(Badminton news) The men’s singles draw at this Super 1000 Series event will feature three top Indian shuttlers. HS Prannoy enters the competition as the No. 8 seed and will face Anders Antonsen (Denmark) in the first round. Kidambi Srikanth will be up against No. 6 seed Jonatan Christie (Indonesia) in his first-round matchup. Lakshya Sen will be in action against Weng Hongyang (China) in the Round of 32. In the women’s singles, Aakarshi Kashyap will take on Zhang Yiman in her Round of 32 match.
BWF Malaysia gains importance because qualification ranking points for the Paris 2024 Olympics are at stake.
The No. 2 seeded men’s doubles duo of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty will challenge Muhammad Shohibul Fikri and Bagas Maulana (Indonesia) in the first round. MR Arjun and Dhruv Kapila is the other Indian pair in men’s doubles and will face Fang-Chih Lee and Fang-Jen LEE of Taipei.
The women’s doubles duo of Tanisha Crasto and Ashwini Ponnappa will compete in the first round against Francesca Corbett and Allison Lee (USA). The pair of Rutaparna Panda and Swetaparna Panda will face Mayu Matsumoto and Wakana Nagahara of Japan.
Here’s everything you need to know about the upcoming BWF Malaysia Open 2024 – Round of 32 live coverage and broadcast:
What: BWF Malaysia Open 2024 – Round of 32
When: 9 January 2024
Where: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Time: 6:30 AM onwards
Live streaming in India: JioCinema
Live broadcast on TV in India: Sports18 – 1 (HD + SD)
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