World Tour Finals: PV Sindhu handed a tough draw, to face Tai and Intanon
World Tour Finals: PV Sindhu handed a tough draw, to face Tai and Intanon
Reigning world champion PV Sindhu has been handed a tough draw at Thailand's World Tour Finals on Tuesday as the Indian star was pitted against world number one Tai Tzu-yingand homefavouriteRatchanokIntanon.
Olympic silvermedalist Sindhu was grouped against former world championRatchanokand Tai along with Thailand'sPonrpaweeChochuwongfor the round-robin stage of the tournament in Bangkok, which is being playedinside a bio-secure bubble.
The delayed 2020 season finale, scheduled to start from Wednesday, is the third behind-closed-doors event in three weeks in the Thai capital as badminton resumed after months owing to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Whereas Spanish top-seedCarolinaMarin, who is also looking to bag a hat-trick of wins in Bangkok, is set to take on South Korean teen sensation AnSe-young, Canada's Michelle Li and Russia's EvgeniyaKosetskayain Group A.
In the men's singles event, Denmark's Viktor Axelsen, unbeaten over the past fortnight, will take on Taiwan's world number two Chou Tien-Chen, Malaysia's LeeZiiJia and Indonesia's AnthonyGinting.
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Men's champions Kento Momota had tested positive for the dreaded virus just before the tournament started, forcing him to withdraw along with the entire Japanese team. While China's team including women's title-holder Chen Yufei were unable to travel due to the country's strict COVID-19 rules.
Despite the bio-secure bubble and strict protocols, four people inside the Bangkok ''bubble'' have tested positive for coronavirus including two players who were forced to withdraw from the marquee event.