Srikanth-Kean Yew face-off on card as Yonex-Sunrise India Open 2022 draws announced

Two-time
Olympics
medallist
PV
Sindhu
and
2021
World
Championships
bronze
medallist
Lakshya
Sen
have
received
a
relatively
easy
passage
in
the
initial
rounds
at
the
USD
400,000
prize
money
Super
500
event,
which
will
kickstart
the
2022
BWF
World
Tour
season.

Top
seed
Srikanth,
who
recently
entered
Top-10
in
the
world
rankings,
and
Singapore’s
Kean
Yew
have
been
drawn
in
the
same
half
and
are
likely
to
clash
against
each
other
in
the
possible
men’s
singles
semi-final
showdown.
In
the
lower
half,
in-form
Sen
will
start
his
campaign
against
Adham
Elgamal
of
Egypt
and
could
face
compatriot
and
World
Championships
quarter-finalist
HS
Prannoy
in
the
Last-8
stage.
Prannoy
is
set
to
kickstart
his
challenge
against
Spaniard
Pablo
Abian.

Second
seed
B
Sai
Praneeth
would
also
be
looking
to
start
the
year
on
a
high
as
he
will
take
on
Span’s
Luis
Penalver
in
the
opening
round
and
could
face
Indonesia’s
Tommy
Sugiarto
in
the
quarter-finals.

The
11th
edition
of
the
prestigious
tournament,
which
is
making
a
return
after
a
two-year
break
due
to
the
coronavirus
pandemic,
will
be
played
at
the
KD
Jadhav
Indoor
Hall
at
the
Indira
Gandhi
Stadium.

“It
has
been
a
tough
two
years
for
all
of
us
but
we
are
very
excited
to
host
this
tournament
once
again.
Unfortunately,
keeping
players’ and
other
stakeholders’
safety
as
topmost
priority,
this
mega
event
will
be
played
without
spectators.
BAI
will
ensure
execution
of
this
tournament
under
strict
COVID
protocols,”
BAI
General
Secretary
Ajay
Singhania
said.

In
the
women’s
singles,
top
seed
PV
Sindhu
will
begin
her
march
towards
a
first
title
of
the
new
year
against
compatriot
Sri
Krishna
Priya
Kudaravalli
and
could
face
Russian
fifth
seed
Evgeniya
Kosetskaya
in
the
Last-8
stage.
Indian
badminton
fans
would
be
hoping
for
the
marquee
all-Indian
summit
clash
between
Sindhu
and
the
former
World
No.
1
Saina
Nehwal,
who
has
received
a
relatively
tough
draw.

The
London
Olympics
bronze
medallist
and
fourth
seed
Nehwal
is
likely
to
square
off
against
seventh
seed
Iris
Wang
of
USA
in
the
quarter-finals
and
second
seed
Busanan
Ongbamrungphan
in
the
semi-finals.

India’s
top
pair
of
Chirag
Shetty
and
Satwiksairaj
Rankireddy,
who
have
been
seeded
second
in
the
men’s
doubles
draw
and
will
begin
their
campaign
against
compatriot
Ravi
and
Chirag
Arora,
are
likely
meet
fourth
seed
pair
of
Ben
Lane
and
Sean
Vendy
from
England
in
the
Last-4
stage.

In
the
women’s
doubles,
second
seed
pair
of
Ashwini
Ponnappa
and
N
Sikki
Reddy
will
have
an
easy
route
to
the
Last-8.
However,
playing
along
with
B
Sumith
Reddy,
Ponappa
will
face
a
tough
challenge
in
the
mixed
doubles
as
they
will
be
up
against
second
seeded
Russian
duo
of
Rodion
Alimov
and
Alina
Davletova
in
their
opening
round
match.

Source:
BAI
Release