Indian Badminton Stars Set to Shine at Syed Modi International Tournament 2025

Indian Shuttlers Gear Up for Syed Modi International Tournament

Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], November 25: Indian badminton players HS Prannoy and Kidambi Srikanth are looking to regain their competitive edge at the Syed Modi International Tournament 2025, which kicks off in Lucknow on Tuesday.

This prestigious event, classified as a Badminton World Federation (BWF) Super 300 tournament, will take place at the Babu Banarasi Das UP Badminton Academy, according to reports from a sports media outlet.

Prannoy has faced challenges this year, failing to advance past the second round in any of his 15 BWF World Tour appearances, with eight of those resulting in first-round exits. Currently ranked 35th globally, he stands as the highest-ranked Indian in the men's singles category after Ayush Shetty, who withdrew from the tournament unexpectedly.

Meanwhile, Kidambi, ranked 42nd in the world and a finalist at the Malaysia Masters Super 500 in May, arrives in Lucknow following three consecutive first-round eliminations. The former world number one has fond memories of this tournament, having won consecutive titles in 2015 and 2016.

Notably, Lakshya Sen, the reigning Australian Open champion, will not be defending his title at the Syed Modi International this year. Other Indian players, including Kiran George, Priyanshu Rajawat, and Tharun Mannepalli, are eager to make their mark in this home event.

With two-time Olympic medalist PV Sindhu sidelined for the season due to injury, the women's singles draw will feature promising young talents like Unnati Hooda, Anmol Kharb, and 16-year-old Tanvi Sharma, the youngest competitor in the field.

Sindhu was the champion of the Syed Modi International last year.

In women's doubles, Commonwealth Games bronze medalists Gayatri Gopichand and Treesa Jolly, currently ranked 14th in the world, are the top seeds, having claimed the title last year. Their recent participation in the Australian Open marked their return to competition after a hiatus since July, although they faced a first-round defeat.

In men's doubles, Sai Pratheek and Pruthvi Krishnamurthy Roy are the top-seeded pair, while Rohan Kapoor and Ruthvika Shivani Gadde hold the second seed in mixed doubles.

-Syed Modi International 2025: Indian badminton squad

*Women’s singles

Main draw: Unnati Hooda, Rakshitha Sree Santhosh Ramraj, Anupama Upadhyaya, Anmol Kharb, Tanvi Sharma, Shriyanshi Valishetty, Tasnim Mir, Isharani Baruah, Aakarshi Kashyap, Devika Sihag, Tanya Hemanth, Shreya Lele, Mansi Singh, Ashmita Chaliha, Aditi Bhatt

Qualifiers: Adita Rao, Aalisha Naik, Aashi Rawat, Meghana Reddy Mareddey, Kavipriya Selvam, Deepshikha Singh

*Men’s singles

Main draw: HS Prannoy, Kiran George, Kidambi Srikanth, Tharun Mannepalli, Priyanshu Rajawat, Sathish Kumar Karunakaran, Rithvik Sanjeevi Satish Kumar, S Sankar Subramanian, Manraj Singh, Mithun Manjunath, Meiraba Luwang Maisnam, Tarun Reddy Katam, Kavin Thangam Kavin, Alap Mishra, BM Rahul Bharadwaj

Qualifiers: Saneeth Dayanand, Siddhanth Gupta, Lakshay Sharma, Shashwat Dalal, Pranay Katta, Raghu Mariswamy, Tushar Suveer, Darshan Pujari, Ravi, Abhinav Thakur, Pranay Shettigar, Bharat Raghav, Gagan Balyan, Govind Krishna

*Women’s doubles

Main draw: Treesa Jolly/Gayatri Gopichand, Rutaparna Panda/Swetaparna Panda, Shruti Mishra/Priya Konjengbam, Ashwini Bhat/Shikha Gautam, Simran Singhi/Kavipriya Selvam, Mansa Rawat/Gayatri Rawat, Alisha Khan/Vaishnavi Khadkekr, Samriddhi Singh/Reeva Evangelin, Sania Sikkandar/Rashmi Ganesh, Sonali Singh/Deepshikha Singh, Muskaan Khan/ Annanya Pravin, Tanessha Singh/Sakshi Gahlawat

Qualifiers: Divya Balasubramanian/Aparna Bala, Varshini Viswanath Sri/Arathi Sara Sunil, VR Nardhana/Riduvarshini Ramasamy, Ishu Malik/Tanu Malik, Anagha Aravinda Pai/Neysa Cariappa, Zenith Abbigail/Likhita Srivastava, Hrissha Dubey/Ridhi Kaur Toor, Nishu Malik/Muskan Sangwan

*Men’s doubles

Main draw: Sai Pratheek/Pruthvi Krishnamurthy Roy, MR Arjun/Hariharan Amsakarunan, Amaan Mohammed/Dingku Singh Konthoujam, Suraj Goala/Dhruv Rawat, Sankar Prasad Udayakumar/Akshan Shetty, Abinash Mohanty/Ayush Pattanayak, Viplav Kuvale/Viraj Kuvale, Ayush Makhija/Sujey Tamboli, Aditya Diwakar/Kavin Thangam Kavin, Bhargav Ram Arigela/Viswa Tej Gobburu, Nitin Kumar/Shashank Chhetri, Sankar Prasad Udayakumar/Akshan Shetty, Abinash Mohanty/Ayush Pattanayak, Navin Prasanth Eswaramoorthy/Dhileepan Vel Murugan, Bharathsanjai S/Hari Bharathi Baskaran, Arya Thakore/Dhruv Thakore, Swarnaraj Bora/Nibir Ranjan

Qualifiers: Karthick Raja Balamurugan/P Parth Vaid, Aaryan Sapiah/ Mayank Rana, Dharmagna Mandapati/Chiranjeevi Reddy Sundar, Subramanian Sunjith/Edwin Joy, Ayush Agarwala/Daksh Gautam, Rohith Mohankumar/Kishore Arunachalam Kumaravel, Ashith Surya/Ganesh Vittalji, Shivam Sharma/Rohith Mariswamy

Mixed doubles

Main draw: Rohan Kapoor/Ruthvika Shivani Gadde, Sathish Kumar Karunakaran/Aadya Variyath, Ashith Surya/Amrutha Pramuthesh, Mohit Jaglan/Lakshita Jaglan, Dhruv Rawat/Maneesha K, Ayush Agarwal/ Shruti Mishra, Rohith Mohankumar/Riduvarshini Ramasamy, Ayush Dash/Purba Pratyasha Panda, Santhosh Gajendran/Vaishnavi Khadekar, Nitin Kumar/Ritika Thaker, Farogh Sanjay Aman/Rutaparna Panda, Ganesh Vittalji/Shivani Santosh Singh, Hariharan Amsakarunan/Treesa Jolly, Ishaan Bhatnagar/Aradhana Balachandra, Subramanian Sunjith/Divya Balasubramanian

Qualifiers: Ayush Makhija/Simran Singhi, Nithin HV/Srinidhi Narayanan, Shivam Sharma/S Ram Poorvisha, Bhavya Chhabra/Vishakha Toppo, Sairaman Aranagi/Ellora Koner, C Lalramsanga/Taarini Suri, Mithileish P Krishnan/Varna Prabhuanand.