India gets tough draw at BAC; Zii Jia at No.8 despite long absence
India gets a tough draw at the Badminton Asia Championships (BAC), even as Lee Zii Jia moved to No.8 despite a long absence.
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INDIA GETS TOUGH DRAW AT BAC; SEN, PRANNOY, GEORGE TO BE TESTED EARLY
India gets a tough draw at the BAC, where top male shuttlers Lakshya Sen, HS Prannoy, and Kiran George will be tested early.
Furthermore, Sen will take on Lee Chia-Hao of Chinese-Taipei in the opening round.
Moreover, Lee is coming off a finals appearance at the All England Championships early this month and he should be a lot for Sen.
Prannoy will open his campaign against Guang Zu Lu of China for his opening round matcjh.
George will take on a qualifier, while Priyanshu Rajawat drew Kantaphon Wangcharoen of Thailand.
SINDHU TRIES AGAIN FOR A DEEP RUN; BANSOD TO FACE FANG
PV Sindhu tries again for a deeper run this time at the BAC to be held at her home soil from April 8-13.
Moreover, the Olympic medallist will start her campaign against Indonesian world No.34 Ester Nurumi Tri Wardoyo.
Furthermore, Bansod will face Chinese Fang Hie Gao in the opening round,.
Meanwhile, two other women’s singles shuttlers are also entered in the tournament.
Anupama Upadhyaya taking on former Thai world champion Ratchanok Intanon.
Aakarshi Kashyap will open her campaign against Chinese No.2 seed Yue Han.
ZII JIA UP AT NO.8 DESPITE LONG INJURY ABSENCE
Zii Jia is up at No.8 in the latest World Badminton Federation (BWF) rankings despite his long injury absence.
Furthermore, the Malaysian shuttler was granted ranking protection from the BWF after his team made a request recently.
Moreover, Zii Jia will not play in some upcoming tournaments.
This is due to the three-month inactivity required for the BWF to provide ranking protection to players.
Meanwhile, Leong Jun Hao remains as Malaysia’s No.2 after Zii at No. 26 based on the latest BWF rankings.
Zii Jia is expected to miss the BAC, Sudirman Cup (April 27-May 4), Thailand Open (May 13-18), Malaysia Masters (May 20-25), Singapore Open (May 27-June 1), and Indonesia Open (June 3-8).
