Published By: Ritayan Basu
Last Updated: May 12, 2023, 18:24 IST
PV Sindhu and Kidambi Srikanth (AP)
India have been grouped with Malaysia, Taiwan and Australia having by no means ever made the semifinals of the BWF Sudirman Cup Finals
Placed in a tricky Group C together with sturdy Malaysia, Taiwan and Australia, India will open their marketing campaign within the BWF Sudirman Cup Finals 2023 in opposition to Taiwan on May 14.
India have by no means ever made the semifinals of the occasion however with a robust group that features sturdy singles gamers like PV Sindhu, H.S Prannoy and Kidambi Srikanth and high doubles pairs Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty and Treesha Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand.
Their subsequent encounter will probably be in opposition to Malaysia within the preliminary group stage of the blended group badminton competitors the 18th version of which will probably be held from May 14 to 21 on the Suzhou Olympic Sports Centre.
Their remaining encounter within the round-robin preliminary group stage will probably be in opposition to Australia on May 17.
The 16 groups that certified for the Sudirman Cup Finals have been divided into 4 teams.
Hosts China, essentially the most profitable group within the Sudirman Cup with 12 titles, are the favourites for the title and are clubbed with Denmark, Singapore and Egypt. Group B includes Indonesia, Thailand, Germany and Canada whereas Group D consists of Japan, South Korea, France and England.
The high two groups from every group will qualify for the quarterfinals which will probably be held on May 19. The semifinals will probably be performed on May 20 and the ultimate will probably be performed on May 21.
(With inputs from Agencies)
