North India Statesman
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Singapore Open: The men’s pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty will lead the Indian challenge in the Singapore Open Super 750 badminton tournament starting on Tuesday. Former world number one pair last challenged each other in the All England Championships in March. However, the pair withdrew from the match in the second round due to Chirag’s back injury. Sudiramman did not play in the Cup due to Satvik poor health.
Earlier this year, the Indian pair, which reached the semi -finals of the Malaysia Open and India Open, will start their campaign here against Chung Hon Gian and Muhammad Hichael of Malaysia. Last week, Kidambi Srikanth, who reached the final of Malaysia Masters, was successful in removing the disappointment that surrounded him and Indian badminton for the last few months. He broke the tendency of Indian solo players in the last few months to fail to perform well in week -by -week tournaments.
Although Srikanth will not be involved in the competition this week, he will definitely inspire his compatriot players to perform well in the tournament, whose prize money is 41 million. Bronze medalist HS Prannoy of the World Championship (2023) saw Srikanth’s brilliant performance in Kuala Lumpur closely. He would like to perform a similar strong performance while launching his campaign against Denmark’s Rasamsam Game.
Experienced Sindhu expected a good game
Veteran PV Sindhu is still on the path of return in women’s singles. Despite several changes in his coaching staff, the two -time Olympic medalist has not shown continuity in his performance. He suffered a hamstring injury during training in Guwahati in February. Due to this, he had to withdraw from the Asia Team Championship. He has suffered an initial defeat against players like Thui Linh Guayin, daughter Kusuma Varadani and Kim Gun since his return from injury. Former world champion Sindhu will compete with Canada’s Wayne You Zhang in the first round.
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Other Indian players in the women’s section will have to face a tough challenge. Precious trillion will face former China’s former Olympic champion Chain You Fai, while Acreshi Kashyap will face the third seed Han You. Malavika Bansod will face Thailand’s Supunida Katthong, while Rakshita will face Kima’s Kim Ga Eon.
