2 min learnUp to date: Aug 15, 2026 11:55 PM IST
A spurt of withdrawals on the Delhi Badminton World Championships are anticipated to be introduced on Sunday, paving the way in which presumably for fifth reserve Tanvi Sharma and third reserve Kidambi Srikanth to enter the singles attracts for the occasion beginning Monday.
Combined doubles pairing sith Surya and Amrutha P might additionally discover themselves within the draw with a number of withdrawals anticipated to be introduced. The attracts might additionally bear a number of adjustments in case of withdrawals by seeded gamers.
Japanese males’s doubles pair of Takuro Hoki and Kobayashi are sure to have withdrawn after affirmation from the Badminton Affiliation of Japan. A Taiwanese pair’s withdrawal led to the invites going out to Amruta-Surya.
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The likes of junior World championship silver medallist Tanvi Sharma and senior silver winner from 2021, Kidambi Srikanth are on stand-by. Sharma can be travelling to Delhi on Sunday, with official confirmations coming by way of after the managers’ conferences.
Others like HS Prannoy, Ashmita Chaliha, Rakshitha Ramraj is also in rivalry relying on variety of pull outs.
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Whereas seeded participant withdrawals should be adjusted to keep away from lopsided attracts, it might additionally throw opponent-centric preparations into disarray given the anticipated churn. “Not large names however seeded gamers are on the checklist of withdrawals,” an individual conscious of the developments famous.
That is the second time that India is internet hosting the badminton World Championships, with the final one being the 2009 version on the Gachibowli Stadium in Hyderabad. The hosts have 10 entries so far, of whom three – PV Sindhu, Lakshya Sen and doubles pair Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty – are former medal winners. Sindhu herself has received as many as 5 medals, the final of which was the historic gold she received on the 2019 World Championships in Basel, Switzerland. Lakshya received bronze at Huelva 2021 whereas Satwik-Chirag received bronze at Tokyo 2022 and at Paris final yr.
