Lakshya Sen and Tanvi Sharma to lead India’s challenge at US Open Super Badminton Tournament in California

Star shuttlers Lakshya Sen and Tanvi Sharma will lead India’s challenge at the US Open Super Badminton Tournament, beginning today in California. World No. 14 Lakshya Sen, seeded second, will take on Belgium’s Julien Carraggi in the opening round of the men’s singles event. Former World Championships silver medallist Kidambi Srikanth, seeded fifth, will face Chinese Taipei’s Liao Jhuo-Fu in his first-round match. Unseeded Indian shuttler Saneeth Dayanand will begin his campaign against Japan’s fourth seed Yudai Okimoto, while S. Sankar Muthusamy Subramanian will take on a qualifier in the round of 32. 

In women’s singles, India has a strong contingent of seven players in the main draw, led by fifth seed Tanvi Sharma and sixth seed Devika Sihag. Seventeen-year-old Tanvi will open her campaign against Germany’s Yvonne Li. In women’s doubles, Commonwealth Games bronze medallists Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand will face Spain’s Paula Lopez and Lucia Rodriguez in the opening round. In mixed doubles, seventh seeds Dhruv Rawat and Maneesha K will begin their campaign against Indonesia’s Wirawan Ihsan Adam and Serena Kani.