Two-time Olympic medalist PV Sindhu and former world primary Kidambi Srikanth will look to carry out constantly on the $850,000 Indonesia Open, beginning right here on Tuesday.
Just days after the semi-final end on the Indonesia Masters Super 750, two prime Indian shuttlers will start their marketing campaign within the World Tour Super 1000 occasion in pursuit of the title.
Defending world champion Sindhu final reached the ultimate of the Swiss Open. She got here near the summit conflict thrice, reaching the semi-finals on three events, together with her final two tournaments.
Sindhu’s marketing campaign final week was minimize brief with a straight sport win by Japan’s Akane Yamaguchi and the Indian will look to get better from the loss rapidly.
The third seeded Indian will open her marketing campaign towards Japan’s Aya Ohori and if she crosses the opening spherical, she is more likely to face sixth seed Michelle Lee of Canada within the quarterfinals.
Srikanth, who gained 4 titles in 2017, has regained some kind with two back-to-back semifinal finishes on the Helo Open and Indonesia Masters final week and is trying to proceed his good run and break his title draft. Will be wanting to
Srikanth was overwhelmed within the semi-finals by Denmark’s Anders Antonsen final Saturday and can look to go away that disappointment behind when he faces HS Prannoy, who shall be wanting to settle scores after being dismissed by his compatriot final week .
Prannoy, who was down with COVID-19 final 12 months, confirmed a glimpse of his first self when he posted an upset win over Tokyo Olympic gold medalist Viktor Axelsen of Denmark final week and he has to proceed the momentum this week. Will be anticipated to maintain
World No. 16 B Sai Praneeth, who lately turned a father, may also be hoping for a turnaround in his kind when he meets France’s Toma Jr. Popov within the opening spherical.
In Race to Guangzhou, fourth-placed Lakshya Sen could have a tricky activity of overcoming prime seed and two-time world champion Kento Momota in his opening match, whereas Parupalli Kashyap will sq. off towards Singapore’s Loh Kean Yew.
Among different Indians, sixth seeded males’s doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty bought a bye within the first spherical, whereas MR Arjun and Dhruv Kapila will tackle Korea’s Choi Solgyu and Kim Won Ho.
Women’s doubles pair of Ashwini Ponnappa and N Sikki Reddy will tackle the fifth seeded Bulgarian pair of Gabriella Stoeva and Stephanie Stoeva.
In combined doubles, Ashwini will crew up with B Sumeeth Reddy, whereas Sikki Reddy will play with Dhruv. Juhi Devangan and Venkat Gaurav Prasad are additionally within the fray in combined doubles.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
