"The two men's singles finalists at the Syed Modi India International 2022 will receive finalist World Ranking points and an equal share of the prize money.
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 top-seeded Indian beat her Thai rival, seeded sixth in the tournament, 11-21 21-12 21-17 in a quarterfinal match that lasted one hour and five minutes.
The 26-year-old from Hyderabad will look to set the record straight against the left-handed Thai, who had beaten the Indian last week.
The 26-year-old from Hyderabad, who lost in the semifinals at India Open Super 500 last week, thrashed Tanya 21-9 21-9 in a lop-sided contest at the Babu Banarasi Das Indoor Stadium.
The fifth seeded Indian took just 36 minutes to get the better of Bosniuk 21-14, 21-18 in his opening match.
Badminton World Federation on Thursday announced its adjusted tournament calendar for 2020.
The only Indian remaining in contention for the title, Verma registered a hard-fought 21-17, 16-21, 21-18 win over his Korean opponent Heo Kwang Hee in the semifinal.
Rituparna Das went down fighting 22-24, 15-21 to Chaiwan in a 39-minute women's singles semifinal match.
Third seed Srikanth continued to struggle as his run was cut short by former world no. 1 Son Wan Ho.
Third seed Srikanth, who had lifted the title in 2016, eked out a thrilling 18-21 22-20 21-16 win over compatriot Parupalli Kashyap, who is also a former two-time champion here.
Sameer played patiently, constructing the rallies with his repertoire of strokes to dominate early in the opening game.
It was heartbreak for Saina, who couldn't put enough pressure on Han, a 2017 world junior championship silver medallist, losing 18-21, 8-21 in a 34-minute final.
Second-seeded Saina, prevailed over Indonesian Ruselli Hartawan 12-21, 21-7, 21-6 to set up a clash with China's Han Yue.
Saina will next face eighth-seeded compatriot, Rituparna Das, while Kashyap will take on Thailand's Sitthikom Thammasin in quarterfinals.
In Sindhu's absence, Saina will be the cynosure of all eyes and the celebrated Indian has been in decent form this year having won a gold at the Commonwealth Games and a bronze at the Asian Games.
Lucknow: Saina Nehwal and P.V. Sindhu entered the women's singles' second round, while Kidambi Srikanth and Parupalli Kashyap reached the third round of the $120,000 Syed Modi International India Masters at the Babu Banarasi Das
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