On Tuesday, India’s top shuttlers – including Lakshya Sen – were handed a challenging draw in next month’s Badminton Asia Championships with several tough opponents awaiting them in the opening rounds.
The USD 500,000 individual competition will be held here from April 8 to 13.
Badminton Asia Championships 2025 First Round Draw for Indians
Men’s singles
Lakshya Sen vs Lee Chiao-Hao (Chinese Taipei)
HS Prannoy vs Guang Zu Lu (China)
Priyanshu Rajawat vs Kantaphon Wangcharoen (Thailand)
Kiran George vs Qualifier
Women’s singles
PV Sindhu vs Ester Nurumi Tri Wardoyo (Indonesia)
Anupama Upadhyaya vs Ratchanok Intanon (Thailand)
Malvika Bansod vs Fang Jie Gao (China)
Aakarshi Kashyap vs Yue Han (China)
Men’s doubles
Hariharan Amsakarunan/Ruban Kumar Rethinasabapathi vs Qualifier
Pruthvi Krishnamurthy Roy/Sai Pratheek K vs Chieh Chiu Hsiang/Wang Chi-Lin (Chinese Taipei)
Women’s doubles
Treesa Jolly/Gayatri Gopichand vs Qualifier
Priya Konjengbam/Shruti Mishra vs Sung Shuo Yun/Yu Chien Hui (Chinese Taipei)
Mixed doubles
Rohan Kapoor/Ruthvika Shivani Gadde vs Yap Roy King/Siow Valeree (Malaysia)
Sathish Karunakaran/Aadya Variyath vs Goh Soon Huat/Lai Shevon Jemie (Malaysia)
Dhruv Kapila/Tanisha Crasto vs Hoo Pang Ron/Cheng Su Yin (Malaysia)
Ashith Surya/Amrutha Pramuthesh vs Qualifier
Sen, a bronze medallist at the 2021 World Championships, will open his campaign against Chinese Taipei’s Lee Chia-Hao, a finalist at the All England Championships early this month.
HS Prannoy, who hasn’t been his best self since suffering a bout of Chikengunya, will face China’s Guang Zu Lu in his first match.
In the men’s singles, Priyanshu Rajawat has been drawn against Thailand’s Kantaphon Wangcharoen, while Kiran George will face a qualifier.
In the women’s singles, two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu will begin her campaign against world No. 34 Ester Nurumi Tri Wardoyo of Indonesia, while her compatriots face stiffer challenges.
Anupama Upadhyaya will take on Thailand’s former world champion Ratchanok Intanon, seeded eighth, while Malvika Bansod has been drawn against China’s Fang Jie Gao. Aakarshi Kashyap faces second seed Yue Han of China.
In women’s doubles, the pair of Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand, ranked 9th, will face a qualifier in their opening match. Priya Konjengbam and Shruti Mishra will also compete in the women’s doubles event.
In men’s doubles, India will be represented by the unheralded duo of Hariharan Amsakarunan and Ruban Kumar Rethinasabapathi, along with Pruthvi Krishnamurthy Roy and Sai Pratheek K.
The mixed doubles event will feature Rohan Kapoor/Ruthvika Shivani Gadde, Sathish Karunakaran/Aadya Variyath, Dhruv Kapila/Tanisha Crasto, and Ashith Surya/Amrutha Pramuthesh.
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