India’s ace shuttler Lakshya Sen is anticipated to carry on his good form, while two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu will try to regain her top form at the Swiss Open Super 300 tournament, which is set to kick off on March 19 in Basel, Switzerland.
Sen, coming off semi-final appearances at the French Open and All England Championships, would look to convert his good form into titles.
Lakshya to face Leong Jun Hao
The seventh-seeded Indian will face Malaysian Leong Jun Hao in his opening match and could potentially clash with 2021 world champion Lee Zii Jia.
Former world No. 1 Kidambi Srikanth will take on Asian Games bronze medallist Wang Tzu-wei of Chinese Taipei while young Priyanshu Rajawat will face Hong Kong's fourth seed Lee Cheuk Yiu.
PV Sindhu back on the comeback trail
Meanwhile, Sindhu is on a comeback trail after recovering from a left knee injury. She seeks redemption after an early exit at the All-England Championship. Despite committing unforced errors, she remains determined to improve her performance.
The fourth-seeded Indian will face Germany's Yvonne Li, who retired against Sindhu in the All-England Championship opener last week.
Sindhu will face a formidable challenge in Busanan Ongbamrungphan in the quarterfinals, with a potential showdown against reigning All-England champion Carolina Marin of Spain.
In the women's singles category, Aakrashi Kashyap has a tough draw as he will begin her campaign against Canada's Michelle Li and if she wins then she will face the winner of the clash between Japan's Nozomi Okuhara and Thailand's Ratchanok Intanon in the next round.
The sixth-seeded women's doubles pair, Ashwini Ponnappa and Tanisha Crasto, enter the tournament in good form and are poised to take on the Indonesian duo of Meilysa Trias Puspitasari and Rachel Allessya Rose. Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand, seeded eighth, are prepared for a challenging match against the American duo of Annie Xu and Kerry Xu.
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