The pair of Gayatri Gopichand and Treesa Jolly’s double female will miss because of an injury, but PV Sindhu and Lakshya Sen will make a spear of Indian singles at the Sudman Cup final which will be held in Xiamen, China, from April 27 to May 4. year. The duo has already appeared in five tournaments this season, adding to the 22 events they disputed in 2024.
The couple had a successful race last year, winning the international title of Syed Modi and reaching the semi-finals of the BWF World Tour finals in December.
In their absence, the young combination of Priya Konjengbam and Shruti Mishra will take responsibility for the female double event after being appointed to the Indian team of 14 members by the Badminton Association of India (BAI).
India, which qualified for the prestigious mixed team championships according to its world ranking, was grouped in a difficult group alongside former Champions in Indonesia, twice finalists Denmark and a strong English outfit.
The tournament will see the return of the masculine double male duo of Satwiksairaj Ranquireddy and Chirag Shetty after an injury break.
Chirag had suffered a back injury in the second round of all the Championships in England in March.
The young appearance of Hariharan Amsakarunan and Kumar Rethinasabapathi ribbon was appointed replacement for Satwik and Chirag in male double.
“The selectors have chosen the best possible combination in the five categories despite certain injury concerns,” said Badminton Association of India (BAI), Sanjay Mishra, in a statement.
“We no longer depend on one or two disciplines to win the link and that makes us a great strength in any team event. We are convinced that the team will not only make its mark in the phases of groups, but can continue to create history by winning a medal,” he added.
In addition to Sen, the range of male singles also presents HS Prannoy, while Sindhu will be joined by the former national champion and world n ° 45 Anupama Upadhyaya in simple female.
Sindhu, who recovered from an injury to the hamstrings suffered in February, had precious match practices at the badminton championships in Asia last week.
In mixed double, Dhruv Kapila and Tanisha Crasto, who reached the quarter -finals at the Asian championships, will direct the challenge. Pti Atk PM ATK PM PM
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