Lakshya Sen Targets Japan Open Title After Hylo Open Triumph

Indian badminton star Lakshya Sen, riding high after winning the Hylo Open title, is now focused on the Japan Open, a BWF World Tour Super 500 tournament beginning on Tuesday. Sen will look to carry his winning momentum into the competition and secure another title before the BWF World Tour Finals. He will begin his men’s singles campaign against Yu Jen of Chinese Taipei. In another men’s singles first-round match, Kidambi Srikanth will face Denmark’s Rasmus Gemke. In women’s singles, Malvika Bansod is set to take on Japan’s Tomoka Miyazaki.

Several Indian doubles combinations will also be in action at the tournament. In men’s doubles, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty will face China’s Wang Chang and Shi Haonan, while Hariharan and Arjun will meet Malaysia’s Aaron Chia and Wooi Yik. In women’s doubles, Gayatri Gopichand and Treesa Jolly will take on Japan’s Hinata Suzuki and Nao Yamakita. In mixed doubles, Hariharan and Tanisha Crasto will face China’s Jiang Zheng and Wei Xin, while Dhruv Rawat and Manisha will begin their campaign against Chinese Taipei’s Hong Wei and Nicole Gonzalez. Indian players will be aiming for strong performances across the events.