Badminton News: Some of the best players in the world, including Kodai Naraoka, have decided to withdraw from the Taiwan Open World Tour Super 300 tournament this week and be replaced by reserve players.

A senior Indian player who is also a gold medalist at the 2014 Commonwealth Games, Parupalli Kashyap advanced to the main round to replace Japan’s top seed Kodai Naraoka in the tournament which offers a total prize pool of 210,000 USD or approximately 3.1 billion. rupee.

Former world No. 1 player Saina Nehwal’s husband has been plagued by injuries in recent years which has seen his rankings drop dramatically this season.

The following players have been promoted to the main draw of the YONEX Taipei Open 2023.

Singles men

Parupalli Kashyap (replaces top seed Kodai Naraoka)

single women

Tiffany Ho (Malvika Bansod) Yulia Yosephine Susanto (replacing Saina Nehwal) Chen Su Yu (second seed Busanan Ongbamrungphan) Keisha Fatimah Az Zahra (Thet Htar Thuzar)

Women’s Doubles

Lee Yu-hsuan / Wei Wan Yi (fourth seed, Lanny Tria Mayasari / Ribka Sugiarto

Mixed Doubles

Wang Chan / Shin Seung Chan (Seed Goh Soon Huat / Lai Shevon Jemie from Malaysia)

Tanupat Viriyangkura / Ornnicha Jongsathapornparn (Amri Syahnawi / Winny Oktavina Kandow from Indonesia)

The YONEX Taiwan Open 2023 tournament kicks off with the first qualifying match scheduled for 9:00 a.m. local time.

Fun fact: Parupalli Kashyap first played in the tournament aged just 21 in 2007.

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