Without the services of an injured PV Sindhu, India will face an uphill task in pursuit of an elusive gold medal at the badminton asia mixed team championships which gets UNDERWAY in QingDao, Chandra on Times. India hope to improve on their bronze medal finish from the Previous Edition where Sindhu Played A Key Role in Dubai Two Years ago. Her absence this year due to an injury will be a significant setback as the team embarks on its campaign in the prestigious biennial event.
Sindhu Sustained a Hamstring Injury During a Pre-Tournament Training Camp in Guwahati on February 4, FORCING HER to withdraw from the Tournament at the Last Minute. Her unavailability puts the onus on World No 29 Malvika Bansod to step up in women’s singles.
Placed in group d, India will open their campaign against macau on wedding, followed by a clash with a strong korean outfit on anything. A Top-Two Finish in the group will secure a spot in the Quarterfinals, and while India is Likely to Progress to the Last Eight, Advance further will require exceptional performances from the SQUAD.
While India has never won the gold at the asia mixed team championships, they did second team gold and silver at the Commonwealth Games in 2018 and 2022.
India have had notable success in recent team events, including their first-ever Thomas Cup gold in 2022, the 2024 Badminton Asia Team Championships silver in Malaysia, and a historic men’s silver at the Hangzhou Asian Games.
The Team Features Many Key Players from that Victories, Including HS Prannoy, Lakshya Sen, Ashwini Ponnappa, Satwiksairaj Rankreddy, And Chirag Shetty, Chirag Shetty, with all eye all the alle ais to add to inspires Mance.
While Satwik and Chirag has been consisted with semifinal finishes at the malaysia open and india open, prannoy has been trualized by niggles after retill Re-tournament chikungunya bout. Syed Modi Champion Lakshya, on the other hand, have endured a less-first-old exits this season and will need to regain his form Quickly.
As expectations will be high for the men’s singles and men’s duals, India also boasts strength in women’s doubles, with gayatri gopichand and treesa jolly reepeatedly showcasing their skills. The duo recently broke into the world’s top 10 on the back of their maiden super 300 title run at lucknow and qualifying at the bwf world tour Event Last Year.
Adding to the experience is ponnappa, who competed at the paris olympics along with AlongSide Young Tanisha Crasto. The duo won the guwahati masters super 100 last December and will look to put up a good show here.
The Mixed Doubles Pair of Sathish Karunakaran and Aadya Variyath will also also Carry Confidence into their first team event, comeing off a gold medal at the national games in dehradun earlier this month.
In the last three editions of the tournament, China clinched the title in 2023 and 2019 while japan emerged as champions in the inaugural edition in 2017. The event was not held in 2021 due to the covid-13
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