x

Like our Facebook Page

   
Early Times Newspaper Jammu, Leading Newspaper Jammu
 
Breaking News :   Vanishing Verses: The disappearance of Henze, the Kashmiri Pandit women’s wedding chant | Face Your Fears, Not Death | Made in India hospitals: Affordable and innovative | Youth Must Lead Transition | PM Modi meets flood survivors in Himachal | PM Modi to visit J&K, review damage caused by natural calamities | 8 down, 6 to go: Security forces ramp up hunt for dreaded terrorists | CM Omar lays wreath, pays rich tributes to martyred soldiers | Hideout busted at Gudder | Setback to Cong: Opposition MPs support NDA’s Radhakrishnan in Vice Presidential win | CB Jammu registers 3 fraud cases | LG Sinha inspects National Highway restoration work at Udhampur | LG interacts with flood affected families in Jammu | Jammu schools reopen, offline classes deferred amid safety concerns | Land sinks in Poonch, 30 structures damaged | Operate special trains for ferrying essential to Kashmir: CM urges Railway Minister | Dy CM takes on ground assessment of the damage due to flash flood | The Institution of Engineers (India), Jammu Centre celebrates Royal Charter Day | CGPWA organizes health talk on mental issues among senior citizens | PM Modi announces Rs 1,500 Cr immediate relief for disaster-hit Himachal | Agriculture J&K's economic backbone, committed to empower farmers: CM Omar Abdullah | IGNOU conducts centralised Induction for learners of certificate programmes | Anantnag police seize 95 Kgs of contraband in major crackdown | Court convicts man for brother's murder, swards life imprisonment | Drug peddler arrested with heroin at Majalta by Udhampur police | JKPICCA calls on CM Omar Abdullah, raise highway closure issue amid peak fruit season | World Physiotherapy Day celebrated at State Cancer Institute | Mera Yuva Bharat and GDC Surankote host Youth-Led Empowerment Workshop | Dr Kuldeep Kumar Gupta invited at Jaipur in Pro Kabaddi League - 2025 | Dr Kuldeep Kumar Gupta invited at Jaipur in Pro Kabaddi League - 2025 | Congress concerned over worst condition of Klaidhar road | DIET Jammu organizes one-day seminar | IMCT visits Pulwama, holds review meeting on relief, restoration measures | 11th Bhagwat Katha begins | SCERT Jammu organises one-day consultative meet to review, vet research studies | KVK Reasi trains tribal farmers on organic, natural farming | UPES unveils ‘Himalaya Calling 2025’ to champion regional sustainability | Bus Stand Police seizes suspected adulterated sweets, paneer, samples | Blood donation camp organized at GMC Jammu | Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari leads delegation to pay condolence visit to party colleague’s residence | BJP holds workshop in Srinagar to Strategise 'Sewa Pakhwada 2025' | Public Intoxication Offenders sentenced to community service under section 355 BNS | Opportunities for J&K youth increading in health sector: Balbir | Swami Vivekananda Medical Mission Charitable Hospital, Ambphalla start Urology service | Relief provided to flood-affected families | SSP Reasi visits flood, landslide affected areas of Mahore | CEO Jammu conducted extensive tour of the schools across four zones | Over 6,600 runners from 31 countries for Ladakh Marathon | Kawa College of Education Secures Prestigious NCTE Approval | Dismal show by Indian shooters on opening day of ISSF World Cup | Jammu Sanskriti School, Jammu shines bright at CBSE Cluster XVIII Athletic Meet 2025–26 with 8-Medal Haul | Back Issues  
 
news details
India Open: PV Sindhu, Lakshya Sen among title contenders
1/16/2023 10:20:48 PM
agencies
NEW DELHI, Jan 16: The country's top shuttlers, including reigning champion Lakshya Sen and double Olympic medallist PV Sindhu, will look to keep their date with destiny as they will be title contenders in at least three of the five events when the India Open Super 750 begins in New Delhi on Tuesday. Indian badminton never had this good with as many as three players -- Sindhu (7), Sen (10), HS Prannoy (8) in singles world's top 10 and the men's doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty at world No. 5 -- all coming into the season with loads of success last year.
While seventh seed Sen and Satwik-Chirag, seeded fifth, are entering the USD 900,000 event as defending champions, Sindhu and world No. 13 Kidambi Srikanth are also former champions.
However, the past results will count for little as all the big stars of world badminton will be pitted against each other -- some of them in the opening round itself -- during the upgraded version of India's flagship event.
Sen and Prannoy, two most prominent figures of Indian men's singles in 2022, will engage in yet another slugfest in the opening round with the younger of the two hoping to return the favour this time after last week's opening round reversal in Kuala Lumpur.
Sindhu's return after a long injury lay-off at the Malaysia Open was spoilt by long-time nemesis Spain's Carolina Marin, who herself is on a comeback trail having sustained two ACL injuries in both her knees in the last few years.
This week, it will be Thailand's Supanida Katethong who will stand in her way in the first round and Sindhu will hope to find her sharpness in attack and strength in defence to avoid any hiccup, having lost to her in the last edition.
The former world champion, who has been out of action due to a heel injury since the Commonwealth Games in August, is likely to face a potential quarter-final clash against Olympic champion Chen Yufei of China.
Satwik and Chirag will be brimming with confidence after a semifinal finish at the Super 1000 event last week as they begin their men's doubles campaign against Denmark's Jeppe Bay and Lasse Molhede, ranked No. 31 in the world.
The Indian duo is likely to face a real test in a potential quarter-final clash against top seeds Takuro Hoki and Yugo Kobayashi of Japan.
However, no one has a tougher task at hand than former world No. 1 Srikanth, who will open against reigning Olympic and two-time world champion Viktor Axelsen, who has extended his record-breaking winning streak by retaining the Malaysia title on Sunday.
London Olympics bronze medallist Saina Nehwal, a former winner of the India Open, will begin her campaign against Denmark's Mia Blichfeldt, desperately hoping for a good run to boost her confidence after another injury-ravaged 2022.
Young guns Malvika Bansod and Aakarshi Kashyap will have their task cut out against Thailand's world No. 11 Busanan Ongbamrungphan and world No. 24 Beiwen Zhang of the US in the opening round of what will be their first appearance at the Super 750 level.
  Share This News with Your Friends on Social Network  
  Comment on this Story  
 
 
 
Early Times Android App
STOCK UPDATE
  
BSE Sensex
NSE Nifty
 
CRICKET UPDATE
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   
Home About Us Top Stories Local News National News Sports News Opinion Editorial ET Cetra Advertise with Us ET E-paper
 
 
J&K RELATED WEBSITES
J&K Govt. Official website
Jammu Kashmir Tourism
JKTDC
Mata Vaishnodevi Shrine Board
Shri Amarnath Ji Shrine Board
Shri Shiv Khori Shrine Board
UTILITY
Train Enquiry
IRCTC
Matavaishnodevi
BSNL
Jammu Kashmir Bank
State Bank of India
PUBLIC INTEREST
Passport Department
Income Tax Department
JK CAMPA
JK GAD
IT Education
Web Site Design Services
EDUCATION
Jammu University
Jammu University Results
JKBOSE
Kashmir University
IGNOU Jammu Center
SMVDU