Lakshya looks to continue impressive run at Vietnam Open

The 16-year-old from Uttarakhand had ended India’s 53-year long wait for a men’s singles gold when he clinched the title at the Asia Junior championship last month. Lakshya will begin his campaign against Singapore’s Ng Zin Rei Ryan, while Ajay Jayaram, who finished runner-up at the White Nights International Challenge, will meet local player Le Duc Phat.

Abhishek Yeligar will face Maurius’ Georges Julien Paul and Rahul Yadav Chittaboina will square off against the experienced Tien Minh Nguyen. Siddharth Pratap Singh will fight it out with Chinese Taipei’s Lu Chia Hung, Kartikey Gulshan Kumar will clash with Indonesia’s Shesar Hiren Rhustavito and Bodhit Joshi will cross swords with Thailand’s Adulrach Namkul. In women’s singles, Ruthvika Shivani Gadde will face Malaysia’s Yin Fun Lim.

Mugdha Agrey will test her skills against seventh seeded Chinese Han Yue, while Vaidehi Choudhari will lock horns with Crystal Pan and Sri Krishna Priya Kudaravalli faces Yulia Yosephin Susanto. Women’s doubles pair of Meghana Jakkampudi and Poorvisha S Ram will face a pair from the qualifying, while Poorvisha will again pair up with Shivam Sharma as they take on Tadayuki Urai and Rena Miyaura.