BWF China Open Badminton 2019 Schedule, Live Streaming, TV Channel and Players List: Thailand’s Pornpawee Chochuwong beat the current World No. 1, PV Sindhu in the women’s singles pre-quarterfinals with 12-21 21-13 21-19.
P.V. Sindhu will now look to wave the Indian flag high in China at the BWF China Open after winning the world championship last month. The BWF China Open will begin on September 17 and will continue till September 22. Sindhu will play her first game of the tournament against former Olympic gold medallist and World No. 1, Li Xuerui. The Chinese star has a 3-3 record against the Indian stalwart.
Apart from Sindhu, Saina Nehwal will also represent India at the tournament. Nehwal has dealt with injury blows throughout the year and will look to clinch her second gold of the year. Saina showed good signs in the World Championship. She was unfortunate when some controversial decisions ended her tournament in the second round against Denmark’s Mia Blichfeldt. Saina will begin her campaign at the China Open against Thailand’s Busanan Ongbamrungphan.
In the men’s category, B Sai Praneeth will be the flag bearer for India. Praneeth will open his account against Thailand’s Suppanyu Avihingsanon. Joining him would be P Kashyap who will take on France’s Brice Leverdez in the first round. Here is the China Open Badminton 2019 players list.
China Open Badminton 2019 Schedule
The China Open 2019 begins on September 17 and is scheduled to be played till 22 September 2019. All the matches of China Open 2019 to be held at the Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium in Changzhou, China.
List of Indian players participating in the China Open 2019
A total of 11 Indian players are participating in the China Open
Men’s Singles: B Sai Praneeth, Parupalli Kashyap and Sameer Verma
Women’s Singles: PV Sindhu, Saina Nehwal
Doubles: Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty, Manu Attri and B Sumeeth Reddy (Men’s)
Ashwini Ponnappa and N Sikki Reddy (Women’s)
Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Ashwini Ponnappa, N Sikki Reddy and Pranaav Jerry Chopra (Mixed)
BWF China Open 2019 Live Streaming details:
The China Open will be aired live on the Star Sports Network and the live streaming will be available on Jio TV app.