India to field their largest-ever contingent at India Open Super 750 next week

Star shuttlers Lakshya Sen and PV Sindhu will headline host Indias largestever contingent at the YonexSunrise India Open Super 750 badminton tournament starting from January 14With top stars like Olympic champions Viktor Axelsen An Se Young and world No 1 Shi Yuqi leading the field toptier action is expected at the KD Jadhav Indoor Hall Indira Gandhi StadiumA total of 21 Indian players including three mens singles four womens singles two mens doubles eight womens doubles and four mixed doubles pairs will compete in the USD 950000 BWF World Tour event which offers 11000 ranking points for the championsWith so many Indian players competing in a Super 750 event its a remarkable sign of the growth and rise of Indian badminton on the world stage Sanjay Mishra General Secretary the Badminton Association of India said in a releaseThis is just the beginning 2025 promises to be a year where more names will feature alongside the established names while fresh faces will emerge and shine bringing glory and pride to India The competition at the IG Stadium will be a testament to the rising caliber of Indian talents he addedThe tournament which was elevated to the Super 750 category in 2023 saw India field 14 entries in the past two editions Indias highlights were Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy reaching the mens doubles final and HS Prannoy making the mens singles semifinals in 2024Chirag and Satwik semifinalists at the 2024 China Masters will lead Indias mens doubles charge Satwik returning from injury will look to regain his form after limited play since the Paris OlympicsApart from SatwikChirag Indias hopes will also rest on former champion Lakshya Sen and twotime Olympic medallist SindhuThe competition will feature 18 of the worlds top 20 mens singles players and 14 of the top 20 womens singles shuttlersThe mens doubles lineup is being led by Chinas Paris Olympics silver medalwinning combination of Liang Weikeng and Wang Chang along with Paris bronze medallists Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik of Malaysia Danish pair of Kim Astrup and Anders Rasmussen and Indonesias Fajar Alfian and Muhammad Rian ArdiantoList of India playersMens Singles Lakshya Sen HS Prannoy Priyanshu RajawatWomens Singles PV Sindhu Malvika Bansod Anupama Upadhyaya Aakarshi KashyapMens Doubles Chirag ShettySatwiksairaj Rankireddy K Sai PratheekPruthvi K RoyWomens Doubles Treesa JollyGayatri Gopichand Ashwini PonnappaTanisha Crasto Rutuparna PandaSwetaparna Panda Mansa RawatGayatri Rawat Ashwini BhatShikha Gautam Sakshi GahlawatApoorva Gahlawat Sania SikkandarRashmi Ganesh Mrunmayee DeshpandePrerana AlvekarMixed Doubles Dhruv KapilaTanisha Crasto K Sathish KumarAadya Variyath Rohan KapoorG Ruthvika Shivani Ashith SuryaAmrutha PramutheshWith agency inputs