PV Sindhu will face a tough test on his return from a five-month injury layoff as top Indian midfielders such as HS Prannoy and Lakshya Sen look to start the year on a positive note in Malaysia Open badminton 2023 from Tuesday. After a successful 2022, India’s Star Ferries hopes to further raise the bar in 2023 as the qualifying phase for the Paris Olympics begins in May. (Read Also: Saina Nehwal to skip BAC 2023 Trials)
The Indian Shutters will connect with other big stars such as World No.1 Viktor Axelsen, Malaysia’s Lee Zii Jia, Akane Yamaguchi and Tai Tzu Ying. They appearance for a good show looking at the $1,250,000 Super 1000 Tournament here.
About PV SINDHU – Indian Badminton Player
Two-time Olympic medallist Pusarla Venkata Sindhu, returning from an ankle injury. In the Malaysia Open– Badminton, she will begin her campaignagainst former World Champion Carolina Marín of Spain.
The top Indian badminton player last played the Commonwealth Games in August and will have an interesting fight against Marin. Marinhas won the last 3 matches against the Indian and also boasts a better record of 9-5 head-to-head can. In the men’s singles, world No. 10 Sen, the only seeded Indian player, will play his compatriot and No. 1 in a knockout round. 8 Prannoy in the first round.
Now the former world No. 11 Kidambi Srikanth will open his campaign against unseeded Kenta Nishimoto of Japan. A win will likely put Srikanth against fifth seed Jonatan Christie, with defending champion Axelsen also sitting in the same quarter. and the 2022 French Open, they will face South Korea’s Choi Sol-gyu and Kim Wan-ho in the first round.
World Champion bronze medallists Satwik and Chirag are likely seeded seventh, they will be home to meet favourites Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik in the quarter finals if they make it through the opening rounds. Saina Nehwal, Aakarshi Kashyap, and Malvika Bansod also feature in women’s singles. While Saina takes on unseeded Han Yue of China, Aakarshi meets Hsu Wen- of Chinese Taipei. chi and Malvika take on runner-up and Se-young of Korea.
In women’s doubles, CWG bronze medalists Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand take on Hong Kong’s Yeung Nga Ting and Yeung Pui Lam in the first Round 1 Ashwini Bhat and Shikha Gautam meet Thailand’s Supissara Paewsampran and Putita Supajirakul. Indian mixed doubles Ishaan Bhatnagar and Tanisha Crasto meet Netherlands’ Robin Tabeling and Selena Piek in round one.
