Ace shuttler, Lakshya Sen, is set to spearhead India's challenge at the Canada Open 2024 badminton tournament which is set to spearhead the nation's challenge on Tuesday.
Notably, it was Shifeng that Sen had defeated in the final of the men's singles competition at the Canada Open recently on July 9 by 21-18, 22-20 within two straight games to win his fourth BWF World Tour title after Dutch Open, SaarLorLux Open (2019) and Indian Open (2022).
This will be the 16th tournament of the Badminton World Federation (BWF) World Tour 2023 calendar. PV Sindhu, who sank to number 15 in the latest BWF World Rankings was able to make it to the final four stage of the Canada Open, where she lost to number one Akane Yamaguchi of Japan. Lakshya
India's Lakshya Sen won the men's singles title at the Canada Open 2023 defeating reigning All England champion China's Li Shi Feng (World No 10) in straight games 21-18, 22-20.
This is Lakshya Sen's 2nd appearance in the final of the Badminton World Federation (BWF) World Tour Super 500 event and he will be up against reigning All England champion Li Shi Feng of China on Sunday.
Sindhu, currently number 15 in Badminton World Federation Rankings (BWF) rankings, was handed a walkover against world number 16 Natsuki Nidaira of Japan in her round of 16 match.