Lakshya Sen, Tanvi Sharma Spearhead India’s US Open Super 300 Charge

Published 22 June 2026 · sports

Lakshya Sen, Tanvi Sharma Spearhead India’s US Open Super 300 Charge Published By, Last Updated: June 22, 2026, 12:25 IST Lakshya Sen and Tanvi Sharma

Lakshya Sen, Tanvi Sharma Spearhead India’s US Open Super 300 Charge Published By, Last Updated: June 22, 2026, 12:25 IST Lakshya Sen and Tanvi Sharma spearhead India's strong singles challenge at the US Open Super 300 in Fullerton. Rapid Read Lakshya Sen will take on Belgium's Jullien Carragi in the opening round (Picture credit: Badminton Photo) Star men’s singles shuttler Lakshya Sen and rising star Tanvi Sharma will lead India’s challenge at the US Open Super 300 badminton tournament starting in Fullerton on Tuesday. India will be well represented in the singles draws, featuring former World Championships silver medallist Kidambi Srikanth along with a seven-member women’s team. World No. 14 and Paris Olympics semifinalist Sen has been seeded second and drawn to face Belgium’s Julien Carraggi in the opening round. Placed in the opposite half of the draw is top seed and world No. 6 Chou Tien Chen of Chinese Taipei, who headlines the men’s singles field. Sen enjoys a 5-4 head-to-head record against Chou, having won their last two meetings, and could run into him if he goes all the way.

The Indian will be eager to bounce back after a disappointing first-round exit at the Indonesia Open earlier this month. world championships silver-medallist Srikanth is the other seeded Indian in men’s singles. Seeded fifth, he will open against Chinese Taipei’s Liao Jhuo-Fu. India also have Saneeth Dayanand in the main draw. The unseeded shuttler is set to begin his campaign against fourth seed Yudai Okimoto of Japan. S. Sankar Muthusamy Subramanian has also made the main draw and will face a qualifier in the round of 32. In the women’s singles, India have a strong representation with seven shuttlers in the main draw, led by fifth seed Tanvi and sixth seed Devika Sihag, who are ranked 32nd and 34th in the world, respectively. Three Indians are placed in the top half of the draw, while four, including Tanvi and Devika, feature in the bottom half. The 17-year-old Tanvi, who reached the semifinals of the Orleans Masters in March and the quarterfinals of the Australian Open Super 500, is all set to open her campaign against Germany’s Yvonne Li.

Devika, who has already claimed two titles this year, the Thailand Masters Super 300 and the Azerbaijan International in consecutive tournaments in January–February, will start her campaign against Peru’s Ines Lucia Castillo Salazar. World No. 51 Anmol Kharb, a quarterfinalist at last week’s Macau Open, will take on Bulgaria’s Kaloyana Nalbantova in the opening round. Rakshitha Sree S has a tricky path in the top half. She will first face a qualifier and, if she progresses, Rakhshitha is likely to meet top seed and world No. 13 Michelle Li of Canada in the round of 16. Shriyanshi Valishetty is the other Indian in the top half and will begin against Canada’s Rachel Chan. In the bottom half, Tanya Hemanth faces a stern opener against third seed and world No. 19 Riko Gunji of Japan, while Aakarshi Kashyap will be up against Chinese Taipei’s Tung Ciou-Tong. In women’s doubles, Commonwealth Games bronze medallists Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand will be India’s lone representatives in the main draw.