 Asian Video games bronze medallist HS Prannoy and reigning Commonwealth Video games champion Lakshya Sen emphasised the importance of the Tremendous 750 standing of the India Open 2024 and the way the extra factors secured within the event will play an important function within the Paris Olympics qualification.Elevated from the Tremendous 500 to the Tremendous 750 standing final yr, the India Open 2024, organised by the Badminton Affiliation of India (BAI), is ready to happen on the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium in New Delhi from January 16-21, 2024.A complete of 247 gamers from 23 international locations together with worldwide stars Vitidsarn, Axelsen, Intanon and Yamaguchi will headline the distinguished event; Japan has fielded the most important contingent of 37 shuttlers“Over the past decade India has emerged as one of many powerhouses of the game. Occasions just like the Yonex-Dawn India Open have had a key function on this phenomenon, as upcoming gamers and followers get impressed by watching the perfect gamers up shut. This yr there's added pleasure because the clock ticks nearer to Paris 2024. I want all concerned the perfect of luck in what's going to little question be an excellent week on the BWF World Tour,” stated BWF President Poul-Erik Høyer.The distinguished event will present Indian gamers with the chance to build up considerably greater rating factors on their residence turf, thereby enhancing their quest for qualification for the Paris Olympics.“The India Open has lengthy stood as a legacy event for Indian Badminton. Being a defining floor for milestone victories and profession transformative moments leading to goals coming true, this championship has at all times performed a robust platform and breeding floor for future champions. As we put together to witness the largest badminton present in India, the electrifying environment and intense competitors promise to make the occasion an unforgettable spectacle for followers from throughout the nation who courageous the climate to be there on all seven days,” remarked BAI Normal Secretary Sanjay Mishra.The 2023 World Championships bronze medallist Prannoy, at the moment ranked eighth within the Race to Paris rankings, can be aiming to climb greater within the rankings as he kicks off his marketing campaign towards Chou Tien Chen of Chinese language Taipei.Highlighting the excessive stakes concerned within the event, HS Prannoy commented, “The India Open holds immense significance for me however this yr is additional particular as will probably be offering a pedestal to enhance my rating forward of the summer time Olympics. Enjoying on residence soil can be an added enhance, and the assist of our followers provides an additional layer of motivation.”As per the Paris Olympics qualification rules, India can have two males’s singles gamers within the High-16 by April 30, 2024.At present ranked seventeenth within the Race to Paris rankings, Sen who received the India Open in 2022, will begin his marketing campaign towards the rising expertise Priyanshu Rawat, with a watch on securing the coveted second spot.“Profitable the India Open in 2022 has been a cornerstone in shaping my profession, and I anticipate an analogous influential function of the event within the context of Paris {qualifications}. Beginning out towards Priyanshu can be powerful however I'm optimistic about my probabilities of making a deep run within the event to make a stride within the rankings,” said Lakshya Sen.With a prize pool of USD 850,000, the Yonex-Dawn India Open 2024 will witness a complete of 247 shuttlers from 23 international locations who will enthral the followers with their fascinating performances.The reigning World champion Kunlavut Vitidsarn of Thailand can even be part of the galaxy of stars gracing the event as he gears as much as defend his Yonex-Dawn India Open title.“I'm thrilled to return to the India Open because the defending champion. The competitors guarantees to be fierce this time however I'm able to showcase my greatest sport and provides my all on the court docket as soon as once more,” expressed Kunlavut Vitidsarn.All of the shuttlers inside the present high 10 of the lads’s singles BWF World Rankings together with high seed Viktor Axelsen of Denmark, former World Champion Loh Kean Yew of Singapore, and Asian Video games 2022 bronze medallist Kodai Naraoka of Japan, will take the stage.Within the girls’s singles class, three-time champion Ratchanok Intanon of Thailand and the Japanese duo of two-time World Champion Akane Yamaguchi and Rio Olympics bronze medallist Nozomi Okuhara, are set to compete.With 5 gamers in males’s singles, 4 in girls’s singles, ten every in each doubles classes, and eight in blended doubles, Japan boasts the most important contingent on the event, with a complete of 37 gamers competing throughout all classes.Following Japan, China fielded the second largest contingent comprising 34 gamers adopted by Chinese language Taipei with 23 gamers.Alongside Prannoy and Sen, the 10-player Indian contingent can be spearheaded by Asian Video games gold medallists Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy within the males’s doubles and former World No. 1 Kidambi Srikanth within the males’s singles class.In girls’s doubles, the pairs of Treesa Jolly-Gayatri Gopichand and Ashwini Ponnappa-Tanisha Crasto can be aiming to strengthen their place within the Race to Paris rankings.–IANShs/){kind=link}
New Delhi, Jan 15 (IANS) Asian Video games bronze medallist HS Prannoy and reigning Commonwealth Video games champion Lakshya Sen emphasised the importance of the Tremendous 750 standing of the India Open 2024 and the way the extra factors secured within the event will play an important function within the Paris Olympics qualification.
Elevated from the Tremendous 500 to the Tremendous 750 standing final yr, the India Open 2024, organised by the Badminton Affiliation of India (BAI), is ready to happen on the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium in New Delhi from January 16-21, 2024.
A complete of 247 gamers from 23 international locations together with worldwide stars Vitidsarn, Axelsen, Intanon and Yamaguchi will headline the distinguished event; Japan has fielded the most important contingent of 37 shuttlers
“Over the past decade India has emerged as one of many powerhouses of the game. Occasions just like the Yonex-Dawn India Open have had a key function on this phenomenon, as upcoming gamers and followers get impressed by watching the perfect gamers up shut. This yr there’s added pleasure because the clock ticks nearer to Paris 2024. I want all concerned the perfect of luck in what’s going to little question be an excellent week on the BWF World Tour,” stated BWF President Poul-Erik Høyer.
The distinguished event will present Indian gamers with the chance to build up considerably greater rating factors on their residence turf, thereby enhancing their quest for qualification for the Paris Olympics.
“The India Open has lengthy stood as a legacy event for Indian Badminton. Being a defining floor for milestone victories and profession transformative moments leading to goals coming true, this championship has at all times performed a robust platform and breeding floor for future champions. As we put together to witness the largest badminton present in India, the electrifying environment and intense competitors promise to make the occasion an unforgettable spectacle for followers from throughout the nation who courageous the climate to be there on all seven days,” remarked BAI Normal Secretary Sanjay Mishra.
The 2023 World Championships bronze medallist Prannoy, at the moment ranked eighth within the Race to Paris rankings, can be aiming to climb greater within the rankings as he kicks off his marketing campaign towards Chou Tien Chen of Chinese language Taipei.
Highlighting the excessive stakes concerned within the event, HS Prannoy commented, “The India Open holds immense significance for me however this yr is additional particular as will probably be offering a pedestal to enhance my rating forward of the summer time Olympics. Enjoying on residence soil can be an added enhance, and the assist of our followers provides an additional layer of motivation.”
As per the Paris Olympics qualification rules, India can have two males’s singles gamers within the High-16 by April 30, 2024.
At present ranked seventeenth within the Race to Paris rankings, Sen who received the India Open in 2022, will begin his marketing campaign towards the rising expertise Priyanshu Rawat, with a watch on securing the coveted second spot.
“Profitable the India Open in 2022 has been a cornerstone in shaping my profession, and I anticipate an analogous influential function of the event within the context of Paris {qualifications}. Beginning out towards Priyanshu can be powerful however I’m optimistic about my probabilities of making a deep run within the event to make a stride within the rankings,” said Lakshya Sen.
With a prize pool of USD 850,000, the Yonex-Dawn India Open 2024 will witness a complete of 247 shuttlers from 23 international locations who will enthral the followers with their fascinating performances.
The reigning World champion Kunlavut Vitidsarn of Thailand can even be part of the galaxy of stars gracing the event as he gears as much as defend his Yonex-Dawn India Open title.
“I’m thrilled to return to the India Open because the defending champion. The competitors guarantees to be fierce this time however I’m able to showcase my greatest sport and provides my all on the court docket as soon as once more,” expressed Kunlavut Vitidsarn.
All of the shuttlers inside the present high 10 of the lads’s singles BWF World Rankings together with high seed Viktor Axelsen of Denmark, former World Champion Loh Kean Yew of Singapore, and Asian Video games 2022 bronze medallist Kodai Naraoka of Japan, will take the stage.
Within the girls’s singles class, three-time champion Ratchanok Intanon of Thailand and the Japanese duo of two-time World Champion Akane Yamaguchi and Rio Olympics bronze medallist Nozomi Okuhara, are set to compete.
With 5 gamers in males’s singles, 4 in girls’s singles, ten every in each doubles classes, and eight in blended doubles, Japan boasts the most important contingent on the event, with a complete of 37 gamers competing throughout all classes.
Following Japan, China fielded the second largest contingent comprising 34 gamers adopted by Chinese language Taipei with 23 gamers.
Alongside Prannoy and Sen, the 10-player Indian contingent can be spearheaded by Asian Video games gold medallists Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy within the males’s doubles and former World No. 1 Kidambi Srikanth within the males’s singles class.
In girls’s doubles, the pairs of Treesa Jolly-Gayatri Gopichand and Ashwini Ponnappa-Tanisha Crasto can be aiming to strengthen their place within the Race to Paris rankings.
–IANS
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