New Delhi: Olympic Medal Twice PV Sindhu, World Championship Government Runner-Up Kidambi Srikanth and Bronze Winner Lakshya Sen will be the upper lottery in 2022 open, scheduled from January 11-16 in the national capital.
The $ 400,000 prize money tournament, which will be held without a spectator because the Covid-19 pandemic, is part of the HSBC BWF World Tour Super 500.
Also prominent tournament will be crowned with world champion Loh Kean Yew.
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Former Srikanth World No.
1 has been named the top seed in the men’s singles category followed by the 2019 World Championship Winner of Bronze B Sai Praneph.
Sen, the youngest Indian men’s shuttler to win the World Championship Medal, HS Pronnoy, Parupalli Kashyap and Sameer Verma are one of the other Indian participants beside Tommy Sugiarto who are experienced from Indonesia.
Sindhu World No.
7 has been given the top seed in the category of women’s singles covering the London Olympics bronze medal Saina Nehwal, which raised the title in 2015, along with other young Indian airplanes including Malvika Bansod, Aakshi Kashyap and Ashmita Chaliha.
Among the names of the top international participation are the world No.
12 Bukaran Ongbamrungphan from Thailand and Singapore Jia Min Yeo.
The Indian Pair of Chirag Shetty and Satwikaraj Ranking will be the main attraction in the men’s doubles category.
However, they will face intense competition because the line-up includes three-time world champions and Duo Indonesia No.
2 Mohammad Ahsan and Hendra Setiawan with a pair of other Fajar Alfian Indonesia and Muhammad Rian Ardianto, who are currently ranked eighth in the world.
In women’s double, the world No.
9 A pair of Jongkolphan Kitithakul and Rawinda Prajongjai from Thailand will be among the top names such as Ashwini Ponappa and N Sikki Reddy will lead the Indian challenge with Gayatri P and Treesesa Jolly.
Mixed double competition will also witness the participation of three top-20 pairs.
The 11th edition of the tournament, all of which are arranged to return after a two-year break because of the Covid-19 pandemic, will be played at the Jadhav Indoor KD Hall within the Indira Gandhi Stadium under a tight Covid protocol.