The top Indian badminton players PV Sindhu and Kidambi Srikanth will be competing during the Thailand Open 2022 that will take place at Impact Arena in Bangkok from Tuesday.
The former Thailand Open champion Saina Nehwal who was unable to participate at the Uber Cup earlier this month is also scheduled to take part in this year’s BWF Super 500 event.
Start Time: May 17 – May 22
Watch: Thailand Open 2022 Badminton
Location: Impact Arena
Lakshya Sen and the doubles men’s duo comprising Chirag ShettyChirag Shetty Satwiksairaj and Rankireddy The pair, however, were forced to withdraw following a fatigue-inducing session during the historical Thomas Cup 2022 campaign for India in Bangkok.
HS Prannoy is a player from India who also played a significant role of India’s historical Thomas Cup win, will participate. Priyanshu Rajawat was as well as a member of India’s Thomas Cup team, will begin from the qualifiers following being promoted from reserve.
A two-time Olympic gold medalist PV Sindhu from India, who took home the Swiss Open in March, is seeded in the sixth round of the Thailand Open. The Indian athlete is currently seventh in the seventh position in theglobal rankings for badminton and will be trying to win the first Thailand Open title.
The former World champion Sindhu will be taking on one of the champions of the qualifiers in the opening round. World No. 2, and Tokyo Olympics gold champion Taiwan Tzu Ying of Chinese Taipei is the best seed in the women’s singles , while Saina Nehwal with a ranking of 23 is not seeded.
Saina Nehwal, Olympic bronze medallist in 2012 at the London Olympics bronze medalist, will begin her tournament against the world’s No. 19 Kim Ga Eun of South Korea and could play PV Sindhu, a South Korean in the quarterfinals If both Indians succeed.
The upcoming Indian shuttlers Malvika Bansod and Ashmita Chaliha will start their journeys from the qualifying matches.
In the men’s singlesevent, the former Thailand Open champions Kidambi Srikanth and B Sai Praneeth, along with HS Prannoy, are India’s top players.
Silver medalist at the World Championships Kidambi Srikanth was drawn against fellow countryman Parupalli Kashyap in the opening game but when the latter pulled out Kidambi, the previous world no. 1 will now begin his tournament in the match against Frenchman Brice Leverdez.
The women’s doubles duo consisting of Gayatri Gopichand and Treesa Jolly also quit the match at the very last moment.
B Sumeeth Reddy and Ashwini Ponnappa, in turn, will lead India’s efforts in mixed doubles.
Thailand Open concludes on May 22. The event was cancelled in the past because of the COVID pandemic.
Where can I see the Thailand Open 2022 live in India?
This year’s Thailand Open 2022 Badminton will be live-streamed via the Sports18 TV channel in India starting from the quarter-finals stage that begins the 20th of May. The live streaming for Thailand Open 2022 will be available via Voot. Voot app.
Thailand Open 2022 badminton: India team
Singles for men
The main draw: Kidambi Srikanth, HS Prannoy, B Sai Praneeth, Sourabh Verma. Qualifiers: Subhankar Dey, Kiran George, Priyanshu Rajawat.
Singles for women
Main draw: PV Sindhu, Aakarshi Kashyap, Saina Nehwal. Qualifiers: Malvika Bansod, Ashmita Chaliha, Anupama Upadhyaya.
Doubles for men
Main draw: Krishna Prasad Garaga-Vishnuvardhan Goud Panjala, Manu Attri-B Sumeeth Reddy, Ishaan Bhatnagar- K Sai Pratheek, MR Arjun-Dhruv Kapila. Shyam Prasad-S Sunjith Qualifiers: Vasantha Kumar Hanumaiah Ranganatha-Ashith Surya.
Doubles for women
Main draw: Ashwini Bhat K.-Shikha Gautam, Haritha Manazhiyil Harinarayanan-Ashna Roy, Palak Arora-Unnati Hooda
Mixed doubles
Main draw: B Sumeeth Reddy-Ashwini Ponnappa, Raju Mohamed Rehan-Jamaludeen Anees Kowsar, Ishaan Bhatnagar-Tanisha Crasto, Venkat Gaurav Prasad-Juhi Dewangan. Qualifiers: S. Sunjith-TR Gowri Krishna.
