Denmark Open 2026: P.V. Sindhu Faces World No. 1 An Se-young, Lakshya Sen Meets Chou Tien Chen in Tough Draw

India’s shuttlers face a demanding draw at the $950,000 Denmark Open Super 750 tournament, which begins in Odense on Tuesday, 13 October 2026, Sportstar reported.

Quick Facts

Tournament	Denmark Open, BWF Super 750, Odense
Prize money	$950,000
Start	Tuesday, 13 October 2026
Sindhu’s opponent	An Se-young (world No. 1, defending champion)
Lakshya’s opponent	Chou Tien Chen (third seed)

Sindhu’s Daunting Start

Two-time Olympic medallist P.V. Sindhu, 31, opens against An Se-young and has lost all 10 of their previous meetings. Sindhu won the Japan Open Super 750 in July but lost to Thailand’s Ratchanok Intanon in three games in the quarter-finals of last week’s Arctic Open.

Lakshya’s Test

Lakshya Sen returns after a back injury and an underwhelming Asian Games individual event, where he lost in the round of 32 after beating Japan’s Kodai Naraoka in the team event. He was runner-up at the All England Championships this year, for the second time. He plays third seed Chou Tien Chen, who beat Ayush Shetty at the Asian Games.

Kidambi Srikanth, who won this title in 2017, opens against France’s Arnaud Merkle.

The Rest of the Indian Draw

• **Women’s singles:** Tanvi Sharma (maiden World Tour title at the Taipei Open in August) plays Japan’s Natsuki Nidaira; Ashmita Chaliha (Korea Masters Super 300 winner in August) plays Bulgaria’s Kaloyana Nalbantova; Devika Sihag meets eighth seed Pornpawee Chochuwong; Unnati Hooda plays China’s Han Qian Xi
• **Men’s doubles:** Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty, the fifth seeds, face China’s He Ji Ting and Ren Xiang Yu. They won the Singapore Open Super 750 in May and the China Masters last month, after a shock first-round exit at the Asian Games
• **Women’s doubles:** Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand, World Championships bronze medallists in August, face Chinese Taipei’s Yan Fei Chen and Hsieh Pei Shan; Rutaparna and Swetaparna Panda face sixth seeds Bao Li Jing and Cao Zi Han

Featured image: P.V. Sindhu with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and her Rio 2016 Olympic silver medal, August 2016 (file photo). Photo by the Prime Minister’s Office, licensed under Government Open Data License – India, via Wikimedia Commons.