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All-England Open 2024: Satwik/Chirag and HS Prannoy set to lead a strong Indian side

India is sending a strong contingent to the most prestigious and oldest badminton tournament in the world, the All-England Open in 2024 which starts from 12th March.

By Soumya | Feb 3, 2024 | 2 Min Read

India is sending a strong contingent to the most prestigious and oldest badminton tournament in the world, the All-England Open in 2024 which starts from 12th March. Many prominent names are there along with emerging stars to give India a mix of talent and experience as well as a competitive edge in this tournament. One of the main focus of the tournament will be to see how India’s world number 1 duo of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty perform.

Satwik and Chirag have been in sublime form this season, reaching back-to-back finals at the Malaysia Open and the India Open. The Indian pair will be keen to claim their maiden Super 1000 title at the All England.

Meanwhile, HS Prannoy will spearhead the Indian challenge in the men’s singles event, where he has been seeded seventh. The world number seven who won the bronze medals at the Asian Games and the BWF World Championships last year will look to claim his maiden title in Birmingham.

Prannoy has been struggling with his form and fitness this season, having lost in the first round of the Malaysia Open. He will look to bounce back and better his performance 2023 All England Open championships, where he reached the Round of 16, losing to Anthony Sinisuka Ginting. The other Indian men’s singles players in the fray are Kidambi Srikanth, Lakshya Sen and Priyanshu Rajawat, who have not gone past the Quarterfinals this season.

However, when it comes to the women’s singles event, seasoned shuttler PV Sindhu is the sole Indian representative. The world number twelve, who has won 5 championship medals will look to start afresh after the Injury. In the Women’s doubles event, two Indian pairs will be in action with Tanisha Crasto/ Ashwini Ponnappa and Gayatri /Treesa.

India’s performance in the All-England Open 2023

India did not display a convincing performance in the last edition of the All-England Open 2023. Apart from the performances of Gayatri and Treesa who managed to reach the quarterfinals, there were no significant performers. Even India’s no. 1 men’s duo of Satwik and Chirag was unable to put their stamp on that edition. Naturally, this time Indian shuttlers will look to make a more denting performance on the All-England Open 2024.