India at Sudirman Cup 2023: Updated squad, schedule, telecast & results

 

India’s best results in the tournament came in 2011 and 2017 when they made the quarter-finals.

The Sudirman Cup 2023 is a mixed-team tournament that consists of five ties (MS, WS, MD, WD, XD). The team Championship is named after the Indonesian player Dick Sudirman and is held biennially.

India have never won a medal at the Sudirman Cup. Their best results came in 2011 and 2017 when they reached the Quarter-finals but lost to China 0-3, 1-3 respectively. However, this time Indian team is looking strong, Their biggest strength is their Men’s Doubles pair of Satwik/Chirag, who are in red-hot form.

They reclaimed the WR 5 earlier this month on the back of a successful Badminton Asia Championships campaign that saw them become the first Indian doubles pair to win gold medal in the tournament. Satwik/Chirag will play a huge role if India are to succeed in the Sudirman Cup.

Apart from the men’s doubles, India also have good men’s singles and women’s singles shuttlers in the form of HS Prannoy, Kidambi Srikanth and PV Sindhu. The Veterans will use their experience in the team events and will look to end the medal drought this time.

Who is hosting Sudirman Cup 2023?

China are the hosts of the Sudirman Cup 2023. The tournament is taking place at the Suzhou Olympic Sports Centre from May 14 to 21.

India’s squad for Sudirman Cup 2023

Men’s Singles – H.S. Prannoy and Kidambi Srikanth

Women’s Singles – P.V. Sindhu and Anupama Upadhyaya

Men’s Doubles – Satwiksairaj Rankireddy/Chirag Shetty and M.R. Arjun/Dhruv Kapila

Women’s Doubles – Tressa Jolly/Gayatri Gopichand and Ashwini Ponnappa/Tanisha Crasto

Mixed Doubles – Tanisha Crasto/Sai Pratheek

Full list of participants

Group A:

China, Denmark, Singapore, Egypt

Group B:

Indonesia, Thailand, Germany, Canada

Group C:

India, Malaysia, Chinese Taipei, Australia

Group D:

Japan, South Korea, France, England

India’s full schedule and fixtures for Sudirman Cup 2023

Group Stage (Group C)

14th May – India 0-3 Chinese Taipei (7:30 AM IST) – Highlights

XD: Sai Pratheek/Tanisha Crasto lost to Yang Po-Hsuan/Hu Ling Fang 18-21, 26-24, 6-21)

MS: HS Prannoy lost to Chou Tien Chen (19-21, 15-21)

WS: PV Sindhu lost to Tai Tzu Ying (14-21, 21-18, 17-21)

MD: Satwiksairaj Rankireddy/Chirag Shetty lost to Lee Yang/Ye Hong Wei (13-21, 21-17, 18-21)

WD: Treesa Jolly/Gayatri Gopichand beat Lee Chia Hsin/Teng Chun Hsun (15-21, 21-18, 21-13)

15th May – India 0-4 Malaysia (2:30 PM IST) – Highlights

XD: Dhruv Kapila/Ashwini Ponnappa lost to Goh Soon Huat/ Lai Shevon Jemie (16-21, 17 -21)

MS: Kidambi Srikanth lost to Lee Zii Jia (16-21, 11-21)

WS: PV Sindhu lost to Goh Jin Wei (21-14, 10-21, 20-22)

MD: Satwiksairaj Rankireddy/Chirag Shetty lost to Aaron Chia/Soh Wooi Yik (18-21, 19-21)

WD: Treera Jolly/Gayatri Gopichand lost Tan to Pearley/Thinaah Muralitharan (21-15, 21-13)

17th May – India 4-1 Australia (7:30 AM IST) – Highlights

XD: Sai Pratheek/Tanisha Crasto lost to Kenneth Choo/Gronya Somerville (21-17, 14-21, 18-21)

MS: HS Prannoy beat Jack Yu (21-8, 21-8

WS: Anupama Upadhyaya beat Tiffany HO (21-16, 21-18)

MD: MR Arjun/Dhruv Kapila beat Ricky Tang/Rayne Wang (21-11, 21-12)

WD: Tanisha Crasto/Ashwini Ponnappa beat Kaitlyn EA/Angela Yu (21-19, 21-13)

Format

A total of 16 participating teams have been divided into four groups of four teams each. Each team will play three matches in the group stage, with the top two ranked teams from each group advancing to the quarter-finals.

In each tie during the group stage, a total of five matches will be played (MS, WS, MD, WD, XD). The team that wins three of five matches will be declared the winner. Teams will get one point for the win.

Who are the top seeds at Sudirman Cup 2023?

China and Japan are the top two seeds at the Sudirman Cup 2023, While Indonesia and Malaysia are the next best seeds. Malaysia are in Group C along with India.

Where and how to watch live telecast and live streaming of the Sudirman Cup 2023?

Fans in India can watch the live telecast of the Sudirman Cup 2023 on the Sports18 channels on their TV sets. JioCinema will provide the live-streaming for action in Court 1 & 2 throughout the tournament. Fans can also follow the action live on the BWF TV YouTube channel, which will show matches in Court 3.