Sixth
seeded
Srikanth
showed
signs
of
returning
to
form
last
week
as
he
put
up
a
spirited
fight
against
two-time
world
champion
Kento
Momota
of
Japan
before
losing
in
the
French
Open
second
round.
The
Indian
lost
the
match
narrowly
after
squandering
a
two-point
lead
in
the
decider
but
he
will
look
to
take
focus
on
the
positives
and
put
his
best
foot
forward
when
he
begins
his
campaign
here
against
Japan’s
Koki
Watanabe.
Young
Lakshya,
ranked
world
no
22,
had
a
decent
outing
at
the
Denmark
Open
and
French
Open
with
second
round
and
quarterfinal
finishes
respectively.
He
will
look
to
continue
the
momentum
when
he
takes
on
France’s
Thomas
Rouxel
in
the
opening
match.
The
20-year-old
from
Almora
will
be
eager
to
get
over
the
disappointment
of
having
to
pull
out
of
the
event
last
year
after
his
father
and
coach
DK
Sen
had
tested
COVID-19
positive.
Sameer
Verma,
ranked
21,
also
had
a
good
outing
in
the
last
two
weeks,
reaching
the
last
16
and
final
eight
respectively
but
his
campaign
was
cut
short
by
a
calf
injury
as
he
retired
midway
on
both
occasions.
The
27-year-old
from
Dhar
is
scheduled
to
take
on
Thailand’s
Kunlavut
Vitidsarn
in
his
campaign
opener
but
a
question
mark
still
remains
on
his
fitness.
Among
other
Indians
in
the
event,
which
was
earlier
known
as
SaarLorLux
Open,
former
champion
Subhankar
Dey
will
meet
Korea’s
Lee
Dong
Keun,
HS
Prannoy
has
been
pitted
against
Ireland’s
Nhat
Nguyen,
while
Sourabh
Verma
will
cross
swords
with
Max
Weisskirchen
of
Germany.
Men’s
doubles
pair
of
B
Sumeeth
Reddy
and
Manu
Attri,
women’s
doubles
combination
of
Ashwini
Ponnappa
and
N
Sikki
Reddy
will
also
look
to
get
their
confidence
back
when
they
compete
in
the
tournament.
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