India’s star shuttlers PV Sindhu and Lakshya Sen will spearhead India’s challenge at the Canada Open 2023 badminton tournament starting Tuesday in Calgary, as per Olympics.com.
After missing the Taipei Open 2023, Sindhu will start afresh in the tournament. The 12th-ranked Sindhu has failed to make a mark in the past three BWF World Tour events as she did not cross the second rounds. The former world champion was knocked out in the round of 16 of the Indonesia Open after exiting the Singapore Open and the Thailand Open in the first round.
In this season, Sindhu reached the final only once at the Madrid Masters 2023. Sindhu also made the semi-finals of the Malaysia Masters. The 27-year-old will open her women’s singles campaign against Canada’s world No. 61 Talia Ng.
Apart from Sindhu, Tasnim Mir and Gadde Ruthvika Shivani are India’s others who will participate in the women’s singles main draw. Tasnim start her campaign against Thuy Linh Nguyen of Vietnam while Ruthvika Shivani will face Thailand’s Supanida Katethong in her opening game.(ANI)
