New Delhi, Oct. 27 -- Lakshya Sen and former world number one Kidambi Srikanth will lead India's charge at the Hylo Open 2025 badminton tournament, kicking off Tuesday at Saarlandhalle in Saarbrucken, Germany.

World No. 16 Lakhsya Sen is the best-ranked Indian player in the men's singles draw.

Sen, who reached the semi-finals at the Paris 2024 Olympics, has struggled in the BWF World Tour 2025 season, suffering 11 first-round losses in 17 events, including a recent exit at the French Open.

However, he holds fond memories of the Hylo Open, having clinched the men's singles title in 2019, when the tournament was classified as a BWF Super 100 event, according to Olympics.com.

Sen faces a tough challenge against the fifth seed and defendi...