India, Jan. 6 -- With renewed vigour,Indian shuttlers,including the experienced duo of Lakshya Sen and P V Sindhu,will eye a strong start to the year when they take on the world's best at the season-opening $1,450,000 Malaysia Open Super 1000 tournament,beginning here on Tuesday.

Indian badminton endured a difficult 2025 marked by injuries and inconsistent performances at the top level. The focus is now on making an early impact and fine-tune preparations for next week's India Open Super 750 tournament in Delhi.

Lakshya,a 2021 world championships bronze-medallist,was the bright spot last season,returning to winning ways with a title at the Australian Open Super 500 after a lean run following his fourth-place finish at the Paris Olympics...