Former Commonwealth Games gold medallist Lakshya has struggled to rediscover his touch since the semi-final loss at the Paris Olympics last year
Lakshya Sen
Lakshya Sen will open his campaign against World No. 1 Shi Yu Qi of China as Indian shuttlers were on Wednesday handed challenging draws for the World Championships, starting here on August 25.
It will be the fifth meeting between the two shuttlers, with Shi holding a superior 3-1 lead in head-to- head record against the Indian, who won bronze medal in the 2021 edition of the tournament.
Former Commonwealth Games gold medallist Lakshya has struggled to rediscover his touch since the semi-final loss at the Paris Olympics last year.
Another men’s singles bronze medallist, HS Prannoy, will open against lower-ranked Joakim Oldorff of Finland, but a likely second-round clash with World No. 2 Anders Antonsen of Denmark awaits him.
In women’s singles, the most successful Indian shuttler in the tournament and five-time medallist PV Sindhu has a relatively easy first round. She begins her campaign against World No. 66 Kaloyana Nalbantova of Bulgaria. However, the two-time Olympic medallist and 2019 champion, who also has struggled for form recently, could meet World No. 2 Wang Zhi Yi of China in the round of 16. The top Indian men’s doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty have received a first-round bye.
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