Korea Open: India's star shuttlers PV Sindhu, Kidambi Srikanth to restart quest for season's first title

P.V. Sindhu & Kidambi Srikanth aim for 1st title of season at Korea Open 2023. 33-member Indian contingent incl. Lakshya Sen, Srikanth, Prannoy & Rankireddy/Shetty. Results to decide players' qualification rankings for 2024 Olympics.

With the Korea Open Super 500 competition beginning on Tuesday, Indian ace badminton shuttlers P.V. Sindhu and Kidambi Srikanth will aim for consistency in their pursuit of their first title of the season.

Sindhu will face a tough draw at the Korea Open 2023, scheduled from July 18 to 23 in Yeosu, the Republic of Korea.

The two-time Olympic medallist is scheduled to play Chinese Taipei’s Pai Yu Po, ranked 23rd, in the first round of women’s singles. As early as the second round, the Indian badminton player might face the Republic of China's Chen Yufei, the reigning Olympic champion and current world No. 3.

India will be fielding a sizable 33-member contingent at the Korea Open. Lakshya Sen, who won the Canada Open and reached the U.S. Open semifinals, will try to continue his momentum in the men's singles competition.

Former World No. 1 and current World Ranking 20 Kidambi Srikanth and World No. 9 H.S. Prannoy are also set to return.

Prannoy missed both the U.S. and Canada Open while Srikanth has been out of action since last month’s Indonesia Open.