles pair Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty.

Sindhu’s first opponent is An Se-young, the world No.

1 and defending champion; Sindhu has lost all 10 of their previous meetings.

Lakshya opens against third seed Chou Tien Chen of Chinese Taipei.

Fifth seeds Satwik and Chirag begin against China’s He Ji Ting and Ren Xiang Yu after a first-round exit at the Asian Games.

India also has players entered in singles and doubles, including Ayush Shetty, Kidambi Srikanth and the women’s doubles pair Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand.

The tournament gives India’s players a chance to advance through a challenging draw, and Indian viewers can watch live on FanCode.