At the Malaysia Open earlier this month, Kidambi was defeated by Japanese player Kenta Nishimoto to crash out in the first round as per the Olympics website.
Sarma spent almost an hour talking to officials from the Badminton World Federation, discussing ways to make this BWF World Tour Super 750 event a grand success.
The India Open, which is part BWF World Tour, has been upgraded to the Super 750 category from this year and the world's best players would be vying for the coveted title at the KD Jadhav Indoor Hall in New Delhi from January 17-22, 2023.
Distinguished names from all over the world will be gracing the prestigious tournament with their dynamic performances, making the event a one-of-a-kind spectacle for the country's sports enthusiasts. Here are the Top-10 women shuttlers to keep an eye on at the biggest badminton event of Ind
The Indian duo, who had lost the first set, was trailing 17-10 in the second and appeared poised to defeat but the ace shuttlers ranked fifth in the world in men's doubles, made a stunning comeback to win the match 17-21, 22-20, 21-9.
The Japanese shuttler had a 2-0 head-to-head advantage over Prannoy going into their quarterfinal matchup on Friday at the opening BWF World Tour event of the season
Since Marin defeated Sindhu in the Swiss Open final in 2021, this was the first encounter between the Rio 2016 finalists. It was PV Sindhu's first game following her gold medal victory at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in August.