Daijiworld Media Network - Odense
Odense, Oct 13: The Denmark Open badminton tournament begins in Odense on Tuesday, with Indian shuttlers set for challenging matches across various categories.
Two-time Olympic medallist P V Sindhu will face South Korea’s Olympic champion and world number one An Se-young in the women’s singles round-of-32 match. Tanvi Sharma will take on Japan’s Natsuki Nidaira in another women’s singles match on Tuesday.
Ashmita Chaliha, Devika Sihag and Unnati Hooda are scheduled to play their pre-quarterfinal matches on Wednesday.
In men’s singles, Lakshya Sen and former world number one Kidambi Srikanth will compete in their round-of-32 matches on Tuesday, while Ayush Shetty will be in action on Wednesday.
India’s men’s doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty will also take the court on Wednesday.