All eyes will be on Lucknow as it hosts the 14th edition of the Syed Modi International from November 25-30 at the Babu Banarasi Das Indoor Stadium.
Named after the 1982 Commonwealth champion Syed Modi, a strong Indian contingent, with over 150 names, will look to shine in the home BWF Super 300 event.
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As the competition begins, some top seeds, including the likes of HS Prannoy and Unnati Hooda will be under the scanner, as they look to capitalise on the home advantage.
In this article, AllSportsPeople explores the list of Indians participating in the competition.
Is Lakshya Sen playing the Syed Modi International 2025?
Having recently won the BWF 500 title at the Australian Open 2025, the defending champion at the Syed Modi International, Lakshya Sen, will be missing out from the home tournament.
As the tournament in India is the last BWF event of the 2025 calendar, Sen has ended the season on a high and will be back in action in January at the Malaysia Open, barring any surprises.
PV Sindhu is also forced out with injury and has ended her season early.
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Indian players at Syed Modi International 2025:
Women's Singles
Main draw: Unnati Hooda, Rakshitha Sree Santhosh Ramraj, Anupama Upadhyaya, Anmol Kharb, Tanvi Sharma, Shriyanshi Valishetty, Tasnim Mir, Isharani Baruah, Aakarshi Kashyap, Devika Sihag, Tanya Hemanth, Shreya Lele, Mansi Singh, Ashmita Chaliha, Aditi Bhatt.
Women's Doubles
Main draw: Treesa Jolly/Gayatri Gopichand, Rutaparna Panda/Swetaparna Panda, Shruti Mishra/Priya Konjengbam, Ashwini Bhat/Shikha Gautam, Simran Singhi/Kavipriya Selvam, Mansa Rawat/Gayatri Rawat, Alisha Khan/Vaishnavi Khadkekr, Samriddhi Singh/Reeva Evangelin, Sania Sikkandar/Rashmi Ganesh, Sonali Singh/Deepshikha Singh, Muskaan Khan/ Annanya Pravin, Tanessha Singh/Sakshi Gahlawat.
Men's Singles
Main draw: HS Prannoy, Kiran George, Kidambi Srikanth, Tharun Mannepalli, Priyanshu Rajawat, Sathish Kumar Karunakaran, Rithvik Sanjeevi Satish Kumar, S Sankar Subramanian, Manraj Singh, Mithun Manjunath, Meiraba Luwang Maisnam, Tarun Reddy Katam, Kavin Thangam Kavin, Alap Mishra, BM Rahul Bharadwaj.
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Men's doubles
Main draw: Sai Pratheek/Pruthvi Krishnamurthy Roy, MR Arjun/Hariharan Amsakarunan, Amaan Mohammed/Dingku Singh Konthoujam, Suraj Goala/Dhruv Rawat, Sankar Prasad Udayakumar/Akshan Shetty, Abinash Mohanty/Ayush Pattanayak, Viplav Kuvale/Viraj Kuvale, Ayush Makhija/Sujey Tamboli, Aditya Diwakar/Kavin Thangam Kavin, Bhargav Ram Arigela/Viswa Tej Gobburu, Nitin Kumar/Shashank Chhetri, Sankar Prasad Udayakumar/Akshan Shetty, Abinash Mohanty/Ayush Pattanayak, Navin Prasanth Eswaramoorthy/Dhileepan Vel Murugan, Bharathsanjai S/Hari Bharathi Baskaran, Arya Thakore/Dhruv Thakore, Swarnaraj Bora/Nibir Ranjan.
Mixed doubles
Main draw: Rohan Kapoor/Ruthvika Shivani Gadde, Sathish Kumar Karunakaran/Aadya Variyath, Ashith Surya/Amrutha Pramuthesh, Mohit Jaglan/Lakshita Jaglan, Dhruv Rawat/Maneesha K, Ayush Agarwal/ Shruti Mishra, Rohith Mohankumar/Riduvarshini Ramasamy, Ayush Dash/Purba Pratyasha Panda, Santhosh Gajendran/Vaishnavi Khadekar, Nitin Kumar/Ritika Thaker, Farogh Sanjay Aman/Rutaparna Panda, Ganesh Vittalji/Shivani Santosh Singh, Hariharan Amsakarunan/Treesa Jolly, Ishaan Bhatnagar/Aradhana Balachandra, Subramanian Sunjith/Divya Balasubramanian
How to watch Syed Modi International 2025
TV channel: DD Sports
Live stream: Prasar Bharati Sports YouTube channel, Waves OTT app
This tournament is available for live TV broadcast on DD Sports in India. Streaming options are available on Prasar Bharati Sports YouTube channel and Waves OTT app.