Some of India's best shuttlers including PV Sindhu and HS Roy will be participating in this year's edition of the Singapore Open to be held from June 6 to June 11.
The Singapore Open is the 12th tournament on the 2023 BWF World Tour and the second Super 750 event of the season after the India Open.
Two-time Olympic medallist Sindhu will be looking to improve upon her shock exit in the first round to Michelle Li of Canada in the recently concluded Thailand Open. Her first opponent at the Singapore Open will be Malaysia Masters 2023 winner and World rank no.1 Japanese shuttler Akane Yamaguchi.
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Saina Nehwal will play her first Singapore Open match against Thailand’s world No. 8 Ratchanok Intanon, while Aakarshi Kashyap will play Thailand’s Supanida Katethong in her first round game.
HS Prannoy back in action at Singapore OpenHS Prannoy will return to men's singles action after winning his maiden world title at Malaysia Masters 2023 in a first-round bout against Japan’s world No. 3 Kodai Naraoka. Lakshya Sen who reached the men's singles category semi-finals at the Thailand Open will clash with Chinese Taipei’s Chou Tien Chen in the round of 32.
Meanwhile, former world No. 1 Kidambi Srikanth will play Thailand’s Kantaphon Wangcharoen in the opener. Priyanshu Rajawat, who won Orlean’s Masters 2023, will also be in action.
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World rank 4 men's duo and Swiss Open 2023 winners, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty will take on Japanese duo Japanese duo of Akira Koga and Taichi Saito in the round of 32. In the women's doubles category Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand, who missed the Thailand Open as well as the Malaysia Masters, will face Hong Kong’s Yeung Nga Ting and Yeung Pui Lam in their opening match.
How to stream Singapore Open 2023 badminton live in IndiaOne can live stream any of the Singapore Open 2023 matches in India on the Badminton World Federation's official YouTube channel BWF TV.
Singapore Open 2023 live telecast details in IndiaThe live telecast of the Singapore Open 2023 will be available on the Sports 18-1 TV channel in India from Wednesday (June 7).
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Singapore Open 2023: Indian squadMen’s singles
Main draw: HS Prannoy, Lakshya Sen, Priyanshu Rajawat, Kidambi Srikanth
Women’s singles
Main draw: PV Sindhu, Saina Nehwal, Aakarshi Kashyap
Men’s doubles
Main draw: Satwiksairaj Rankireddy/Chirag Shetty, MR Arjun/Dhruv Kapila
Women’s doubles
Main draw: Treesa Jolly/Gayatri Gopichand
