The women’s singles competition of the Denmark Open 2023 badminton tournament, which is carried on October 17 to 22 in Odense, Denmark, will include Indian star PV Sindhu and Aakarshi Kahyap as the two Indian competitors. On Tuesday, Indian shuttlers PV Sindhu and Aakarshi Kashyap proceeded to the women’s singles second round, while Kidambi Srikanth’s tournament was over at the Denmark Open Super 750 badminton competition in Odense. Scroll down to read details about PV Sindhu advanced to the women’s singles second round.
PV Sindhu advanced to the women’s singles second round
PV Sindhu, a badminton player from India, will have the chance to win her first BWF World Tour championship of the year at the Denmark Open. The former world champion and two-time Olympic medalist advanced to the Arctic Open semifinals last week.
In Denmark, PV Sindhu’s first-round opponent is Scottish shuttler Kirsty Gilmour. However, in the second round, she might face either Japanese former world champion Nozomi Okuhara or Indonesian seventh-seed Gregoria Mariska Tunjung.
Aakarshi, ranked 38th, fought to shock German world number 26 Li Yvonne 10-21 22-20 21-12 in another match, while two-time Olympic medalist Sindhu labored past world number 28 Kirsty Gilmour of Scotland 21-14 18-21 21-10 in a 56-minute opening round encounter.
The seventh-seeded Indonesian player Gregoria Mariska Tunjung will be a challenge for Sindhu, who last week advanced to the quarterfinals of the Arctic Open. Despite having an overall 8-2 head-to-head record, the Indonesian has beaten Sindhu twice in their past three matches this year.
Aakarshi will also have her work cut out for her since the next opponent she will face is the left-handed Thai Supanida Katethong. In their lone encounter this year at the Singapore Open, the world No. 19 Thai overcame the Indian.
Srikanth, who won the silver medal at the 2021 world championships, had a dismal day as he lost bravely against Weng Hong Yang of China in the men’s singles opening round, 21-19, 10-21, and 16-21.
Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty, who just won the gold medal at the Asian Games, withdrew from the competition, advancing their Malaysian rivals Ong Yew Sin and Teo Ee Yi to the second round.
Where to watch Denmark Open 2023 badminton live in India
The Badminton World Federation’s official YouTube channel, BWF TV, will webcast live badminton tournaments from the Denmark Open in 2023. No Indian TV channel will broadcast the BWF Super 750 tournament live.
Denmark Open 2023 badminton: Indian players
Men’s singles: Lakshya Sen, Kidambi Srikanth
Women’s singles: PV Sindhu, Aakarshi Kashyap
Men’s doubles: Satwiksairaj Rankireddy/Chirag Shetty
Women’s doubles: NA
Mixed doubles: NA
