Ten medals in ten years and the Indians are craving for extra because the BWF Global Championships kick off in Copenhagen on Monday. Led via the indomitable PV Sindhu, Indian shuttlers dominated the roost on the Worlds, profitable a minimum of a medal at each and every version since 2013.
Sindhu opened the tally with a bronze at Guangzhou and pocketed 5 medals together with a gold and a silver.
All seeing will likely be at the males’s doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty. Ranked Negative.2 on the earth, the pair is at the cusp of glory as a gold medal can even catapult them to the zenith of the sector ratings.
With the wonderful method they’re in, they may be able to turn out to be the primary Indian pair to win a doubles gold and in addition turn out to be Negative.1.
Eminent mentor Pullela Gopichand stated that they may be able to beat any pair on the earth now. “They are in such great form that they can beat any team. They are already No.2 and I am confident that they will bag the big prize,” Gopichand stated.
As a number of obese groups are within the top-half of the draw, Satwik-Chirag are anticipated to succeed in the semifinals with out breaking a lot sweat. The reigning Asian champions are within the method in their month and barring an disappointed, they must be completing at the zenith of the rostrum.
A semifinal look will safeguard a bronze on the Worlds.
Prannoy might in finding it tough
HS Prannoy, probably the most constant singles shuttler, can be ruing his good fortune. The Malaysia Masters champion is the most efficient Indian wager in males’s singles. However the Kerala lad will likely be operating into the imperious Viktor Axelsen of Denmark within the quarterfinals. The reigning global and Olympic champion seems to be unbeatable on the age.
Prannoy’s trail to the quarterfinals could also be no longer simple as he might face Chico Air of mystery Dwi Wardoyo of Indonesia in the second one spherical and previous global champion Loh Kean Yew of Singapore within the pre-quarterfinals.
The alternative two Indians, Kidambi Srikanth and Lakshya were given a greater draw. Srikanth, a silver medallist on the 2021 Worlds, is anticipated to succeed in the quarterfinals as his most probably opponent within the pre-quarterfinals Antony Sinisuka Ginting pulled out of the development. The second one seeded Indonesian is grieving the lack of his mom who kicked the bucket on August 9.
Lakshya too seems to be unstoppable until the pre-quarterfinals. On the last-16 level, he might sq. up towards 3rd seed Kunlavut Vitidsarn of Thailand. Lakshya had crushed Vitidsarn a couple of instances and if he manages to do it once more he’s going to have a stunning probability of profitable some other medal.
Difficult for Sindhu
Essentially the most a success Indian on the Worlds, Sindhu were given an excessively tough draw. She were given a bye within the first spherical and is more likely to face former global champion Ratchanok Intanon. Beating the Thai might not be tough however looking ahead to her within the quarterfinals can be zenith seed An Se Younger. The South Korean shuttler by no means misplaced to Sindhu in six conferences. However Sindhu has at all times been a obese match participant and can be banking on that popularity to disappointed An.
Girls’s doubles staff of Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand need to punch above their weight as they will meet Chen Chinese language zenith seeds Qing Chen and Jia Yi Fan within the 3rd spherical.
Gopichand is anticipating a lavish medal haul. “Our players have been doing quite well in the categories. I am expecting medals from many of them. Sindhu is a big tournament player and excelled at major events defying odds. Srikanth, Lakshya and Prannoy had won several close matches against top opponents,” stated Gopi, refusing to reply to on what number of medals Bharat would win.
“I don’t want to put that kind of pressure on my players. They have pulled off several close matches against tough opponents and I am confident that they would live up to the expectations,” he added.
A PEEP INTO HISTORY
– BWF Global Championships began in 1977 and used to be later referred to as IBF Global Championships
– It used to be held as soon as each and every 3 years till 1983.
– IBF confronted issue webhosting the primary two occasions as Global Badminton Federation which next merged with IBF hosted the similar match.
– Since 1985 it changed into a biennial match till 2005.
– From 2006 the match changed into an annual match at the BWF calendar.
– It isn’t carried out right through the Olympic occasion to keep away from agenda conflicts.
– Chinese language shuttlers received 69 golds, the utmost at this match.
– Indonesia used to be 2nd with 23 golds.
– PV Sindhu used to be the one Indian to win a gold on the Worlds.
ROLL OF HONOUR FOR INDIA AT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
Gold
2019: PV Sindhu (Girls’s singles)
Silver
2021: Kidambi Srikanth (Males’s singles)
2018: PV Sindhu (Girls’s singles)
2017: PV Sindhu (Girls’s singles)
2015: Saina Nehwal (Girls’s singles)
Bronze
2022: Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty (Males’s doubles).
2021: Lakshya Sen (Males’s singles).
2017: Saina Nehwal (Girls’s singles).
2014: PV Sindhu (Girls’s singles)
2013: PV Sindhu (Girls’s singles)
DEFENDING CHAMPIONS
Males’s Singles: Viktor Axelsen, Denmark
Girls’s Singles: Akane Yamaguchi, Japan
Males’s Doubles: Aaron Chia/Soh Wooi Yik, Malaysia
Girls’s Doubles: Chen Qing Chen/Jia Yi Fan, China
Combined Doubles: Zheng Si Wei/Huang Ya Qiong, China
Sindhu opened the tally with a bronze at Guangzhou and pocketed 5 medals together with a gold and a silver.
All seeing will likely be at the males’s doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty. Ranked Negative.2 on the earth, the pair is at the cusp of glory as a gold medal can even catapult them to the zenith of the sector ratings.
With the wonderful method they’re in, they may be able to turn out to be the primary Indian pair to win a doubles gold and in addition turn out to be Negative.1.
Eminent mentor Pullela Gopichand stated that they may be able to beat any pair on the earth now. “They are in such great form that they can beat any team. They are already No.2 and I am confident that they will bag the big prize,” Gopichand stated.
As a number of obese groups are within the top-half of the draw, Satwik-Chirag are anticipated to succeed in the semifinals with out breaking a lot sweat. The reigning Asian champions are within the method in their month and barring an disappointed, they must be completing at the zenith of the rostrum.
A semifinal look will safeguard a bronze on the Worlds.
Prannoy might in finding it tough
HS Prannoy, probably the most constant singles shuttler, can be ruing his good fortune. The Malaysia Masters champion is the most efficient Indian wager in males’s singles. However the Kerala lad will likely be operating into the imperious Viktor Axelsen of Denmark within the quarterfinals. The reigning global and Olympic champion seems to be unbeatable on the age.
Prannoy’s trail to the quarterfinals could also be no longer simple as he might face Chico Air of mystery Dwi Wardoyo of Indonesia in the second one spherical and previous global champion Loh Kean Yew of Singapore within the pre-quarterfinals.
The alternative two Indians, Kidambi Srikanth and Lakshya were given a greater draw. Srikanth, a silver medallist on the 2021 Worlds, is anticipated to succeed in the quarterfinals as his most probably opponent within the pre-quarterfinals Antony Sinisuka Ginting pulled out of the development. The second one seeded Indonesian is grieving the lack of his mom who kicked the bucket on August 9.
Lakshya too seems to be unstoppable until the pre-quarterfinals. On the last-16 level, he might sq. up towards 3rd seed Kunlavut Vitidsarn of Thailand. Lakshya had crushed Vitidsarn a couple of instances and if he manages to do it once more he’s going to have a stunning probability of profitable some other medal.
Difficult for Sindhu
Essentially the most a success Indian on the Worlds, Sindhu were given an excessively tough draw. She were given a bye within the first spherical and is more likely to face former global champion Ratchanok Intanon. Beating the Thai might not be tough however looking ahead to her within the quarterfinals can be zenith seed An Se Younger. The South Korean shuttler by no means misplaced to Sindhu in six conferences. However Sindhu has at all times been a obese match participant and can be banking on that popularity to disappointed An.
Girls’s doubles staff of Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand need to punch above their weight as they will meet Chen Chinese language zenith seeds Qing Chen and Jia Yi Fan within the 3rd spherical.
Gopichand is anticipating a lavish medal haul. “Our players have been doing quite well in the categories. I am expecting medals from many of them. Sindhu is a big tournament player and excelled at major events defying odds. Srikanth, Lakshya and Prannoy had won several close matches against top opponents,” stated Gopi, refusing to reply to on what number of medals Bharat would win.
“I don’t want to put that kind of pressure on my players. They have pulled off several close matches against tough opponents and I am confident that they would live up to the expectations,” he added.
A PEEP INTO HISTORY
– BWF Global Championships began in 1977 and used to be later referred to as IBF Global Championships
– It used to be held as soon as each and every 3 years till 1983.
– IBF confronted issue webhosting the primary two occasions as Global Badminton Federation which next merged with IBF hosted the similar match.
– Since 1985 it changed into a biennial match till 2005.
– From 2006 the match changed into an annual match at the BWF calendar.
– It isn’t carried out right through the Olympic occasion to keep away from agenda conflicts.
– Chinese language shuttlers received 69 golds, the utmost at this match.
– Indonesia used to be 2nd with 23 golds.
– PV Sindhu used to be the one Indian to win a gold on the Worlds.
ROLL OF HONOUR FOR INDIA AT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
Gold
2019: PV Sindhu (Girls’s singles)
Silver
2021: Kidambi Srikanth (Males’s singles)
2018: PV Sindhu (Girls’s singles)
2017: PV Sindhu (Girls’s singles)
2015: Saina Nehwal (Girls’s singles)
Bronze
2022: Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty (Males’s doubles).
2021: Lakshya Sen (Males’s singles).
2017: Saina Nehwal (Girls’s singles).
2014: PV Sindhu (Girls’s singles)
2013: PV Sindhu (Girls’s singles)
DEFENDING CHAMPIONS
Males’s Singles: Viktor Axelsen, Denmark
Girls’s Singles: Akane Yamaguchi, Japan
Males’s Doubles: Aaron Chia/Soh Wooi Yik, Malaysia
Girls’s Doubles: Chen Qing Chen/Jia Yi Fan, China
Combined Doubles: Zheng Si Wei/Huang Ya Qiong, China
