HYDERABAD: Indian shuttlers shall be prepared to finish their medal drought on the Sudirman Cup mixed staff championship which will get underway at Nanning on Sunday.
India had gained medals on the all important occasions like Olympics, Asian Championships, Worlds, Thomas and Uber Cup however had never surpassed the quarterfinals of this thirty yr old tournament.
A semifinal spot will be sure no less than a bronze at this meet. Spearheaded by way of the likes of PV Sindhu, Saina Nehwal and Kidambi Srikanth, Indians will hunt for the elusive medal.
India are clubbed with China and Malaysia in Group I-D. A win against either of the teams will ensure a spot in the quarterfinals. A five-match rubber will make a decision the winners. Each rubber is composed of a men's singles, doubles, women's singles, doubles and mixed doubles ties. Though India is somewhat robust in women's singles and to a certain extent in men's singles, doubles is the susceptible hyperlink.
India will start their campaign against Malaysia on Tuesday before going through the ambitious Chinese contingent on Wednesday.
Against Malaysia, India would possibly easily win the singles suits. With former international No.1 Lee Chong Wei lacking out of action, Malaysia will rely on Lee Zii Jia in men's singles and either Jin Wei Goh or Soniia Cheah in women's singles. None of them will pose a danger to Srikanth, Sameer or the Indian women.
However, it'll be a tricky process for India in doubles. India shall be banking closely on Satwiksairaj Rankireddy, Chirag Shetty, Ashwini Ponnappa and Sikki Reddy in staff occasions. But Malaysia’s doubles teams have get a hold of a number of promising results this yr and it requires a most sensible elegance effort from India to disenchanted them.
If India falters on Tuesday, the process will get somewhat harder after they run into China the next day. With Shi Yuqi, Chen Long and Chen Yufei in excellent touch it'll be difficult to win the singles ties as smartly. Yufei has been beating Saina and Sindhu without a lot difficulty. Chinese doubles teams are in most sensible shape. The perfect likelihood for India is to overcome Malaysia and achieve the knockout in a different way it'll be nearly impossible to move forward in this event.
Admitting this chief trainer of the Indian staff Pullela Gopichand mentioned that Indians need to be on the most sensible of their sport. "The draw is very tough. Against Malaysia the singles may not be difficult but we need to work hard in doubles. Our players have trained really hard and our target is to win a medal at this tournament," Gopichand instructed ToI.
The coaches face every other dilemma on whether to box Sindhu or Saina in women's singles. Gopichand used to be tight lipped in this however sources mentioned that each shall be enjoying one of the suits on the group stage. If the courts are speedy Srikanth would play and if they are gradual Sameer Verma can be preferred.
India had gained medals on the all important occasions like Olympics, Asian Championships, Worlds, Thomas and Uber Cup however had never surpassed the quarterfinals of this thirty yr old tournament.
A semifinal spot will be sure no less than a bronze at this meet. Spearheaded by way of the likes of PV Sindhu, Saina Nehwal and Kidambi Srikanth, Indians will hunt for the elusive medal.
India are clubbed with China and Malaysia in Group I-D. A win against either of the teams will ensure a spot in the quarterfinals. A five-match rubber will make a decision the winners. Each rubber is composed of a men's singles, doubles, women's singles, doubles and mixed doubles ties. Though India is somewhat robust in women's singles and to a certain extent in men's singles, doubles is the susceptible hyperlink.
India will start their campaign against Malaysia on Tuesday before going through the ambitious Chinese contingent on Wednesday.
Against Malaysia, India would possibly easily win the singles suits. With former international No.1 Lee Chong Wei lacking out of action, Malaysia will rely on Lee Zii Jia in men's singles and either Jin Wei Goh or Soniia Cheah in women's singles. None of them will pose a danger to Srikanth, Sameer or the Indian women.
However, it'll be a tricky process for India in doubles. India shall be banking closely on Satwiksairaj Rankireddy, Chirag Shetty, Ashwini Ponnappa and Sikki Reddy in staff occasions. But Malaysia’s doubles teams have get a hold of a number of promising results this yr and it requires a most sensible elegance effort from India to disenchanted them.
If India falters on Tuesday, the process will get somewhat harder after they run into China the next day. With Shi Yuqi, Chen Long and Chen Yufei in excellent touch it'll be difficult to win the singles ties as smartly. Yufei has been beating Saina and Sindhu without a lot difficulty. Chinese doubles teams are in most sensible shape. The perfect likelihood for India is to overcome Malaysia and achieve the knockout in a different way it'll be nearly impossible to move forward in this event.
Admitting this chief trainer of the Indian staff Pullela Gopichand mentioned that Indians need to be on the most sensible of their sport. "The draw is very tough. Against Malaysia the singles may not be difficult but we need to work hard in doubles. Our players have trained really hard and our target is to win a medal at this tournament," Gopichand instructed ToI.
The coaches face every other dilemma on whether to box Sindhu or Saina in women's singles. Gopichand used to be tight lipped in this however sources mentioned that each shall be enjoying one of the suits on the group stage. If the courts are speedy Srikanth would play and if they are gradual Sameer Verma can be preferred.
Sudirman Cup: We got a tough draw, says Pullela Gopichand
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