India’s top badminton players PV Sindhu and Lakshya Sen are set to lead the Indian challenge at the Indonesia Masters 2025, scheduled to kick off on Tuesday in Jakarta.
Key Highlights:
- PV Sindhu: Ranked 16th in the world, Sindhu will face Vietnam’s Nguyen Thuy Linh (world No. 32) in her opening women’s singles match.
- Lakshya Sen: World No. 12 Lakshya Sen, looking to bounce back after early exits in the Malaysia and India Open, will take on Japan’s Takuma Obayashi in the men’s singles round of 32.
- Men’s Doubles: Star duo Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy, ranked ninth globally, will aim to improve on their recent semi-final finishes in the Malaysia and India Open.
- Women’s Doubles: Ashwini Ponnappa and Tanisha Crasto will represent India and face Thailand’s Ornnicha Jongsathapornparn-Sukitta Suwachai in the first round.
- Mixed Doubles: Tanisha Crasto will pair with Dhruv Kapila in the mixed doubles and face Indonesia’s Adnan Maulana and Indah Cahya Sari Jamil.
India Squad for Indonesia Masters 2025
Men’s Singles:
- Lakshya Sen
- Priyanshu Rajawat
- Kiran George
- Kidambi Srikanth (Qualifier)
- Ayush Shetty (Qualifier)
Men’s Doubles:
- Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty
Women’s Singles:
- PV Sindhu
- Aakarshi Kashyap
- Rakshitha Ramraj
- Anupama Upadhyaya
- Isharani Baruah (Qualifier)
- Tanya Hemnath (Qualifier)
Women’s Doubles:
- Ashwini Ponnappa-Tanisha Crasto
Mixed Doubles:
- Tanisha Crasto-Dhruv Kapila
- Rohan Kapoor-Ruthvika Gadde
Tournament Outlook
- The Indonesia Masters is a Super 500 event on the BWF World Tour, offering significant ranking points.
- India’s players will look to build momentum early in the season and aim for strong finishes in this prestigious tournament.
Fans will keenly watch how PV Sindhu, Lakshya Sen, and the Satwik-Chirag duo perform as they represent India’s best hopes for titles at the event.