Syed Modi International Badminton Tournament starts on Tuesday in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh.
PV Sindhu, who was disappointed to exit the semi-finals of the recently concluded India Open, is on the verge of becoming the champion. Ava has never won a title in this competition. In the first round, Sindhu will face fellow Indian Tanya Hemnath.
It looks like Ava will have a chance to meet Thailand’s Subanida in the semi – finals as well. Sindhu lost to him in the semifinals of the Indian Open. On the other hand, Saina Nehwal, India’s next main contender, will face Theresa Vapikova of the Czech Republic in the first round.
Saina, who was knocked out in the second round of the Indian Open, is looking to make the next move. Apart from these, Akashi Kashyap, Malvika Bansod, Ashmitha Saliha and Srikrishna Priya Kudaravalli are in the field in India.
Michelle Lee of Canada is also a major contender for the title in the women’s singles. He will be joined by Jordan Hott of Poland, Iris Wang of the United States and Evgenia Kosetskaya of Russia.
In the Ottawa singles division, HS Pranoy starts the match against Danilo Bosniu of Ukraine. Champion Lakshaya Sen defeated Pranav, who advanced to the quarterfinals of the Indian Open last week.
Pranab Mukherjee, Sourav Wamma, Samo Wamma, Subang Day, Kiran George and Mithun Manjunath are also in the fray in India.
Lashaya Sen is not
Lakshaya Sen, the recent India Open champion, and Sathviksairaj / Chirac Shetty, who competed in the doubles section of the same tournament, did not participate in the Modi badminton tournament. They have said that they will miss this match for relaxation as they have been looking at the field since October last year.
Missing domain by Corona
K. Srikanth, Aswini Ponnappa, Manu Atri and Sumeet Reddy, who were infected with the corona during the India Open, are yet to make it to the tournament as they have yet to recover from the infection.
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