In Badminton, Sudirman Cup tournament will begin at the Guangxi Sports Center Gymnasium in Nanning, China today.
Top shuttlers PV Sindhu and Saina Nehwal will spearhead the Indian challenge at this prestigious tournament. The Indian team will begin their campaign tomorrow against Malaysia in Group 1-D. India reached the quarterfinals twice in the 2011 and 2017 editions but failed to cross the last eight stage.
Sudirman Cup is a mixed team Badminton Championship held every two years. There are 12 elite teams that will take part in the tournament. Each group comprises of three teams, with the top two qualifyings for the quarterfinals.
Group 1-A comprise of Japan, Thailand and Russia. Group 1-B comprise of Indonesia, Denmark and England. Group 1-C looks the toughest one which comprises of Chinese Taipei, the defending Champions South Korea and Hong Kong. In Group 1-D, it includes China, Malaysia and India.
