Malaysia Open 2025: Preview, Indians in action, when and where to watch, LIVE Streaming info

Malaysia Open 2025: Preview, Indians in action, when and where to watch, LIVE Streaming info

India’s doubles duo of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty will aim for a strong result, Lakshya Sen will look to build on his recent form and HS Prannoy will hope to shake off rust after a lengthy break at the season-opening Malaysia Super 1000 tournament on Tuesday.

Last year, Satwik and Chirag, who narrowly missed out on the title, will open their campaign against the pair of Ming Che Lu and Tang Kai Wei from Chinese Taipei.

In men’s singles, Lakshya will look to carry forward his recent success after ending a long title drought with a victory at the Syed Modi International Super 300 and a third-place finish at the King Cup International last month.

Prannoy, on the other hand, will be returning to action after a five-month hiatus following his pre quarterfinal exit at the Paris Olympics. His first test will be against Canada’s Brian Yang in the opening round.

In women’s singles, two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu will be missing from the tournament. In her absence, other Indian players — Malvika Bansod, Aakarshi Kashyap, and Anupama Upadhyaya will look to make their mark.

Malvika will open against Malaysia’s Goh Jin Wei, Aakarshi will face Denmark’s Julie Dawall Jakobsen, and Anupama has a tough task ahead as she faces eighth-seeded Pornpawee Chochuwong in her opener.

In women’s doubles, the Indian duo of Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand, seeded sixth, will look to carry the momentum from a maiden Super 300 title in Lucknow and its participation in the season-ending BWF World Tour Finals.

The Indian combination will face Thailand’s Ornnicha Jongsathapornparn and Sukitta Suwachai in their opening match.

Eighth seeds Tanisha Crasto and Ashwini Ponnappa, who retained the Guwahati Masters Super 100 title, will take on Japan’s Misaki Matsutomo and Chiharu Shida in their first match.

In mixed doubles, Tanisha Crasto will partner Dhruv Kapila, while Sathish Karunakaran and Aadya Variyath, along with Ashith Surya and Amrutha Pramuthesh, will also compete in their respective events.

-PTI

Men’s singles: Lakshya Sen, HS Prannoy, Priyanshu Rajawat

Men’s doubles: Satwiksairaj Rankireddy/Chirag Shetty

Women’s singles: Aakarshi Kashyap, Anupama Upadhyaya, Malvika Bansod

Women’s doubles: Treesa Jolly/Gayatri Gopichand, Ashwini Ponnappa/Tanisha Crasto, Rutaparna Panda/Swetaparna Panda

Mixed doubles: Dhruv Kapila/Tanisha Crasto, Sathish Kumar Karunakaran/Aadya Variyath, Ashith Surya/Amrutha Pramuthesh