# HS Prannoy Leads Indian Challenge At Korea Open As Lakshya Sen Pulls Out
_Lakshya Sen skips the Korea Open after winning the Hylo Open, leaving HS Prannoy to lead India at the Super 500 event._

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- Author: Rohit, Sports writer (https://apexsportsnews.in/author/rohit)
- Published: 2026-11-02T15:12:50.671Z
- Section: Badminton
- Topics: Badminton, Lakshya Sen, HS Prannoy, Korea Open
## Summary

Lakshya Sen will miss the Korea Open after his Hylo Open title, with HS Prannoy leading the Indian challenge at the USD 500,000 Super 500 tournament beginning on Tuesday.

## Key takeaways

- Lakshya Sen withdraws from the Korea Open after winning the Hylo Open in Germany
- HS Prannoy leads India's challenge at the USD 500,000 Super 500 Korea Open beginning Tuesday
- Prannoy opens against South Korea's Yoo Tae Bin
- Tanvi Sharma faces Japan's Manami Suizu in women's singles

## Article

Lakshya Sen will miss the Korea Open after winning the Hylo Open last week, leaving experienced HS Prannoy to lead the Indian challenge at the USD 500,000 Super 500 badminton tournament beginning on Tuesday, NDTV Sports reported.

Lakshya, who revived his season with the title triumph in Germany, was scheduled to face China's Dong Tian Yao in the opening round but decided to withdraw from the event.

Prannoy, a 2023 World Championships bronze medallist, will look to make a deep run when he opens his campaign against South Korea's Yoo Tae Bin.

## India's full challenge at the Korea Open

The 33-year-old Prannoy has been one of India's most experienced campaigners on the international circuit and will be expected to shoulder much of the responsibility in the men's singles in Lakshya's absence. The men's singles field includes Chinese Taipei's top seed Chou Tien Chen, Japan's third seed Kodai Naraoka and Canada's Victor Lai.

## Women's singles and doubles fixtures

In women's singles, Tanvi Sharma will look to build on her progress when she takes on Japan's Manami Suizu. The young Indian, who won the Taipei Open this year, has emerged as one of the promising players to watch.

Malvika Bansod faces a tougher opening assignment against fourth seed Sim Yu Jin of South Korea, while Anmol Kharb, who reached the semifinals of the Hylo Open last week, will be keen to carry that momentum into the Yeosu event when she faces Canada's Rachel Chan.

The 19-year-old's run in Germany, which included a semifinal appearance against two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu, has given her another opportunity to test herself against higher-ranked opponents. In women's doubles, India's Sonali Singh and Ritika Thaker will take on Australia's Laudya Chelsea Griselda and Nozomi Shimizu.

Dhruv Rawat and K. Maneesha will represent India in mixed doubles, and they will face seventh seeds Zhu Yi Jun and Li Qian of China.

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### Sources

- [NDTV Sports](https://sports.ndtv.com/badminton/hs-prannoy-leads-indian-challenge-at-korea-open-as-lakshya-sen-pulls-out-12270900#publisher=newsstand)
- [The Bridge](https://thebridge.in/badminton/2026-hs-prannoy-lead-india-preview-58239)
- [Photo: Marcus Cyron, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Badminton_at_the_2018_Summer_Youth_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Boys_Quarterfinals_Rumbay-Sen_31.jpg)
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