The Malaysia Open Super 1000 is scheduled to kick off the 2024 international badminton season on Tuesday. Prannoy and Sat-Chi have difficult draws in the opening competition of 2024.
Since this year’s opening coincides with the last leg of the Paris Olympics qualifying cycle, it assumes even more significance.
At a Super 1000 tournament, the most points are up for grabs during the first quarter of the year, which is also a critical time for all players as it will essentially determine Olympic berths.
Prannoy and Sat-Chi have difficult draws in the opening competition of 2024
The best badminton players in India are preparing for the Malaysia Open Super 750 in Kuala Lumpur. They want to have a successful season and a successful start to the year.
After inconsistent seasons in 2023, the majority of Indian players want to improve during their off-season in Malaysia.
A significant missing is PV Sindhu, who had an injury last year. The only Indians seeded are HS Prannoy and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy/Chirag Shetty, while a few have advanced from reserves to the Super 1000 main draw.
There are no Indians in the same area of the men’s singles draw, which makes it interesting. Prannoy, the lone seed at No. 8 in the singles rankings, will have an interesting assignment to start the new year. He will start with Anders Antonsen on the rise. Weng Hong Yang, Li Shi Feng, Kunlavut Vitidsarn, and Jonatan Christie are the opponents of Lakshya Sen.
In the men’s doubles competition, Kidambi Srikanth takes against sixth-seeded Jonatan Christie. The Indian has a strong 6-5 head-to-head record against the Christie.
In the second round, he will play Ng Ka Long Angus and Kanta Tsuneyama, however he is in the same quadrant as top seed Viktor Axelsen. In the first match, Muhammad Shohibul Fikri and Bagas Maulana of Indonesia will take on Satwik and Chirag, a budding badminton player.
They have Liu Yu Chen and Ou Xuan Yi as other seeds in their quarter. Chinese Taipei’s Lee Fang-Chih and Lee Fang-Jen are portrayed by MR Arjun and Dhruv Kapila.
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