China Open Masters Badminton Tournament to begin today in Shenzen

In Badminton, Indian Shuttlers will be in action at the China Open Masters Tournament in Shenzen today. India’s B. Sumeeth Reddy and N. Sikki Reddy will take on Presley Smith and Jennie Gai of United States in the Mixed Doubles Round of 32 event.

On the other hand, India’s Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty will start their campaign against Chinese Taipei’s Yang Po-Hsuan and Lee Jhe-Huei in the opening round of the Men’s Doubles event. In the Men’s Singles Round of 32, Lakshay Sen will be up against seventh-seeded



Malaysian Lee Zii Jia.

In the Women’s Singles clashes of the day, PV Sindhu will take on Thailand’s Supanida Katethong. Aakarshi Kashyap will face Tomoka Miyazaki of Japan in her opener while Malvika Bansod will take on Danish Player Line Højmark Kjaersfeldt in the first round.

The Indian duo of Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand will square up against the second-seeded Chinese combination of Liu Sheng Shu and Tan Ning in the women’s doubles opening round.