The Indian team led by two-time Olympic medalist PV Sindhu and world champion medalists Srikanth and Lakshya Sen will face a challenge in the German Opener Super 300 badminton tournament, starting Tuesday. Sindhu had won the Syed Modi International title and Lakshya won the Super 500 trophy in January, while Srikanth was ruled out of the World Championships due to the coronavirus.

After the gold medal in the World Championships 2019, Sindhu had to wait for the title till the 2022 Syed Modi tournament in Lucknow. 7th seed PV Sindhu is set to open her campaign against world number 11 Busanan Ongbamrungphan of Thailand. At the same time, 8th seeded Indian player Srikanth is going to face France's Bryce Leverdez in his first campaign.

Almora's Lakshya is in the form: Lakshya, who is a silver medallist at the ongoing World Championships in good form, has taken full advantage of the opportunity. He has also won a bronze medal in Huelva, Spain and then the India Open title in January. Only he could perform effectively in the Indian campaign at the Asian Team Championships in Malaysia last month. Almora's goal is to play against Thailand's Kentaphone Vengcharon in the first round.

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