Singapore Open Badminton LIVE: After a dismal show at the Malaysia Open and Malaysia Masters, Indian shuttlers led by two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu, World No.11 Kidambi Srikanth and in-form HS Prannoy will aim for a good show in the Singapore Open that begins on 12th July, Tuesday. This is the last tournament before the Commonwealth Games and the trio would look to hit top gear and make use of this tournament as a warm-up ahead of the quadrennial event. PV Sindhu is the third seeded in women’s singles, while Kidambi Srikanth is the seventh seed in men’s singles. Follow Singapore Open Live updates on Insidesport.IN
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Sindhu, who is the third seed and seventh seed Kidambi Srikanth are the only seeded Indians in the main draw of the men’s and women’s singles competition. They have been handed easy draws. The tournament will also feature Saina Nehwal, P Kashyap, Sai Praneeth, Sameer Verma in the singles. While the first round in singles will begin on Wednesday, Doubles action will kickstart on Tuesday.
First Round matches on Tuesday
Men’s Doubles
Shyam Prasad / Sunjith vs Shem Goh / Low Juan Shen – 1.30 PM
Garaga / Panjala vs Hee Yong / Loh Kean Hean – 2.10 PM
Arjun / Kapila vs Jansen / Voelker – 4.50 PM
Women’s Doubles
Bora / Rachapalli vs Hobara / Suzuki – 1.30 PM
Simran Singhi / Ritika Thaker vs Kititharakul / Prajongjai – 4.10 PM
Qualifiers
Men’s Singles
Kiran George vs Ade Dwicahyo
Chirag Sen vs Cheame June Wei
Mithun Manjunath vs Mads Christophersen
Men’s Doubles
Ravikrishna / Udayakumar vs Koh / Kubo
Men’s Doubles First Round
The men’s doubles event will lack some sheen after the pullout of the Indian duo of Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy with the latter recovering from an injury. In the two’s absence, India’s campaign will be spearheaded by Krishna Prasad Garaga-Vishnuvardhan Goud Panjala and Dhruv Kapila-MR Arjun. Shyam Prasad and S Sunjith are the other Indian duo.
Garaga and Panjala will face local duo Terry Hee Yong Kai and Loh Kean Hean in the opening round, while Kapila and Arjun will take on Germany’s Jones Jansen and Jan Volker. Shyam Prasad and Sunjith will face Malaysia’s Shem Goh and Low Juan Shen.
Women’s Doubles First Round
Indian duo of Simran Singhi and Ritika Thaker will take on second seed Jongkolphan Kititharakul and Rawinda Prajongjai of Thailand in their opening round. Meanwhile, the other Indian pair of Megha Bora and Leela Rachapalli will be up against Sayaka Hobara and Hinata Suzuki.
First Round matches on Wednesday
Men’s Singles
Kidambi Srikanth vs Qualifier
HS Prannoy vs Sitthikom Thammasin
Parupalli Kashyap vs Jonatan Christie
Sameer Verma vs Li Shifeng
Women’s Singles
PV Sindhu vs Lianne Tan
Busanan Ongbamrungphan vs Ashmitha Chaliha
Saina Nehwal vs Malvika Bansod
Women’s Doubles
Pooja Dandu / Arathi Sunil vs Hu Ling-fang / Lin Xiao-Min
Mixed Doubles
Nithin / Poorvisha Ram vs Misha Zilberman / Svetlana Zilberman
Men’s Singles First Round
HS Prannoy vs Sitthikom Thammasin
All eyes in the men’s singles would be on Prannoy who has been in good form this year. With two semifinal finishes in the past month — Malaysia Masters and Indonesia Open — he would be eager to go one step further.
Placed in the second quarter of the draw, Prannoy opens his campaign against Thailand’s Sitthikom Thammasin in the first round. This will be the fourth meeting between both the players. Thammasin leads the Head-to-head record 2-1. Their previous meeting was three years ago at Malaysia Open with Thammasin winning the contest in three sets.
Srikanth vs Qualifier
‘Making a comeback after the Indonesia Open last month, Srikanth will face a qualifier in the first round. Srikanth also has an easy draw after the pullout of world No. 1 and Olympic champion Viktor Axelsen. In the quarterfinal, he may run into fellow Indian and 2017 champion B Sai Praneeth. Should he overcome Praneeth, Srikanth could play the semifinal against third-seeded Chou Tien Chen of Chinese Taipei, who is coming off a runners-up finish in the Indonesia Masters.
Parupalli Kashyap vs Jonatan Christie
Parupalli Kashyap finds himself in the same quarter that also has Prannoy. Kashyap faces fifth seed Jonatan Christie in the first round. Kashyap won their only previous meeting which happened seven years ago at the 2015 Malaysia Masters. Kashyap won the match in three games.
Sameer Verma vs Li Shi Feng
India’s Sameer Verma is looking to get back to form this year after battling fitess issues. The Indian will World No.41 Li Shi Feng in the opening round. Sameer Verma’s best performance this year is reaching the quarterfinal at Swiss Open, while Li Shifend finished as runner-up at Thailand Open. This will be the first-time both the players will face each other.
Women’s Singles
PV Sindhu vs Lianne Tan
World No. 7 Sindhu, who is the third seed will face lowly-ranked Lianne Tan of Belgium. Sindhu has won two titles this year but her recent form has not been impressive as she faced two consecutive quarterfinal defeats in the recently concluded Malaysia Open and Malaysia Masters. Ahead of the Commonwealth Games, she will look to get back to her dominant best. Meanwhile, Tan’s best performance this year is reaching the quarterfinals at European Championship. This will be the first meeting between both the players.
Busanan Ongbamrungphan vs Ashmitha Chaliha
Seventh seed Busanan Ongbamrungphan, who is in the same quarter that also has PV Sindhu will face India’s Ashmitha Chaliha in the first round. Ashmitha Chaliha were not initially part of the draw but qualified directly after a pull out. Ongbamrungphan is the seventh seed in the tournament. This will be the first time both the players will be facing each other.
Saina Nehwal vs Malvika Bansod
Veteran shuttler Saina Nehwal will begin her campaign against compatriot Malvika Bansod. Saina Nehwal is struggling for form this year and is eyeing to find back her touch. Nehwal has never gone past the second round this year and will look to break the streak at Singapore. Meanwhile, Bansod is ranked 50th in the world was runner-up at Syed Modi International earlier this yera. It was her best performance so far. This will be the second time, both the players will be up against each other. They last met this year at the Indian Open with Bansod winning the match in straight sets.
Women’s Doubles
Pooja Dandu and Arathi Sunil will face qualifiers South Korea’s Hu Ling-Fang and Lin Xiao Min in the first round.
Mixed Doubles
Meanwhile in the Mixed Doubles, Nithin HV and Poorvisha Ram are the only Indian duo participating in the tournament and they will face Israel’s Misha Zilberman and Svetlana Zilberman in the first round.
Where to watch Singapore Open 2022 badminton live in India? The Singapore Open 2022 badminton will be telecasted live on the Voot Select in English Language. The coverage will begin from the quarter-finals stage, which begins on July 15. However, the first two round matches will be streamed live at BWF TV’s
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