Copenhagen, Oct. 13 -- India's Paris Olympics semifinalist Lakshya Sen and the country's popular men's doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty will be spearheading the Indian challenge at the Denmark Open 2025 badminton tournament, starting from Tuesday.

Sen has had a poor run in the Badminton World Federation (BWF) World Tour so far, with 10 first-round exits this year. His best result was a runner-up finish at the Hong Kong Open last month, as per Olympics.com.

Joining Sen in the men's singles competition would be Ayush Shetty, who secured the country's only BWF World Tour title this year, with the US Open title. The men's singles competition will be led by local star and two-time Olympic champion Viktor Axelsen.

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