PV Sindhu, Lakshya Sen to lead India's challenge at Sudirman Cup 2025 in China

Xiamen [China]: Ace shuttlers PV Sindhu and Lakshya Sen will spearhead India’s challenge at the upcoming Sudirman Cup 2025 badminton tournament in China, which will be played from April 27 to May 4, according to Olympics.com.

The Sudirman Cup, organised by the Badminton World Federation (BWF), is a prestigious biennial international mixed team badminton tournament. Every tie in the Sudirman Cup consists of five matches - men’s singles, women’s singles, men’s doubles, women’s doubles and mixed doubles.

Sindhu, India’s highest-ranked women’s singles player at world No. 18, will lead the team alongside 20-year-old Anupama Upadhyaya. Lakshya Sen, ranked No. 18 in men’s singles, will join HS Prannoy in the men’s singles lineup.

India will miss the services of world No. 11 men’s doubles pair Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty, who pulled out due to fitness concerns. Their absence opens the door for Hariharan Amsakarunan and Ruban Kumar Rethinasabapathi to make their mark.

India qualified for the Sudirman Cup based on its world team ranking and is currently placed No. 8. They have been drawn in Group D alongside strong contenders Indonesia (world No. 3), Denmark (No. 7) and England (No. 14). The top two teams from each group advance to the quarter-finals.

 India’s schedule: April 27, Sunday: India vs Denmark - 2:30 PM, April 29, Tuesday: Indonesia vs India - 2:30 PM, May 1, Thursday: India vs England - 2:30 PM. (ANI)

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