Live streaming, China Open 2023 badminton: HS Prannoy to feature; PV Sindhu withdraws

Indian badminton player HS Prannoy will look to build on his recent form at the September 5-10 China Open 2023 in Changzhou, the People’s Republic of China. PV Sindhu, however, has withdrawn from the BWF World Tour Super 1000 badminton tournament.

All matches of the China Open 2023 badminton will be live streamed in India.

Two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu, 14th in the badminton rankings, was earlier listed as India’s only representative in the women’s singles at the China meet but the 28-year-old has since withdrawn from the competition.

In the men’s singles China Open draw, India’s HS Prannoy, who won a bronze medal at the world badminton championships last month, will look to build on his performance in Denmark. Prannoy achieved his career-best No.6 ranking last week.

Commonwealth Games champion Lakshya Sen, meanwhile, was handed a tough opening draw at China Open. The world No. 12 Sen will face 10th ranked Anders Antonsen of Denmark, who won the Korea Open in July. Former world No.1 Kidambi Srikanth has also pulled out from the tournament.       

Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy, seeded second, will spearhead India’s challenge in the men’s doubles competition alongside MR Arjun and Dhruv Kapila at Changzhou.

Gayatri Gopichand-Treesa Jolly is the only Indian pair in the China Open women’s doubles event. The duo will face a difficult opening round against top-seeded home favourites Chen Qing Chen, the Tokyo Olympics silver medallists. 

The China Open is the 20th tournament of the 2023 BWF World Tour and will be played at the Changzhou Olympic Sports Centre’s Xincheng Gymnasium. 

Where to watch China Open 2023 badminton live in India

Live streaming of the China Open 2023 matches will be available on the Badminton World Federation’s official YouTube channel, BWF TV. The event will not be telecast live on any TV channels in India. 

China Open 2023 badminton: India squad

Men’s singles: Lakshya Sen, Priyanshu Rajawat, HS Prannoy

Men’s doubles: Satwiksairaj Rankireddy/Chirag Shetty, MR Arjun/Dhruv Kapila

Women’s doubles: Gayatri Gopichand/Treesa Jolly

Mixed doubles: Rohan Kapoor/ N Sikki Reddy