India, Sept. 16 -- Fresh from a final's appearance, Lakshya Sen will look to ride on his new-found momentum, while Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty too will aim to carry forward their consistency at the China Masters Super 750 badminton tournament beginning here on Tuesday. Lakshya, who reached his first major final in two years at the just -concluded Hong Kong Open after a prolonged spell of poor form and fitness issues, opens against France's Toma Junior Popov.

The 24-year-old from Almora, who finished fourth at the Paris Olympics, hasn't been his best with multiple early exits but he turned it around to make the summit clash. "I just need to believe in myself more. I need to keep the same from day one what I was doing, the pr...