Rejuvenated PV Sindhu, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty, Lakshya Sen Eye Good Show At India Open 2025

The tastes of PV Sindhu, Lakshya Sen and even the double combination of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty needed a break to recover from injuries and bad guys and rejuvenate after the Paris Olympic campaign. Having taken their time by spending time far from the circuit, the best stars of the Indian badminton should free their best on the lawn at home while the Yonex-Sunrise Open in 2025 starts at the KD Jadhav Indoor Hall at the Indira Gandhi Arena in New Delhi from Tuesday.


The prestigious event, which is part of the HSBC BWF World Tour 750 series, attracted the best badminton players in the world, including the Olympic champions Viktor Axelsen and a Se-Young among others.


Sindhu, the 2017 champion, took a long break after the Paris Olympic Games before returning to the circuit at the end of the year. She also married in December and is eager to make a solid statement with her performance here.


“It will be my first tournament after the wedding and also in the new year. So everything is new and I want to give the best of the competition in front of the fans of the house … After the Paris Olympic Games, I wanted time to recover physically and emotionally and the break helped me recover,” said Sindhu during the launching conference of the Yonex India 2025 press conference.


Sindhu will open his campaign against Shuo Yung Sung from Chinese Taipei.

More than 200 players of powerful badminton nations such as India, China, Japan, Denmark, South Korea and Indonesia will be in action in the Yonex-Sunrise Open this week with up to 45 Indian players who will participate in the tournament.

The secretary general of Badminton Association of India, Sanjay Mishra, stressed that the number of Indian players participating in the tournament testified to the efforts of the Federation to spread the game across the country. “Having 28 entries in a super 750 event is a great success for the Indian badminton. Having a chance to play in a tournament of this stature and to look at the best in action in the world will only help the development of our young guns and that is why organizing such events is so important for us.”

Speaking of their association with the tournament, Vikramithya Dhar, director general of Sunrise Sports India, said: “At Yonex-Sunrise, we believe in the empowerment of athletes with the best equipment in class and the creation of platforms to present their talent. The Yonex Sunrise Open is not only a tournament; it is a celebration of the spirit of Badminton and India.

Besides Sindhu, Indian Badminton fans hope that the gold medalists from Asian games and finalists of the last edition, Satwik and Chirag, add another India Open trophy to their office.

Satwik and Chirag were out of action for a large part of 2024 after the Paris Games. They made a strong return to the Super 1000 of Malaysia Open 1000 last week, reaching the semi-finals and are determined to repeat their winning performance of the title of Open 2022. “The shoulder injury was launched and deactivated. But I also had a back injury after the Paris Olympic Games which took time to recover. Satwik and Chirag


“The last time we came here was after playing the Malaysia Open final and reached the final here. This time too, we started (the year) with a semi-final in Malaysia and that we want to improve last year’s results,” he added.

“Each year, this tournament continued to grow in stature and popularity, attracting a new generation of players and fans. The Yonex -Sunrise India Open has created new references each year and we are impatiently awaiting another event successfully organized this week,” said the director of events BWF – Tournament Operations, Selvaamresh Supramaniam.


Sen also wants to win the Crown in the presence of fans, because its reigning winning performance in 2022 was in camera due to the prohibition induced by Pandemic spectators in the stadium that year.


“We can rarely play in front of fans in India and, therefore, open India is a very important tournament for us. The last time I won the tournament, it was without fans. But this time, I want to win it in front of fans,” he said, adding that he made disappointment behind the disappointment of the disappointment of the Olympics of Paris and the fire to do well.

The 2025 BWF World Tour season should discover new talents and the support of partners has been the key to the development of the tour over the years.

Speaking on their role as key partner of the HSBC BWF World Tour, Hitera Dave, Managing Director and CEO, HSBC India said: “At HSBC, we are proud to be associated with the World Badminton Federation (BWF) as a global banking partner and as a sponsor title of the HSBC BWF Tour. entire.

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