Sindhu made it to the top ten for the first time in August 2013 and has been amongst the elite shuttlers worldwide since November 2016. The former world champion's best ranking is world number 2 on April 2017.
The Indian pair had bowed out of the tournament at the same stage during the last edition as well when they lost to China's Shu Xian Zhang and Yu Zheng
The world No. 17 Indian pair had reached the semi-finals of the last edition of the All England Open as well but lost to China's Shu Xian Zhang and Yu Zheng
Current World No. 19 Lakshya Sen, who had lost to Olympic champion Viktor Axelsen in the All England Open final last year, lost 21-13, 21-15 to world No. 18 Antonsen in the round of 16 of the BWF Super 1000 event.
This is going to be India's first-ever semis appearance in the tournament. In 2019, it was knocked out in group stages while it was defeated 3-2 by Thailand in the quarterfinals of the inaugural tournament back in 2017.
Two-time Olympic medalist PV Sindhu will lead India's effort in the women's singles at the Badminton Asia Mixed Team Championships in 2023, while HS Prannoy and Lakshya Sen will represent India in the men's singles
Lakshya Sen produced a valiant effort but eventually went down to local favourite Jonatan Christie 21-15, 10-21, 13-21 in a match that lasted for 61 minutes.