Live streaming, Malaysia Masters 2023 badminton: PV Sindhu eyes third title and improve world ranking
Nine Indian players, including Kidambi Srikanth and Lakshya Sen, will compete in the second BWF Super 500 event of the season. Watch live!
Badminton
After a lackluster showing at the Sudirman Cup, India’s top badminton players, including PV Sindhu and HS Prannoy, will be looking for a good campaign at the Malaysia Masters 2023 badminton tournament, scheduled from May 23 to 28 in Kuala Lumpur.
The Malaysian meet is the 10th tournament on the 2023 BWF World Tour and the second Super 500 event of the season after the Indonesia Masters. All the matches will be live streamed in India.
Two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu, currently 11th in the women’s singles world rankings, will face No. 28 Line Christophersen of Denmark in the opener. The Malaysia Masters has been a happy hunting ground for Sindhu, who won the title in 2013 and 2016. A victory here could help Sindhu grab valuable points roar back into the world top-10 rankings.
Malvika Bansod will play in the women’s singles qualifiers.
Former champion Saina Nehwal, who was scheduled to play her opening match against world No. 1 and top seed Akane Yamaguchi of Japan in round 1, withdrew at the last minute. Aakarshi Kashyap replaced the 2012 London Olympics bronze medallist in the main draw.
In the men’s singles category, HS Prannoy, India’s highest ranked player at world No. No. 7, will face world No. 5 Chou Tien Chen of Chinese Taipei in the first round.
Former world No. 1 Kidambi Srikanth will take on France’s Toma Junior Popov while Commonwealth Games 2022 champion Lakshya Sen will open his campaign against former world champion Loh Kean Yew of Singapore.
Priyanshu Rajawat, who won the Orleans Masters 2023 last month, pulled out of the tournament, handing his opponent and compatriot S Sankar Muthusamy Subramanian a walkover into the round 2 of the qualifiers. Mithun Manjunath will also start his campaign in the qualifiers.
Nine Indian badminton players will be in action at the Malaysia Masters 2023.
Interestingly, there are no Indian doubles pairs in the entry list for the tournament. Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty were initially scheduled to play in the men’s doubles but the duo also withdrew from the event.
Where to watch Malaysia Masters 2023 badminton live in India
Live streaming of the Malaysia Masters 2023 badminton matches will be available on the Badminton World Federation’s official YouTube channel, BWF TV.
Malaysia Masters 2023 badminton: Indian squad
Men’s singles
Main draw: HS Prannoy, Kidambi Srikanth, Lakshya Sen
Qualifiers: S Sankar Muthusamy Subramanian, Mithun Manjunath
Women’s singles
Main draw: PV Sindhu, Aakarshi Kashyap
Qualifiers: Malvika Bansod, Ashmita Chaliha