"Together with the IPF, we will work towards establishing Padel as a mainstream sport, while fostering a culture of excellence in the Indian Padel community," Gopichand said.
World number 9 Prannoy, advanced to the final after his opponent Christian Adinata of Indonesia conceded the game following a nasty knee injury.
HS Prannoy advanced to play his first final of 2023.
India's top-ranked PV Sindhu beat China's world no.18 Zhang Yi Man 21-16, 13-21, 22-20 to reach the semifinal round.
While PV Sindhu, HS Prannoy and Kidambi Srikanth made it t the quarterfinals, Lakshya Sen ended his campaign with loss in straight sets.
Yathiraj, who has an impairment to one of his ankles, in an interview said he never allowed the impairment to stop him from following his dream.
The duo made it to the summit clash after their opponents retired midway through the semifinal game on Saturday.
This will be India's first men's doubles medal at the continental event after 52 years.
Sindhu defeated Yue 21-12 21-15 in a round-of-16 match which lasted for just 33 minutes
Earlier, Kidambi Srikanth suffered a loss to top-seed Kenta Nishimoto of Japan 18-21 15-21 in the men's singles quarterfinals.
Sindhu defeated world no. 19 Mia Blichfeldt of Denmark 21-14 21-17 to reach her first semifinal of the year.
When it comes to other Indians in the competition, Kiran George and Priyanshu Rajawat crashed out of the men's singles event after suffering second-round defeats.
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Satwik and Chirag, the 2022 World Championships bronze medallist, will next face unseeded Chinese pair Ren Xiang Yu and Tan Qiang in the final clash on Sunday.
Chirag-Satwik duo defeated the Danish pair of Jeppe Bay and Lasse Molhede.
Chirag-Satwik duo will next face the Danish pair of Jeppe Bay and Lasse Molhede later on Friday.
Park Tae Sang made a statement on social media to clarify his take.
Sindhu suffered an injury after winning the Commonwealth Games women's singles gold in Birmingham.
World No. 11 Liang Wei Keng and Wang Chang came out as the winners in men's doubles after seeing off star Malaysian third seeds Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik
Earlier, Commonwealth Games bronze medallists Gayatri Gopichand and Treesa Jolly lost 9-21 16-21 to sixth-seeded Chinese Zhang Shu Xian and Zheng Yu in women's doubles pre-quarterfinals.
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