Former No. 2 has witnessed a considerable decline in her ranking since the start of the year. She entered the 2023 season ranked seventh in the world but fell out of the top 10 in April.
The 12th-ranked Sindhu has failed to make a mark in the past three BWF World Tour events as she did not cross the second rounds. The former world champion was knocked out in the round of 16 of the Indonesia Open after exiting the Singapore Open and the Thailand Open in the first round.
The Indian women's singles star Ashmita Chaliha currently ranked 46 in the world defeated compatriot Tasnim Mir 19-21, 21-17, 21-11 in an all India final at the Maldives International Challenge 2023.
PV Sindhu was the defending Singapore Open champion, but she entered the tournament unseeded following four first-round exits this year. The Indian badminton player began the season ranked seventh in the world, but has since slid out of the top ten.
The Singapore Open's defending champion, PV Sindhu, entered the match unseeded after suffering four first-round losses. The Indian badminton player entered the season as the No. 7 player in the world, but she eventually slid out of the top 10.
Ashmita Chaliha first defeated compatriot Unnati Hooda 21-16, 13-21, 21-19 in her first qualifier and then beat Kristin Kuuba of Estonia to confirm her berth in the main draw.
In the first set, Prannoy was leading the scoreline but in the middle of the game, Christian Adinata suffered an injury due to which Indian Shuttler entered the final of the tournament first time in his career.
After losing against Chinese Taipei in the opening Group C encounter on Sunday, India ended up out of the race to make the knockout rounds. India will face Australia in their final group tie on Wednesday but even a win won't help them make the top two.
Indian badminton player Kidambi Srikanth, who has been struggling to find his form of late, has roped in Indonesia's Wiempie Mahardi as a personal coach as he sets his eye on the Paris 2024 Olympics.