Lakshya spearheads Indian challenge at China Masters, young women's singles trio in focus

Sen, who became the first Indian male shuttler to reach an Olympic semifinal in Paris two years ago before finishing fourth, will face France's newly-crowned world champion Alex Lanier in his opening match. The Indian has enjoyed some notable results this season, including a.

His campaign on the Tour after that has been patchy. It was interrupted by an injury-forced retirement due to injury at the Canada Open before he suffered a first-round exit at the Korea Masters.

What Happened

In men's doubles, fourth seeds Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty will be among India's biggest hopes. They will open against China's Hu Ke Yuan and Lin Xiang Yi, who won the Orleans Masters title this season.

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• She became the youngest Indian to win a BWF World Tour title when she claimed the Odisha Open Super 100 crown in 2022 as an unseeded 14-year-old.

• Among others, the men's pair of Hariharan Amsakarunan and M R Arjun faces eighth-seeded Japanese combination of Takuro Hoki and Yugo Kobayashi, the 2021 world champions.

Key Details

The duo returned to action after missing a few events only to make a third-round exit from the Worlds at home. The Indian pair will hope for a deeper run as it builds up to the Asian Games title defence in Japan.

• In mixed doubles, Dhruv Kapila and Tanisha Crasto will take on Thai pairing of Tonkid and Tonrug Saeheng, while Rohan Kapoor and Ruthvika Shivani Gadde will face Chinese Taipei's Wu Guan Xun and Lee.

• The 21-year-old from Haryana, currently ranked inside the world's top 45, arrives on the back of a title-winning run at the Thailand Masters Super 300.

• She underlined her rapid rise this year by becoming the youngest-ever winner of the Taipei Open Super 300.

Why It Matters

India's young women's singles contingent will also be under the spotlight, with young prospects Unnati Hooda, Tanvi Sharma and Devika Sihag carrying the national flag. Unnati, the 18-year-old from Rohtak, faces fifth seed Han Yue of China.

• The 17-year-old from Hoshiarpur climbed to the junior world No.

• She has since added the Abu Dhabi Masters and Odisha Masters titles to her cabinet.

What Reports Say

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