Huelva: Olympic Medal Twice India PV Sindhu will try to take him the best on a big stage when he started his title defense at the BWF World Championship which began here on Sunday.
Sindhu has been in an impressive form when he claimed the silver medal both in the final of the world tour at the end of the season after three consecutive semifinals finished in the French Open, Masters Indonesia and Indonesia opened.
The 26-year-old from Hyderabad will now see to stamp the season with a successful defense title of the world championship, which he claims two years ago in Basel, Switzerland.
The tournament has lost a lot of sheen with the withdrawal of all Indonesian contingents and other elite players such as the winner of two times Kento Momota.
The women’s singles field has also been left to run out after withdrawal of three-time champion Carolina Marin and 2017 Winner of Nozomi Okuhara.
It will also be the first time in his career that the London Bronze Olympics Medal and Silver Medal 2015 Saina Nehwal will miss the world championship because of several injuries.
While Sindhu will like his chances, defending the title will remain easier to say than to do because he still has to face the ninth achievement of Thailand porn Chochuwong, top seed Tzu Ying from China Taipei and Korean teenagers.
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SeenYoung was in a brilliant form because he claimed a back-to-back title at Masters Indonesia, Indonesia opened before winning the World Wor Maiden’s final crown, became the first of his country to do so.
Sindhu, who got bye in the first round, will open against Martina Repiska, who his first opponent Ruselli Hartawan was also pulled out.
Victory will put face to face with Pornpawee Chochuwong, who has defeated India twice in the last two meetings.
If Sindhu can cross Thailand, he is likely to be pitted against Tai Tzu, which has proven to be his enemy with a 14-5 head-to-head record, including winning in the last four meetings.
In Single Men, 12th seed Kidambi Srikanth, who struggled to get a visa, will face Spain Pablo Abian in his opening, while Tokyo Olympian B Sai Praneeth Meets Dutch Mark Caljouw.
Former 10 HS Prannoy players will oppose the eighth seed Ng Long Angus and the first round of Lakshya Sen, has also been withdrawn.
The men’s doubles field has also been left to run out with the top two seeds – both from Indonesia – lost in action.
A pair of satwotikiraj in the eighth seed Rankingirirdy and Chirag Shetty have got goodbye in the first round and will face winners Lee Jhe-Huei and the Po-Hsuan and Fabricio Farias and Francielton Faria.
The women’s double pair from Nikki Reddy and Ashwini Ponnappa will take 14th seed Liu Xuan Xuan and Xia Yu Ting after their first round of opponents withdraw.