The season's first Super 1000 event witnessed a dramatic build-up in the wake of the COVID19 outbreak, which has claimed over 4000 lives and infected more than 100,000 people globally.
PV Sindhu has five world championship medals to her name and is the first Indian singles badminton player to win an Olympic silver medal.
India's success in women's sports is not a topic that many talk about but with time, there have been women who have made people stand up and take notice.
Olympic silver-medallist Sindhu says she can understand the apprehensions of fellow shuttlers, including compatriot Sania Nehwal, who is racing against time to qualify for the Games due to the cancellation of tournaments in the wake of the outbreak.
PV Sindhu will open her campaign against Cheung Ngan Yi while Saina Nehwal will face Pai Yu Po in the first round of Indian Open. PV Sindhu will open her campaign against Cheung Ngan Yi while Saina Nehwal will face Pai Yu Po in the first round of Indian Open.
Sindhu recorded an easy 15-7 15-8 win over Das, representing Pune Aces at the GMC Balayogi Sats Indoor Stadium.
Saina and Sindhu skipped the event to focus on Olympic qualification. The duo already have points from last year's Sudirman Cup and won't benefit much even if they play the continental Championships which will be held in Manila, Philippines from February 11 to 16.
MC Mary Kom has been conferred the prestigious Padma Vibhushan, the country's second-highest civilian honour. And PV Sindhu has been awarded the Padma Bhushan, the country's third-highest civilian honour.
Pullela Gopichand dismissed concerns regarding PV Sindhu's form despite her poor run after winning the 2019 BWF World Championships.
Being an Olympic year, the world No 6 said it was good to play the PBL because one got to play with top players which is helpful.
Seven teams will be vying for top honours in the league which will witness some of the world's best in action and offers a total prize money of Rs six crore, Prasad Mangipudi, executive director, SportzLive, said at a press meet here on Saturday.
PV Sindu suffered a 21-16, 16-21, 19-21 loss to Japan's Sayaka Takahashi in a thrilling Indonesia Masters quarterfinal match.
PV Sindhu defeated Aya Ohori 14-21, 21-15, 21-11 to move into the second round of Indonesia Masters.
Fifth seed Sindhu will open against Japan's Aya Ohori, whom she beat last week in the second round, while Saina faces another Japanese Sayaka Takahashi in her opening match.
Saina was no match for Marin, who took exactly half-an-hour to dispose off the Indian's challenge 8-21 7-21.
Tai Tzu Ying defeated PV Sindhu 21-16 21-16 in the quarterfinal of the Malaysia Masters Super 500 tournament.
Saina Nehwal and PV Sindhu cruised to the quarterfinals of Malaysia Masters with straight-game victories.
Asian Games gold medallist Tai Tzu -- playing for Bengaluru Raptors -- is one of the top global stars taking part in the PBL season 5 which begins here on January with a match between Sindhu's Hyderabad Hunters and Chennai Superstarz
World number six Sindhu had a dream run at the World Championships in Basel, Switzerland, winning the title last year, but she made early exits in the rest of the season, including her failure to defend the World Tour Finals crown in December.
Indian star shuttler PV Sindhu will be next seen in the Premier Badminton League.
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