Lakshya Sen is aware that his Olympic Games qualification is still in choppy waters but said he has been working on his "variations" and "deceptions" during the off-season to regain his world's top-10 position and seal his Paris berth.

The 22-year-old from Almora is currently ranked 17th in the Olympic Games qualification rankings and needs to stay inside the top-16 by April-end to make it to the Paris Games.

"To secure the spot I still have to work a little more harder in terms of getting good results, and once that is done, the qualification won't be an issue," Sen said ahead of his departure to Kuala Lumpur on Sunday.

"For me, right now the concern is to go deep into the tournament in the next few months until April and then ranking will follow. As of now, we are not in a comfortable stage in the qualification ranking.

"I would like to improve my ranking and come in the top-10 by the end of qualification (in April-end)."

Commonwealth Games champion Sen claimed the Canada Open Super 500 title in July, besides three semi-final finishes at the Thailand Open Super 500, US Open Super 300 and Japan Open Super 750 last season.

However, Sen also made 11 first-round exits, including the last seven events, in the season which ended with a loss in the Senior National Championships in December.

"I was not at my best, I was trying to fight every game but somehow I couldn't find that momentum," Sen said.