Double Olympic medalist PV Sindhu and India's top player in the men's category Lakshya Sen will have to face a tough challenge in the first round of the US $ 950,000 Denmark Open Super 750 badminton tournament starting on Tuesday. Sindhu will face world number-1 and defending champion Ann Se Young in the first round. Lakshya will also have to overcome the challenge of third seed Chou Tien Chen in the first round of the men's category.

Former world champion Sindhu's performance in recent times has been up and down. The 31-year-old will be concerned about the fact that he has lost all his last 10 matches against An Se Young. Lakshya's performance in the last two years has also been quite volatile. He has also been troubled by a back injury recently. If he wants to win against Chou, he will have to give his best.

Such is the path of Ayush Shetty

Ayush Shetty, another Indian player participating in the men's singles, will try to maintain his excellent performance. In the first round, he will face Alvi Farhan of Indonesia, who had defeated him in the pre-quarterfinals of the World Championship. Kidambi Srikanth will start his campaign against Arnaud Merkle of France.

Tanvi Sharma, Ashmita Chaliha, Devika Sihag and Unnati Hooda will also challenge from India in the women's category. Tanvi's first match will be against Natsuki Nidaira of Japan, while Ashmita will face Kaloyana Nalbantova of Bulgaria. Devika will start her campaign against eighth seed Pornpawee Chochuwong of Thailand, while Unnati will face Han Qian Xi of China.

Satvik-Chirag faces challenge from Chinese pair

In men's doubles, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty will try to recover from their first round defeat in the Asian Games. This fifth seeded Indian pair will play their first match against China's He Ji Ting and Ren Jiang Yu. In women's doubles, Trisa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand will lead the Indian challenge. Their first match will be against Yan Fei Chen and Hsieh Pei Shan of Chinese Taipei. In women's doubles, Rutaparna Panda and Shwetaparna Panda will face the sixth seeded pair of China's Bao Li Jing and Cao Ji Han.