The London Olympics bronze medallist has been seeded first in the women's singles while Parupalli Kashyap is the top seed in men's singles of the tournament
The all-French final clash was scheduled between Arnaud Merkle and Lucas Claerbout, and world badminton governing body (BWF) confirmed that one player tested positive while other was a close contact.
The top seed Indian easily pocketed the first game 21-11 before Kosetskaya conceded the second women's singles semifinal match.
The fifth seeded Indian took just 36 minutes to get the better of Bosniuk 21-14, 21-18 in his opening match.
The victory was further special for the 20-year-old southpaw as she defeated as the 2012 Olympics bronze medallist in straight games 21-17, 21-9 in a match that lasted mere 35 minutes.
Ashmita Chaliha upsets World No. 28 Kosetskaya in straight games to advance to the second round.
The 21-year-old shuttler will be competing for the first time in the year after claiming World Championships bronze medal on tournament debut last month.
England's decision to pull out was made public by the Badminton Association of India (BAI) on Sunday.
Marin, considered as one of the most dominating players in international badminton, said she might be back in February next year but wouldn't want to put a date on her return.
Satwik's recurring knee pain aggravated and the duo decided to pull out keeping in mind the upcoming BWF World Championships.
21-year-old Laskhya lost 21-23, 15-21 to the two-time world champion Kento Momota in 53 minutes after gruelling battle in the first game.
Reigning world champion Sindhu scripted a convincing 21-13, 21-10 win over the unseeded Neslihan Yigit (Turkey) in 35 minutes.
While Srikanth staved off a stiff challenge from World No 71 Christo Popov 21-18, 15-21, 21-16, former world no 10 Prannoy saw off Malaysia's Liew Daren 22-20, 21-19 in the opening round.
Sindhu defeated Thailand's Supanida Katethong in straight games while 20-year-old Lakhsya outwitted Japan's Kanta Tsuneyam over three games in the opening round.
Sindhu is likely to cross swords with Spain's Clara Azurmendi and Canada's sixth seed Michelle Li in the next two rounds and a clash against top seeded Japanese Akane Yamaguchi could be on the cards in the semifinals if she can cross the initial rounds.
Having already sealed their place in the quarter-finals, the match against Thailand was to determine the table-topper in Group B of the competition.
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Reigning world champion Pramod Bhagat on Saturday stormed into the men's singles finals of the badminton event. He secured a 21-11 21-16 win over Japan's Daisuke Fujihara in the first SL3 class semifinals that lasted 36 minutes.
Sindhu, who bagged the second medal at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, has become the first Indian woman to win two individual Olympic medals in a row.
Olympic medallist PV Sindhu received a rousing welcome at the Delhi airport on August 03. She clinched the women's singles badminton bronze medal at the Tokyo Olympics. Sindhu defeated China's He Bing Jiao in the bronze medal match.
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