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.
Kashyap won his opening round against German world No. 67 Kai Schaefer. Despite dominating the first game, Parupalli Kashyap needed to preserve two game points to win 21-14, 22-20.
Born in 1995, she made her debut in 2011 and since then has made a name for herself as India's leading lady in the sport and has clinched medals in almost every major competition.
Former No. 2 has witnessed a considerable decline in her ranking since the start of the year. She entered the 2023 season ranked seventh in the world but fell out of the top 10 in April.
The 12th-ranked Sindhu has failed to make a mark in the past three BWF World Tour events as she did not cross the second rounds. The former world champion was knocked out in the round of 16 of the Indonesia Open after exiting the Singapore Open and the Thailand Open in the first round.