Two of the top-ranked Indian badminton gamers Lakshya Sen and HS Prannoy are all set to face off within the first spherical of India Open 2023 beginning on Tuesday in Delhi.

The Indian pair locked horns almost one week in the past within the first spherical of the Malaysia Open as effectively, and based on the defending champion Sen, it’s fairly ‘unfortunate’ that he’s set to sq. off towards Prannoy within the first spherical itself.

The Indian pair of Sen and Prannoy have met one another six instances for the reason that Commonwealth Games 2022 in Birmingham. Prannoy has received two instances in that interval, together with the latest three-set win over Sen which eradicated the teenager from the Malaysian Open first spherical.

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They are each among the many high 10 in BWF rankings and would have been anticipated to go deep into the India Open nevertheless, neither of them was too happy to be paired alongside one another for a seventh assembly.

Prannoy, the highest-ranked Indian participant reached the semifinals of the just lately concluded Super 1000 sequence match, the place he was crushed by Japan Kodai Naraoka.

After realizing that he might be taking up the defending champion Sen in Delhi, the 30-year-old couldn’t assist to make a relatively sarcastic touch upon the draw.

“@lakshya_sen appears to be like like Tournament Software needs to see solely us enjoying towards one another in all tournaments. seventh assembly within the final 1 12 months, You received to be kidding me,” Prannoy had tweeted.

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Sen meanwhile felt that the draw was ‘unfortunate’ but they will have to be ready for any challenges that come forward.

Replying to a query from the Hindustan Times in the press conference ahead of the India Open, Sen stated, “Yeah, we have met many times over the past few months. Not every time in the first round… last year, it was in the quarterfinals or semi-finals.”

“This time, it’s fairly unlucky that we’re enjoying one another within the first spherical twice in every week. We simply need to take it as simply one other match… Both of us are ranked within the top-10 and it’s utterly okay that we’re enjoying within the first spherical. That’s how the draw goes in each match,” he added.

The youngster from Almora also insisted that the conditions in Delhi will be different to that in Malaysia and he’ll be looking to give his best.

“The conditions will be different here. It’s a different match and it was a very close contest last time as well, I will give my best this time,” stated the CWG 2022 gold medalist.

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