Priyanshu Rajawat of Madhya Pradesh and Telangana’s Gayatri Gopi Chand will be the top seeds in the boys’ and girls’ u-19 singles categories respectively in the Microplex Global-Yonex-Sunrise All-India National-ranking junior (u-19) badminton tournament, which begins at the Nehru Indoor Stadium from Tuesday.
The fourth All-India National ranking tournament of the season (with events getting over in Jaipur, Bengaluru and Vijayawada) will serve as one of the selection trials for the Asian junior championships to be held in Suzhou (China) from July 20 to 28.
All the top shuttlers, barring the 17-year-old Lakshya Sen, will be taking part in the tournament, which has received over 1,000 entries in all five categories (men’s singles, women’s singles, men’s doubles, women’s doubles and mixed doubles).
At a press conference here on Monday, Ve. Arunachallam, secretary of Tamil Nadu Badminton Association, said: “It will be one of the best-organised tournaments in the country and I hope fans come to the stadium to watch India’s top players in action.”
The main draw will begin on May 23.
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