Thailand Masters Badminton: Day 1 of the Thailand Masters will see a host of Indian qualifiers in action. The likes of Unnati Hooda, Imad Farooqui Samiya and Kartikey Gulshan Kumar will all be vying for a place in the main draw. Furthermore, the Doubles pair of Ishaan Bhatnagar & Saik Pratheek will begin their main draw. Ashwini Ponappa and others are also in action in the women’s doubles section. India’s challenge has been hit by a series of withdrawals givining the fringe stars an opportunity. Follow Thailand Masters 2023 LIVE updates on InsideSport.IN
Indians in action at Thailand Masters Badminton
- Ishaan Bhatnagar / Sai Pratheek vs Vinson Chiu / Joshua Yuan – 3:50 PM
- Treesa Jolly / Gayatri Gopichand vs Rena Miyaura / Ayako Sakuramoto – 4:30 PM
- Tanisha Crasto / Ashwini Ponappa vs Tan Ning / Xia yu Ting – 4:30 PM
Treesa Jolly & Gayatri Gopichand will start the tournament against Japan’s Rena Miyaura-Ayako Sakuramoto in the first round. The duo are seeded third and will be expected to make a deep run into the tournament. They could however face Tanya Crasto – Ashwini Ponappa in the second round. Crasto-Ponappa begins their campaign against Tan Ning and Xia Yu Ting of China.
Thailand Masters Badminton LIVE: Tanya Crasto – Ashwini Ponappa in action as doubles action kicks off on Day 1, Unnati Hooda in Qualifiers – Follow LIVE Updates
With Chirag and Satwik pulling out at the last minute, Ishaan Bhatnagar and Sai Pratheek are India’s top men’s doubles pair at the competition. The duo face American pair Vinson Chiu and Joshua Yuan in their first-round clash. Other than the aforementioned names, a host of Indian qualifiers will be in action on Tuesday. Kartikey Gulshan Kumar, Unnati Hooda will all feature in their respective qualifiers in Bangkok.
India’s Krishnaprasad Garaga and Vishnu Panjala also find themselves in the same quarter of the draws. They will begin their campaign against a qualifier. Ravikrishna and Udayakumar are also another Indian pair in the tournament.
Thailand Masters Badminton LIVE: Tanya Crasto – Ashwini Ponappa in action as doubles action kicks off on Day 1, Unnati Hooda in Qualifiers – Follow LIVE Updates
Thailand Masters Badminton: India squad
Men’s singles
- Qualifiers: Kartikey Gulshan Kumar, Parupalli Kashyap
- Main draw: Mithun Manjunath, Kiran George, Priyanshu Rajawat, B Sai Praneeth, Sameer Verma
Women’s singles
- Qualifiers: Imad Farooqui Samiya
- Main draw: Malvika Bansod, Anupama Upadhyaya, Ashmita Chaliha
Men’s doubles
- Main draw: Krishna Prasad Garaga/Vishnuvardhan Goud Panjala, Ishaan Bhatnagar/Sai Pratheek K, PS Ravikrishna/Sankar Prasad Udayakumar
Women’s doubles
- Qualifiers: Palak Arora/Unnati Hooda
- Main draw: Shruti Mishra/N Sikki Reddy, Simran Singhi/Ritika Thaker, Tanisha Crasto/Ashwini Ponnappa, Treesa Jolly/Gayatri Gopichand
Mixed doubles
- Main draw: B Sumeeth Reddy/Ashwini Ponnappa, Ishaan Bhatnagar/Tanisha Crasto, Rohan Kapoor/N Sikki Reddy
Where to watch Thailand Masters 2023 LIVE Streaming?
The matches can be watched LIVE on BWF’s official Youtube Channel BWF TV. There is no information on live telecast details. The action begins at 2:30 PM on Tuesday.
Thailand Masters Badminton LIVE: Tanya Crasto – Ashwini Ponappa in action as doubles action kicks off on Day 1, Unnati Hooda in Qualifiers – Follow LIVE Updates
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