The Syed Modi International 2024 badminton tournament kicks off in Lucknow today, promising intense action on the courts of the Babu Banarasi Das Indoor Stadium.
As a BWF Super 300 event, the competition features some of India’s top players like PV Sindhu, Lakshya Sen, and the dynamic men’s doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty will headline the tournament as they aim to end their respective title droughts.
The matches will be held at the Babu Banarasi Das Indoor Stadium and will be live-streamed on the BWF TV YouTube channel and telecast on DD Sports in India.
PV Sindhu and Lakshya Sen lead singles hopes
Two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu, struggling to rediscover her peak form, will spearhead India’s women’s singles campaign.
The former world champion last won a title at the Singapore Open in July 2022.
With a world ranking that has slipped to No. 19, Sindhu aims to capitalize on home conditions to clinch her third Syed Modi International crown.
She begins her campaign against 17-year-old compatriot Anmol Kharb, a rising star with impressive wins at the Belgium and Poland International Challenge tournaments this year.
In men’s singles, Lakshya Sen, the 2021 World Championships bronze medallist, seeks to end his title drought, with his last victory dating back to the Canada Open in 2023.
The 23-year-old has shown flashes of brilliance this year, including semifinal appearances at the All England Championships and Paris Olympics.
Starting his campaign against a qualifier, Lakshya hopes to go all the way in Lucknow.
Doubles stars aim for glory
In men’s doubles, Asian Games gold medallists Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty are strong contenders.
Fresh from their semifinal finish at the China Masters, the duo is expected to shine under home conditions as they aim to add another title to their impressive resume.
Women’s doubles sees top-seeded Ashwini Ponnappa and Tanisha Crasto competing alongside Commonwealth Games bronze medallists Gayatri Gopichand and Treesa Jolly.
Both pairs are likely to dominate the field, with fans anticipating an all-Indian final. In mixed doubles, Dhruv Kapila and Tanisha Crasto will lead the Indian charge, joined by seasoned campaigners B Sumeeth Reddy and N Sikki Reddy.
Spotlight on rising stars
The tournament also provides a platform for young Indian talents to showcase their skills.
Priyanshu Rajawat, part of India’s Thomas Cup-winning team, and Malvika Bansod, currently ranked world No. 36, are among the promising players looking to make a mark.
Other notable names include 2023 World Junior Championships bronze medallist Ayush Shetty, Odisha Masters winner Sathish Karunakaran, and Unnati Hooda, a recent champion at the Abu Dhabi Masters.
Syed Modi International 2024: Indian badminton squad
Women’s singles
Main round: PV Sindhu, Anmol Kharb, Ira Sharma, Deepshikha Singh, Devika Sihag, Unnati Hooda, Ishika Jaiswal, Tasnim Mir, Anupama Upadhyaya, Aakarshi Kashyap, Isharani Baruah, Rakshitha Sree Santhosh Ramraj, Imad Farooqui Samiya, Shriyanshi Valishetty, Malvika Bansod
Qualifiers: Shruti Mundada, Navya Kanderi, Sakshi Gahlawat, Tanvi Sharma, Aashi Rawat, Prashansa Bonam, Mansi Singh
Men’s singles
Qualifiers: Abhishek Saini, Pranay Katta, Saneeth Dayanand, Tarun Reddy Katam, Vishal Vasudevan, Darshan Pujari, Abhishek Yeligar, Siddhanth Gupta, Rithvik Sanjeevi Satish Kumar, Subhankar Dey, Orijit Chaliha, Siddharth Pratap Singh, Bharat Raghav
Main round: Lakshya Sen, Ravi, Chirag Sen, Meiraba Luwang Maisnam, Kiran George, Alap Mishra, Tharun Mannepalli, Ayush Shetty, Raghu Mariswamy, Mithun Manjunath, S.Sankar Muthusamy Subramanian, Sathish Kumar Karunakaran, Kartikey Gulshan Kumar, Priyanshu Rajawat, Manav Choudhary
Women’s doubles
Qualifiers: Aparna Balan/Gowri Krishna TR, Kanika Kanwal/Bharti Pal, Deeksha Choudhary/Nila Valluvan, Aradhana Balachandra/Muskaan Khan, Kavya Gupta/Radhika Sharma, Yashica/Shenan Christian
Main round: Tanisha Crasto/Ashwini Ponnappa, Ishu Malik/Tanu Malik, Samriddhi Singh/Taneesha Singh, Priya Konjengbam/Shruti Mishra, Vaishnavi Khadkekar/Alisha Khan, Kavipriya Selvam/Simran Singhi, Rutaparna Panda/Swetaparna Panda, Rituparna Das/Pranika Holkar , Prerana Alvekar/Mrunmayee Deshpande, Dhanyaa Nandakumar/Arul Bala Radhakrishnan, Trisha Hegde/Ritika Thaker, Uthsava Palit/Harshitaa Rout, Navdha Manglam/Divya R.Balasubramanian, Rashmi Ganesh/Sania Sikkandar, Unnati Hooda/Ridhi Kaur Toor, Gayatri Rawat/Mansa Rawat, Apoorva Gahlawat/Sakshi Gahlawat, Ashwini Bhat K/Shikha Gautam , Arathi Sara Sunil/Varshini Viswanath Sri, Treesa Jolly/Gayatri Gopichand, Khushi Gupta/Likhita Srivastava
Men’s doubles
Qualifiers: Vishnu Sreekumar/Ashith Surya, Viplav Kuvale/Viraj Kuvale, Ayush Agarwal/Nitin Kumar, Yash Raikwar Thandrangi/Hema Nagendra Babu, Ajinkya Patharkar/Ganesh Vittalji, Dingku Singh Konthoujam/ Amaan Mohammad
Main round: Satwiksairaj Rankireddy/Chirag Shetty, Subramanian Sunjith/Arvind V Suresh, Pruthvi Krishnamurthy Roy/Sai Pratheek K, Deep Rambhiya/Pratik Ranade, Nithin HV/Venkata Harsha Vardhan Rayudu Veeramreddy, Ishaan Bhatnagar/Sankar Prasad Udayakumar, Ayush Makhija/Sujey Tamboli, Prakash Raj/Gouse Shaik, Achudaditya Rao Doddavarapu Siddarth Elango, Shiven Sharma/Mohit Singh, PS Ravikrishna/Akshan Shetty, Sanjai Srivatsa Dhanraj/Sai Pavan Karri, Hariharan Amsakarunan/Ruban Kumar Rethinasabapathi, Chayanit Joshi/Mayank Rana
Mixed doubles
Qualifiers: Thandrangi Hema Nagendra Babu/Kanika Kanwal, Harshvardhan Kothari/Aradhana Balachandra, Sanjai Srivatsa Dhanraj/Trisha Hegde, Ganesh Vittalji/Shivani Santosh Singh, Bhargav Ram Arigela/Vennala Kalagotla, Ayush Makhija/Deeksha Choudhary
Main round: B Sumeeth Reddy/N Sikki Reddy, Sunjith Subramanian/Gowri Krishna TR, Dhruv Kapila/Tanisha Crasto, Mohit Jaglan/Lakshita Jaglan, Tarun Kona/Sri Krishna Priya Kudaravalli, Sathwik Reddy Kanapuram/Vaishnavi Khadekar, Suraj Goala/Navdha Manglam , Vishnu Sreekumar/Aparna Balan, Ashith Surya/Amrutha Pramuthesh, Deep Rambhiya/Simran Singhi, Arvind V Suresh/Dhanyaa Nandakumar, Nithin HV/Anagha Aravinda Pai, Rohan Kapoor/Ruthvika Shivani Gadde, Gouse Shaik/Maneesha K, Nitin Kumar/Ridhi Kaur Toor, Venkat Gaurav Prasad/Juhi Dewangan, Ayush Agarwal/Shruti Mishra, Bokka Navaneeth/Ritika Thaker, Chayanit Joshi/Kavya Gupta, Sathish Kumar Karunakaran/Aadya Variyath, Bharathsanjai/Sania Sikkandar
Where to Watch
Fans in India can catch all the action live on the BWF TV YouTube channel and DD Sports TV. With a packed schedule and the nation’s top players competing, the Syed Modi International 2024 promises to be an exciting showcase of badminton talent.
Get the full schedule here.
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