Indian shuttlers Kidambi Srikanth, Lakshya Sen and Ashmita Chaliha have booked their spots in the Indian badminton squad for the upcoming Asian Games 2023.
Four-day selection trials were held at the Jwala Gutta Academy of Excellence in Hyderabad to select the 19-member Indian squad for the Asian Games. The roster comprises 10 men's players and nine women shuttlers.
What is the Indian badminton team for the Asian Games 2023?
Men’s singles: HS Prannoy and Kidambi Srikanth (individual/team), Lakshya Sen and Mithun Manjunath (team)
Men’s doubles: Satwiksairaj Rankireddy/Chirag Shetty and Dhruv Kapila/MR Arjun (individual/team)
Women’s singles: PV Sindhu and Ashmita Chaliha (individual/team), Anupama Upadhyaya and Malvika Bansod (team)
Women’s doubles: Gayatri Gopichand/Treesa Jolly and Ashwini Ponnappa/Tanisha Crasto (individual/team)
Mixed doubles: Rohan Kapoor /N Sikki Reddy and Sai Pratheek K/Tanisha Crasto
Which players were guaranteed an automatic spot?
Six Indian badminton players were handed automatic slots in the Indian team. The players were selected on the basis of their world rankings.
PV Sindhu (women’s singles), HS Prannoy (men’s singles), Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy (men’s doubles) and Gayatri Gopichand and Treesa Jolly (women’s doubles) were guaranteed an automatic spot in the team.
The remaining 13 players were selected through the selection trials held in Hyderabad.
What was the format of the selection trials?
The Badminton Association of India (BAI) confirmed that 3 spots each in men’s and women’s singles categories, 1 spot each in men’s and women’s doubles categories and 2 spots in the mixed doubles category were up for grabs for the players who came for trials.
How did Kidambi Srikanth and Ashmita Chaliha perform?
Kidambi Srikanth and Asmita Chaliha topped the men's and women's singles categories by winning all three of their matches and sealed their place in the Asian Games-bound Indian squad.
