New Delhi [India], April 25 (ANI): The Badminton Association of India (BAI) has introduced choice trials for the upcoming Asian Games 2023 from May 4 to 7.
The Asian Games, which had been initially set for September 2022, will likely be held this yr in Hangzhou, China, from September 23 to October 8. Players within the high 20 in BWF rankings will get a direct berth.
The trials will likely be held in Telangana’s Jwala Gutta Academy of Excellence. Only PV Sindhu (ladies’s singles) (World No. 11), HS Prannoy (males’s singles) (World No. 9), Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty (males’s doubles) (World No. 6), and Gayatri Gopichand and Jolly Treesa (ladies’s doubles) (World No. 19) have made it on to the Indian badminton squad.
Kidambi Srikanth (World No. 23) and Commonwealth Games champion Lakshya Sen (World No. 24), in addition to Orleans Masters Super 300 winner Priyanshu Rajawat, nationwide champion Mithun Manjunath, and Tokyo Olympian B Sai Praneeth, are among the many 9 males’s singles gamers who will compete within the trials.
List of Players for Asian Games 2023 choice trials:Men’s Singles: Lakshya Sen, Kidambi Srikanth, Priyanshu Rajawat, Mithun Manjunath, Sai Praneeth, Maisnam Meiraba, Bharat Raghav, Ansal Yadav, Siddhant GuptaWomen’s Singles: Saina Nehwal, Aakrshi Kashyap, Malvika Bansod, Ashmita Chaliha, Aditi Bhat, Unnati Hooda, Alisha Naik, Shriyanshi Valishetty, Anupama UpadhyayMen’s Doubles: MR Arjun/Dhruv Kapila, Krishna Prasad/Vishuvardhan, Suraj Goala/Pruthvi Roy, Nithin HV/Sai Pratheek, Kushal Raj/Prakash RajLadies’s Doubles: Ashwini Bhat/Shikha Gautham, Tanisha Crasto/Ashwini Ponnappa, Radhika Sharma/Tanvi SharmaBlended Doubles: Rohan Kapoor/Sikki Reddy, Sai Pratheek/Tanisha Crasto, Hariharan/Varshini, Hemagendra Babu/Kanika Kanwal. (ANI)