New Delhi: Two-time Olympics medalist PV Sindhu and Paris Olympics semifinalist Lakshya Sen will lead a 14-member strong Indian team in the Badminton Asia Mixed Team Championships to be played in Qingdao, China from February 11-16. India bagged a bronze medal in the last edition of the championships held in Dubai in 2023 and will be hoping to change the colour in their latest outing.
The national selectors have given importance to the world rankings and current form of the players while selecting the squad that will have H.S. Prannoy and Malvika Bansod as the second men’s and women’s singles players, respectively.
India also have a strong outfit in doubles, with the former World No.1 combination of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty leading the men’s doubles charge, while the women’s doubles duties will be shouldered by the young duo of Gayatri Gopichand and Treesa Jolly or Olympians Ashwini Ponnappa, and Tanisha Crasto.
The tournament will be played in two stages: the Stage (qualifying stage), where there will be a round-robin within groups, and the knockout stage. The top two teams from each group will advance to the knockout stage.
