P. V. Sindhu. File.
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Star shuttlers P.V. Sindhu and H.S. Prannoy will look to hit high gear because the Indian badminton crew begins its marketing campaign at the BWF Sudirman Cup with a blockbuster conflict in opposition to a formidable Chinese Taipei right here on Sunday.
India have all the time trusted their singles stars to ship at the crew championships and loads will once more trip on them because the nation purpose to clinch a first-ever medal within the World combined crew championships.
Bolstered by the epic Thomas Cup win, India will now hope to show their would possibly within the combined crew occasion with males’s pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty, and ladies’s mixture of Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand set to play pivotal roles within the marketing campaign.
India have been positioned together with Malaysia, Chinese Taipei and Australia in Group C with the 2 high groups qualifying for the knockout stage.
The Indian crew, which certified for the celebrated occasion after claiming bronze at the Asian Badminton Championships in Dubai final month, could have their activity minimize out once they face a powerful Chinese Taipei crew, led by Olympic silver medallist Tai Tzu Ying.
Quite a bit will depend upon Sindhu as she is predicted to face former world no. 1 Tai Tzu, who has proved to be a nemesis for her, having misplaced 17 instances in 22 conferences to this point.
In truth, the final time Sindhu had defeated the world quantity 3 was on strategy to her world championships title in 2019.
World quantity 9 Prannoy too will face a tricky battle as he’s more likely to be pitted in opposition to world quantity 5 Chou Tien Chen, thought of some of the constant participant within the males’s singles competitors.
The two has performed eight instances to this point with Chou successful 5 instances. However, Prannoy had success in opposition to the Taipei participant, having overwhelmed him twice in final three conferences, all in 2022.
India may also look as much as Satwik and Chirag to provide them a beneficial level, although it’s simpler mentioned than completed as they face Taipei’s first Olympic gold medallist in badminton, world quantity 12 Lee Yang and Wang Chi-Lin.
The two pairs confronted off not too long ago at the Asia Championships however the conflict ended with the Taipei pair retiring halfway as a consequence of an damage.
In girls’s doubles, world quantity 17 Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand will hope to get internationally quantity 24 pairing of Lee Chia Hsin and Teng Chun Hsun in the event that they cross swords.
For India, combined doubles is more likely to be the weakest hyperlink as Ashwini Ponnappa and Okay Sai Prateek can be seeking to punch above their weight if they arrive throughout world quantity 23 Ye Hong Wei and Lee Chia Hsin.
On Monday, India will conflict in opposition to Malaysia and it is going to be an interesting battle with the likes of world quantity 8 Lee Zii Jia, Aaron Chia/Soh Wooi Yik, Pearly Tan/Thinaah Muralitharan, Goh Soon Huat/Shevon Jemie Lai and Tan Kian Meng/Lai Pei Jing standing on the best way.
While Prannoy and Treesa/Gayatri will take inspiration from their latest wins over Lee Zii Jia and Pearly/Thinnah en route India’s 4-1 win over Malaysia at ABC, Satwik and Chirag will likely be itching to overturn a dismal 0-7 report in opposition to Aaron and Soh.
Sindhu too will hope to maintain her stranglehold over Goh Jin Wei.
India’s last tie of the group will likely be on Wednesday in opposition to Australia.
India have reached the quarterfinals twice within the 2011 and 2017 editions however have not crossed the final eight stage. In the final version at Vantaa, Finland, India could not make it to the knockout stage.
Continental champions China will look to seize their thirteenth title, whereas different high groups within the fray embrace Japan, 1989 champions Indonesia, four-time winners Korea, Japan, Thailand, Singapore and Denmark.
