India’s star shuttler PV Sindhu will not be taking part in the event because of a stress fracture she sustained during her Commonwealth Games triumph few weeks ago.
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The prestigious BWF World Championship is set to begin from August 22 in Tokyo, Japan. For the first time since the global pandemic, most of the biggest names in badminton will be on court in the same competition. Viktor Axelsen and Carolin Mari are out to reclaim the crown. Meanwhile India’s star shuttler PV Sindhu will not be taking part in the event. The 27-year-old, who won the Commonwealth Games gold medal in Birmingham a few weeks ago, is nursing a stress fracture. Therefore all eyes will be on 20-year-old Lakshya Sen to lead India’s charge at the world championship. Sen and Kidambi Srikanth had finished on the podium in the last edition of the competition as they won the bronze and silver medals respectively.
The hunt for Gold starts next week ?
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Veteran shuttler Saina Nehwal, who had won the two medals in the prestigious event will take on former world champion Nozomi Okuhara as early as the second round. B Sai Praneet, who won a bronze medal in 2019 is the only Indian in the top half. Meanwhile HS Prannoy, who played a vital role in India Thomas Cup triumph earlier this year is in the bottom half alongside Srikanth and Sen. Prannoy will be hungry to make his presence felt in Tokyo after missing the CWG in Birmingham.
The 2022 BWF world Championship will commence on August 22 and end on August 28.
L Munoz vs K Momota
G Paul vs L Montoya
J Louda vs M Zilberman
GZ Lu vs T Penty
B Atilano vs M Weibkirchen
B Leverdez vs HS Prannoy
K Tsuneyama vs S Thammasin
F Burestedt vs A Elgamal
N Nguyen vs S Kidambi
TC Chou vs B Sai Praneeth
A Ginting vs Y Coelho de Oliveira
C A Dwi Wardoyo vs T Y Ng
J Christie vs T Popov
T W Wang vs M Tien Nguyen
K H Heo vs Angus K L Ng
A Opeyori vs J P Zhao
H Shu vs J Ho-Shue
Y Q Shi vs A Dwichayo
V Axelsen vs D Liew
K Wangcharoen vs K Schafer
T Sugiarto vs K Vitidsarn
D Nikolov vs L Penalver
H K Vittinghus vs Lakshya Sen
D Bosniuk vs K Naraoka
T Jason vs M Caljouw
K Nishimoto vs A Antonsen
N Karunaratne vs K Cordon
Vincent W K Wong vs J Carraggi
R Gemke vs K Koljonen
P Abian vs K Y Loh
J M Yeo vs Y J Sim
K Gilmour vs G Tunjung
A Ohori vs L Thuy Nguyen
D Hany vs Y Li
T T Vu vs K Selvaduray
S Cheah vs P K Wardani
K Polikarpova vs J Wang
P Chai Wan vs Y P Pai
Malavika Bansod vs L Christophersen
G E kim vs L Kjaersfeldt
Y Han vs XF Qi
K Kuuba vs L Huet
Saina Nehwal vs NY Cheung
M Repiska vs M Ulitina
T Thet Htar vs Y Z Wen
L Tan vs P Y Yip
Badminton fans in India can watch live action on Sports 18 channel, while live streaming is available on Voot Select app and website.
