Overview

• Lakshya Sen opens against world No.1 Shi Yu Qi in round one, renewing a challenging 1–3 head-to-head and Paris Olympic memories
• HS Prannoy will face Finland’s Joakim Oldorff before a likely second-round clash with world No.2 Anders Antonsen
• PV Sindhu, seeded 15th, begins against Bulgaria’s Kaloyana Nalbantova and could meet second seed Wang Zhi Yi as early as round three
• Men’s doubles ninth seeds Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty receive a first-round bye and may encounter China’s Liang–Wang in round three followed by Malaysia’s Aaron Chia–Soh Wooi Yik in the quarters
• India’s top women’s doubles pairing has withdrawn, promoting alternate teams into the draw, and mixed doubles entries include a seeded bye for Dhruv Kapila–Tanisha Crasto