The All England Badminton Tournament starts today
Record: March 16, 2022 03:29
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Birmingham,
The All England Badminton Tournament starts today. Will India’s PV Sindhu and Lakshaya Sen succeed in this? That fans are eager for.
The All England Badminton Championships, one of the most prestigious competitions in badminton, takes place in Birmingham from today (Wednesday) until the 20th. Leading stars from India including PV Sindhu, Saina Nehwal, Srikanth, Lakshaya Sen, Sai Praneeth, Pranoy, Kashyap, Chirac Shetty, Satvik Sai Raj Rangireddy, Aswini and Sikki Reddy are all participating in this competition for a total prize pool of Rs 90 crore.
In the 123 year history of All England Badminton so far only 2 Indians have been crowned. Prakash Padukone won the title in 1980 and Gopichand won the title in 2001. Saina Noval made it to the finals in 2015 and lost.
Former number one PV Sindhu has won medals at major events such as the Olympics, the World Championships, the Commonwealth Games and the Asian Games. Yet for him the All England badminton title is octagonal. It is hoped that this time the trophy will alleviate the nostalgia of the 21-year-old Indians.
Sindhu will face 17th seed Wang Shi of China in the first round. If he successfully crosses the first two hurdles he may have to wrestle with current world champion Akane Yamaguchi of Japan in the quarterfinals.
Saina Nehwal, who made it to the 2nd round at the German Open, jumps in Gota with 10th seed Bournemouth Sochwong (Thailand) in the first round. Leading athlete Thai Xu Ying (Chinese Taipei), Olympic champion Chen Yufei (China), An Che-yang (South Korea), Najomi Okuhara (Japan) and Ratzanok Intanon (Thailand) are also expected to face stiff competition in the women’s division.
Srikanth, a former number one player in the men’s singles, meets Cantabon Wangsaron (Thailand) in the first round. Emerging star Lakshya Sen will return to the field with extra confidence as he recently defeated Olympic champion Victor Axelsen at the German Open. Lakshaya Sen, who has moved up one place to 11th in the rankings after reaching the final round of the tournament, will face fellow countryman Saurabh Verma in the first round. World Badminton bronze medalist Lakshaya Sen, 20, has the potential to make an impact in England badminton as well.
Number one champion and Olympic champion Axelsen (Denmark), 2nd seed Kento Momota (Japan), Lee Xia Jia (Malaysia), Zhou Tin Chen (China), World Champion Lo Qian Yew (Singapore), Anders Antonsen (Denmark) One can only hope that the heat will fly on the field as the leading players step in including.