India Open Superseries-2011 winners

The Yonex Sunrise India Open Superseries 2011 came to a close today at the Siri Fort Complex at New Delhi in India today.

As expected top seed and World No.1 Lee Chong Wei of Malaysia, won the men's singles title defeating 3rd seed Peter Gade of Denmark.
In the women's singles section, Thailand's Porntip Buranaprasertsuk emerged the surprise winner.
The final results/standings of the India Open were:

Winners:
Men's Singles1 [MAS] Chong Wei Lee [1]
2 [DEN] Peter Hoeg Gade [3]
3/4 [HKG] Yun Hu [8]
3/4 [KOR] Sung Hwan Park [6]

Men's Doubles
1 [JPN] Hirokatsu Hashimoto [4]/ [JPN] Noriyasu Hirata
2 [INA] Angga Pratama/[INA] Ryan Agung Saputra
3/4 [MAS] Kien Keat Koo [1] /[MAS] Boon Heong Tan
3/4 [INA] Alvent Yulianto Chandra [3] /[INA] Hendra Aprida Gunawan

Women's Singles 1 [THA] Porntip Buranaprasertsuk
2 [KOR] Youn Joo Bae [3]
3/4 [HKG] Pui Yin Yip [4]
3/4 [JPN] Sayaka Sato

Women's Doubles
1 [JPN] Miyuki Maeda [1] /[JPN] Satoko Suetsuna
2 [JPN] Mizuki Fujii [2] /[JPN] Reika Kakiiwa
3/4 [INA] Meiliana Jauhari [4] /[INA] Greysia Polii
3/4 [HKG] Lok Yan Poon /[HKG] Ying Suet Tse

Mixed Doubles
1 [INA] Tantowi Ahmad [4] /[INA] Liliyana Natsir
2 [INA] Fran Kurniawan [3] /[INA] Pia Zebadiah Bernadeth
3/4 [INA] Muhammad Rijal [7] /[INA] Debby Susanto
3/4 [MAS] Peng Soon Chan [5] /[MAS] Liu Ying Goh

From an Indian perspective the best performances were from RMV Guru Sai Dutt and Sourabh Verma, both of whom reached till the quarterfinals of the event.


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Indian challenge ends at India Open

Both RMV Guru Sai Dutt, and Sourabh Verma lost in their quarterfinal matches, and with it the Indian challenge at the Yonex Sunrise India Open Super Series-2011 badminton tournament being held at Siri Fort complex in New Delhi, came to an end.

Other Indian players in the fray, had already lost in the earlier rounds. Most unexpected for the home spectators, was top seeded Saina Nehwal's loss in the first round, as also of the 8th seeded womens doubles pair of Jwala Gutta-Ashwini Ponnappa and the mens doubles pair of Rupesh Kumar/Sanave Thomas.

However Guru Sai Dutt and Sourabh Verma, both wards of the Gopichand badminton academy at Hyderabad, ensured that the Indian spectators and home crowd had something to cheer about till the quarter-final rounds at least.

In the quarter-finals, 19 year old Sourabh Verma lost to World No.1 Lee Chong Wei of Malaysia in straight sets 21-7, 21-8, while RMV Guru Sai Dutt lost to 8th seed Yun Hu of Hong Kong.

With these losses, the Indian challenge has come to an end.

Men's Singles - Semi-finalists:
Lee Chong Wei - Malaysia
Yun Hu - Hong Kong
Peter Hoeg Gade - Denmark
Sung Hwan Park - Korea

Women's Singles - Semi-finalists:
Porntip Buranaprasertsuk - Thailand
Pui Yin Yip - Hong Kong
Youn Joo Bae - Korea
Sayaka Sato - Japan

Men's Doubles - Semi-finalists:
Kien Keat Koo/ Boon Heong Tan - Malaysia
Hirokatsu Hashimoto/ Noriyasu Hirata - Japan
Alvent Yulianto Chandra/ Hendra Aprida Gunawan - Indonesia
Angga Pratama/ Ryan Agung Saputra - Indonesia
Women's Doubles - Semi-finalists:
Miyuki Maeda / Satoko Suetsuna - Japan
Meiliana Jauhari / Greysia Polii -Indonesia
Lok Yan Poon/ Ying Suet Tse -Hong Kong
Mizuki Fujii / Reika Kakiiwa - Japan
Mixed Doubles - Semi-finalists:
Muhammad Rijal / Debby Susanto - Indonesia
Tantowi Ahmad / Liliyana Natsir - Indonesia
Fran Kurniawan / Pia Zebadiah Bernadeth - Indonesia
Peng Soon Chan / Liu Ying Goh - Malaysia
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Guru, Verma in quarters of India Open

RMV Guru Sai Dutt and Sourabh Verma kept the Indian flag flying high at the end of the 3rd day at the Yonex Sunrise India Open Super Series 2011 badminton tournament being held at Siri Fort Complex in New Delhi in India.

This is the first time that a super-series event is being held in the country, since till the last year the India Open was a Grand Prix category event and got a SS status for the first time this year.

Guru Sai Dutt and Sourabh played beyond spectator expectations, reaching the quarterfinals of the tournament even as celebrated players such as Saina Nehwal and the pair of Jwala Gutta-Ashwini Ponnappa could not make much of a mark at this tourney.

In the first round, Guru beat World No.5 and 4th seeded Boonsak Ponsana of Thailand 22-20, 18-21, 21-19 in what was a major upset of the first round. He then went on to defeat Yuhan Tan of Belarus in the second round by a score of 21-13, 14-21, 21-13 to reach the quarterfinals.

Sourabh Verma who started the tournament as a qualifier, defeated Sony Dwi Kuncoro of Indonesia in the first round of the main draw 21-18, 21-19. He followed this win with another great performance beating 7th seeded Kenichi Tago of Japan in the 2nd round to book a place in the quarterfinals, his best ever performance to date. He will now take on World No.1 Lee Chong Wei in his next match of this India Open-2011 superseries event.

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India Open Superseries- Day 2 results

The Yonex Sunrise India Open-2011 super series badminton tournament is currently underway at the Siri Fort Complex, at New Delhi in India.
Yesterday the qualification rounds for the men's and women's singles were held and today the first round of the main draw was conducted.

India Open Superseries-2011 - Day 2 - Main draw 1st round match results and highlights of the day, are as below:

Women's Singles:

Major upset of the day was Saina Nehwal's loss against World No. 24, Ai Goto of Japan. Saina lost the match in 2 straight sets, 17-21 and 19-21 in just 34 minutes of play. After losing the first set, Saina fought back bravely in the 2nd set and was leading 19-18, however Ai Goto managed to keep her nerves under better control, taking 3 points on the trot and pocketing the match, to progress to the 2nd round.

Before that, fast rising junior badminton player PV Sindhu who trains at the Gopichand badminton academy, gave a tough fight in her match against 8th seeded Salakjit Ponsana of Thailand, and though the final result did not go in her favour, PV Sindhu's performance raises hopes from her in the future.
Salakjit managed to get past Sindhu 21-19, 22-20.

Men's Singles:

Before this shock loss of Saina Nehwal, Indian badminton fans had a lot to cheer about in the men's section, as Indian men proved their mettle against top class world players.

In one of the most sensational wins of the day, RMV Guru Sai Dutt of India stunned the 4th seed and world no.5 Boonsak Ponsana of Thailand in the first round of the India Open-2011. In a thriller of a match, RMV Guru Sai Dutt won by a score of: 22-20, 18-21, 21-19.

Another major highlight of the day was Ajay Jayaram's strong showing against the World No.1 badminton player Lee Chong Wei of Malaysia. Eventually Ajay lost the match, however just seeing the scores gives an indication of how tough the match was. Lee Chong Wei finally prevailed over Ajay by a score of 21-19, 21-18.

In another upset win, rising star Sourabh Verma of India, defeated world no.37 Sony Dwi Kuncoro of Indonesia, by a score of 21-18, 21-19.

And as expected, P. Kashyap progressed to the 2nd round of the Indian Open, defeating Michal Matejka of Slovakia 21-7, 21-15. He now faces the task of taking on world no.3 Taufik Hidayat in the 2nd round.

All these results of Day2 at the Yonex India Open Superseries-2011, just go on to show the progress that India's men badminton players have made in recent times, and the time has finally come when some of them are now finding themselves within striking distance at the world top 10 positions.

Mixed Doubles
In the mixed doubles, the Indian pair of Akshay Dewalkar & Pradnya Gadre beat the Japanese pair of Noriyasu Hirata and Miyuki Maeda 21-17 21-17, to progress to the 2nd round.

In another mixed doubles match, Pranav Chopra and Prajakta Sawant defeated another Japanese pair of Kenta Kazuno and Ayaka Takahashi 21-14, 21-18 to ensure a place in the 2nd round.

The remaining Indian players in the fray all lost their 1st round matches, with most of them losing to higher ranked seeded players.

Indian Open Superseries-2011 - Tomorrow's matches of Indian spectator interest will be:

Akshay Dewalkar/Pradnya Gadre [IND] vs. 5th seeds Peng Soon Chan/Liu Ying Goh [Malaysia]
Sourabh Verma [IND] vs. Kenichi Tago [7] [Japan]
R.M.V Gurusai Datt [IND] vs.- Yuhan Tan [Belarus]
Pradnya Gadre/Jyotshna Polavarapu [IND] vs.- Miyuki Maeda [1] [JPN]/Satoko Suetsuna [JPN]
Jwala Gutta [8]/Ashwini Ponnappa [IND] vs.- Eei Hui Chin/Pei Tty Wong [Malaysia]
P Kashyap [IND]  vs.- Taufik Hidayat [2] of Indonesia
Attri Manu/Jishnu Sanyal [IND] vs.- Kien Keat Koo [1] - Boon Heong Tan [MAS]
Pranav Chopra/Prajakta Sawant [IND] - Muhammad Rijal [7]/Debby Susanto [INA]
Rupesh Kumar [8] /Sanave Thomas [IND] - Yohanes Rendy Sugiarto/Afiat Yuris Wirawan [INA]


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Saina Nehwal loses at India Open-2011

In a major upset of the day, Saina Nehwal of India has lost in her first round of the Yonex Sunrise India Open Superseries-2011.
World No.24, Ai Goto of Japan scored a shock win over World No.4 Saina Nehwal in 2 straight sets, 21-17, 21-19 in just 34 minutes of play.

India's main hope at this Indian Open superseries event, Saina Nehwal was the top seed and the favorite to win the tournament. However this was not to be.

Ai Goto won the first set at 21-17, but Saina Nehwal fought back better in the 2nd game, and was leading at 19-18, however Ai Goto then took 3 points on the trot to finish off the game and score a memorable win over Saina Nehwal at the India Open superseries-2011.

Most notable Indian wins were Guru Sai Dutt's win over world no.5 Boonsak Ponsana of Thailand, Sourabh Verma's win over world no.37, and Ajay Jayaram stretching world no.1 Lee Chong Wei before losing.

Click here to view detailed article on all the India Open superseries - Day2 results of Indian interest.
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India Open Superseries-2011 players

The Yonex India Open Super Series 2011 badminton tournament is starting from tomorrow at the Siri Fort complex, at New Delhi the capital of India, and it is the first time that a badminton tournament of super series status is being held in the country.

Being such a prestigious event, the India Open-2011 provides an excellent opportunity for the younger Indian players to prove their mettle and to gain valuable world ranking points. The participants for the India Open SS are as below.

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UPDATE 26/4/2011:
Indian Open Super Series Badminton - First Day Results - click this link to view
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Men's Singles Qualification round - Participants with seedings
1  [IND] Aditya Elango [1]     
2   [IND] Oscar Bansal
3   [IND] Prannoy H.S.
4   [IND] Guaranshu Chopra
5   [THA] Suppanyu Avihingsanon [4]     
6   [IND] Tanveer Gill
7   [IND] Gupta Manish
8   [IND] Sai Praneeth B.
9   [IND] Rohan Castelino     
10   [IND] Nandagopal K.
11   [IND] Vikram Saini
12   [IND] Anup Sridhar [3]
13   [IND] Sourabh Verma     
14   [IND] Nigel Dsa
15   [IND] Nagendra T
16   [MAS] Chun Seang Tan [2]
These MS Qualification rounds will be held on Tuesday 26th Apr-2011. Aditya Elango is the top seed for the qualifying rounds.

The Women's Singles qualification round participants at the India Open are as below.

Former national champion Sayali Gokhale is the top seed, another former champion Trupti Murgunde is seeded 3rd. Arundhati Pantawane, the National games champion at Ranchi, and sensational junior badminton player of India, PV Sindhu, are also expected to put up a good show.

1   [IND] Sayali Gokhale [1]     
2   [IND] Tanvi Lad
3   [IND] Mudra Dahinje
4   [IND] Mohita Sahdev
5   [IND] Trupti Murgunde [3]     
6   [IND] Dhanya Nair
7   [IND] Sanyogita Ghorpade
8   [IND] Anita Ohlan
9   [HKG] Lok Yan Poon     
10   [IND] Saili Rane
11   [IND] Arundhati Pantawane
12   [HKG] Ying Suet Tse [4]
13   [IND] Thulasi P.C     
14   [IND] Sindhu Pusarla Venkata
15   [IND] Neha Pandit
16   [SVK] Monika Fasungova [2]

The Women's singles qualification rounds will also be held on Tuesday 26-Apr-2011.
There are no qualification rounds for the mens, womens and mixed doubles and players in the main draw will contest for the title.

The Indian Open main draw participants are as below:
Mens Singles:1   [MAS] Chong Wei Lee [1]           
2   [IND] Ajay Jayaram
3   [KOR] Hyun Il Lee            
4   [INA] Dionysius Hayom Rumbaka
5   [JPN] Kenichi Tago [7]            
6   [FRA] Brice Leverdez
7   [INA] Sony Dwi Kuncoro            
8. qualifier4
9   [THA] Boonsak Ponsana [4]            
10   [IND] R.M.V Gurusai Dutt
11   [BEL] Yuhan Tan            
12   [FRA] Mathieu Lo Ying Ping
13   [HKG] Yun Hu [8]            
14   [INA] Alamsyah Yunus
15   [MAS] Daren Liew            
16   [HKG] Yan Kit Chan
17 qualifier2
18   [HKG] Wing Ki Wong
19   [JPN] Takuma Ueda            
20   [INA] Simon Santoso [5]
21   [IND] Anand Pawar            
22   [JPN] Sho Sasaki
23   [JPN] Kazushi Yamada            
24   [DEN] Peter Hoeg Gade [3]
25   [KOR] Wan Ho Shon            
26   qualifier1
27   [IND] Arvind Bhat            
28   [KOR] Sung Hwan Park [6]
29   [SVK] Michal Matejka            
30   [IND] P Kashyap
31   qualifier3
32   [INA] Taufik Hidayat [2]
The main draw matches will commence from Wednesday 27th Apr-2011.

Malaysia world no.1 Lee Chong Wei is the favorite to win the title, especially in the absence of Lin Dan of China. However he will have a tough challenge from world no.3 Taufik Hidayat of Indonesia, and Peter Gade of Denmark.
India's 2nd best mens singles player as per the world rankings Ajay Jayaram, has the herculean task of facing World No.1 Lee Chong Wei in the very first round of the Indian Open-2011.
The other Indians in the fray are India's top mens singles player P Kashyap, RMV Guru Sai Dutt, Anand Pawar, and reigning National champion Arvind Bhat, alongwith any Indian qualifiers who come through from the qualifying rounds.

Women's Singles main draw participants for the India Open are as below:

1   [IND] Saina Nehwal [1]           
2   [JPN] Ai Goto
3   [SIN] Juan Gu            
4   [INA] Maria Febe Kusumastuti
5   [JPN] Eriko Hirose [5]            
6   [INA] Adrianti Firdasari
7   [THA] Porntip Buranaprasertsuk            
8   qualifier3
9   [HKG] Pui Yin Yip [4]            
10   [IND] Aditi Mutatkar
11   [JPN] Kaori Imabeppu            
12   [THA] Nichaon Jindapon
13   [KOR] Ji Hyun Sung [6]            
14   [SIN] Mingtian Fu
15   [HKG] Tsz Ka Chan            
16   [THA] Inthanon Ratchanok
17   [INA] Aprilla Yuswandari            
18   qualifier2
19   [AUT] Simone Prutsch            
20   [NED] Jie Yao~* [7]
21   [INA] Lindaweni Fanetri            
22   [JPN] Ayane Kurihara
23   [SLO] Maja Tvrdy            
24   [KOR] Youn Joo Bae [3]
25   [BEL] Lianne Tan            
26   [JPN] Sayaka Sato
27   qualifier4
28   [THA] Salakjit Ponsana [8]
29   Qualification - Q1            
30   [SIN] Jiayuan Chen
31   [SIN] Aiying Xing            
32   [DEN] Tine Baun [2]

Saina Nehwal is the top seed for the event and a favorite to win it. Her most fierce rivals at the world level, the Chinese trio of Shixian Wang, Yihan Wang, and Xin Wang are not playing in the event.
However Saina still faces a tough challenge from Eriko Hirose, who had defeated her at the All-England Open earlier this year, (and later Saina had defeated Eriko at the Swiss Open that followed immediately after the England open), and also other top players. This is a super series event, and Saina cannot afford to take any opponent lightly if she wants to pocket her first superseries title of the year 2011.

The Mens Doubles Participants are as below:

[MAS] Abdul Latif, Mohd Zakry [MAS] Hoon, Thien How 
[INA] Ahsan, Mohammad [INA] Septano, Bona - the pair are 2nd seeds
[IND] Aloysius Vijay, Anthony Raj [IND] Elango, Aditya 
[IND] Antony, Bennet [IND] Francis, Alwin 
[THA] Anugritayawon, Songphon [THA] Prapakamol, Sudket 
[THA] Chalardchaleam, Patipat [THA] Puangpuapech, Nipitphon 
[MAS] Chan, Peng Soon [MAS] Tan ~, Wee Kiong 
[INA] Chandra, Alvent Yulianto [INA] Gunawan, Hendra Aprida 3
[KOR] Cho, Gun Woo [KOR] Kwon, Yi Goo 5
[IND] Chopra, Pranav [IND] Kona, Tarun 
[IND] Dewalkar, Akshay [IND] Vishnu, Arun 
[JPN] Endo, Hiroyuki [JPN] Hayakawa, Kenichi 7
[JPN] Hashimoto, Hirokatsu [JPN] Hirata, Noriyasu 4
[JPN] Hirobe, Yoshiteru [JPN] Kazuno, Kenta 
[JPN] Kawamae, Naoki [JPN] Sato, Shoji 6
[KOR] Kim, Ki Jung [KOR] Kim, Sa Rang 
[MAS] Koo, Kien Keat [MAS] Tan, Boon Heong - this Malaysian pair is the top seed.
[IND] Krishna, S D S [IND] Manuel, Vineeth 
[IND] Kumar, Rupesh [IND] Thomas, Sanave 8
[IND] Manish, Gupta [IND] Venkat, Gaurav 
[IND] Manu, Attri [IND] Sanyal, Jishnu 
[IND] Mishra, Utsav [IND] Singh, Ravinder 
[INA] Pratama, Angga [INA] Saputra, Ryan Agung 
[IND] S., Sanjeeth [IND] Yadav, Jagadish 
[INA] Sugiarto, Yohanes Rendy [INA] Wirawan, Afiat Yuris
Though quite a few Indian pairs are playing in the event as seen in the above list, however the main hopes would be on India's best men's doubles combination of Rupesh Kumar and Sanave Thomas who are seeded 8th in the tournament.

The Womens doubles Participants are as below:

[THA] Amitapai, Savitree [THA] Nessara, Somsri 
[THA] Aroonkesorn, Duanganong [THA] Voravichitchaikul, Kunchala 3
[INA] Augustine, Aneke Feinya [INA] Maheswari, Nitya Krishinda 
[IND] Balan, Aparna [IND] Sawant, Prajakta 
[SIN] Chen, Jiayuan [SIN] Xing, Aiying 
[MAS] Chin, Eei Hui [MAS] Wong, Pei Tty 
[MAS] Chong, Sook Chin [MAS] Goh, Liu Ying 
[SIN] Fu, Mingtian [SIN] Gu, Juan 
[JPN] Fujii, Mizuki [JPN] Kakiiwa, Reika 2
[IND] Gadre, Pradnya [IND] Polavarapu, Jyotshna 
[IND] Ghorpade, Sanyogita [IND] Rane, Saili 
[IND] Gutta, Jwala [IND] Ponnappa, Ashwini 8
[INA] Haris, Della Destiara [INA] Suci Rizky, Andini 
[KOR] Jang, Ye Na [KOR] Kim, Min Seo 
[INA] Jauhari, Meiliana [INA] Polii, Greysia 4
[KOR] Jung, Kyung Eun [KOR] Kim, Ha Na 
[JPN] Maeda, Miyuki [JPN] Suetsuna, Satoko 1
[JPN] Matsuo, Shizuka [JPN] Naito, Mami 6
[JPN] Misaki, Matsutomo [JPN] Takahashi, Ayaka 7
[IND] Nair, Meenakshi [IND] Sahdev, Mohita 
[IND] P.C, Thulasi [IND] Reddy, Siki 
[HKG] Poon, Lok Yan [HKG] Tse, Ying Suet 
[SIN] Sari, Shinta Mulia [SIN] Yao, Lei
Quite a few Indian pairs are part of the tournament, having got their chance mainly because Chinese players are not playing in this tournament. However whatever the reason maybe, this is a golden chance for younger players to prove themselves. In any case, even the first round losers of Super series events bag hefty world ranking points, though playing the best and winning would be on everyone's agenda.
The main Indian hopes are Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponnappa who are seeded 8th in the tournament. Jwala and Ashwini skipped the Badminton Asia championships that was held earlier this week, so as to focus on the India Open. Lets see how they fare, in the wake of pressure and focus from the Indian media and the home crowd.

The Mixed doubles participants are as below:

Ahmad, Tantowi [INA] Natsir, Liliyana 4
[THA] Anugritayawon, Songphon [THA] Voravichitchaikul, Kunchala 2
[THA] Chalardchaleam, Patipat [THA] Nessara, Somsri 
[MAS] Chan, Peng Soon [MAS] Goh, Liu Ying 5
[KOR] Cho, Gun Woo [KOR] Kim, Min Seo 
[IND] Chopra, Pranav [IND] Sawant, Prajakta 
[IND] Dewalkar, Akshay [IND] Gadre, Pradnya 
[JPN] Hashimoto, Hirokatsu [JPN] Fujii, Mizuki 
[JPN] Hayakawa, Kenichi [JPN] Misaki, Matsutomo 
[JPN] Hirata, Noriyasu [JPN] Maeda, Miyuki 
[JPN] Ikeda, Shintaro [JPN] Shiota, Reiko 8
[THA] Jongjit, Maneepong [THA] Amitapai, Savitree 
[JPN] Kazuno, Kenta [JPN] Takahashi, Ayaka 
[KOR] Kim, Ki Jung [KOR] Jung, Kyung Eun 
[KOR] Kim, Sa Rang [KOR] Jang, Ye Na 
[IND] Kona, Tarun [IND] Ponnappa, Ashwini 
[INA] Kurniawan, Fran [INA] Bernadeth, Pia Zebadiah 3
[KOR] Kwon, Yi Goo [KOR] Kim, Ha Na 
[MAS] Ong, Jien Guo [MAS] Chong, Sook Chin 
[THA] Prapakamol, Sudket [THA] Thoungthongkam, Saralee 1
[INA] Rijal, Muhammad [INA] Susanto, Debby 7
[IND] Sanyal, Jishnu [IND] Polavarapu, Jyotshna 
[JPN] Sato, Shoji [JPN] Matsuo, Shizuka 
[IND] Singh, Prem [IND] Saini, Niharika 
[IND] Valiyaveetil, Diju [IND] Gutta, Jwala 6
[IND] Venkat, Gaurav [IND] Dewangan, Juhi 
[IND] Vishnu, Arun [IND] Balan, Aparna 
[INA] Widianto, Nova [INA] Marissa, Vita 
[HKG] Wong, Wai Hong [HKG] Chau, Hoi Wah

Out of this list, Jwala Gutta and V. Diju have confirmed that they are not playing this event, as Diju is undergoing treatment for his back. However their are some other good Indian pairs in the fray, notably Arun Vishnu and Aparna Balan who recently stretched the world no.2 pair last week at the Badminton Asia championships and Tarun Kona who is partnering with Ashwini Ponnappa. The other Indian pairs are also capable of getting some  upset wins.

*Notes: Above participant lists may be subject to change. refer official sites for any changes.

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India Open Super-series 2011 badminton

The 2011 Yonex – Sunrise India Open Superseries badminton tournament is scheduled to he held at the Siri Fort Indoor Stadium, Siri Fort Complex in New Delhi, India from 26-Apr to 1-May-2011.

This tournament which untill last year was of a Grand Prix Gold level and has been accorded Super series status starting from this year 2011.

Updated articles:
25/4/2011: CLICK HERE FOR INDIA OPEN SUPERSERIES PARTICIPANTS LIST
26/4/2011: CLICK HERE FOR INDIA OPEN SUPERSERIES 2011 - FIRST DAY RESULTS

Saina Nehwal - Top seeded in women's singles

India's star badminton player Saina Nehwal is the top seed for the women's singles, and would be looking forward to winning her first superseries title of the year.

Saina had a memorable last year 2010, when was successful in winning the Indonesia, Hong Kong and Singapore superseries titles apart from grabbing the Commonwealth games gold medal and also was the India Open GP gold-2010 winner. She is the top seed and is playing well having won the Swiss Open GP gold recently. It remains to be seen whether she will become the Yonex Sunrise India Open Superseries -2011 champion.

Badminton Events featured at India Open-2011
A total of 5 events will be played, the Men's Singles, Women's Singles, Mens Doubles, Womens doubles, and the Mixed doubles events.

Indian hopes rest on Saina Nehwal and Jwala/Ashwini
Indian badminton fans will be hoping to see good performances from Saina Nehwal, and from women's doubles pair of Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponnappa who withdrew from the Badminton Asia Championships-2011 held at China to focus on this Superseries event at home.

Jwala-Diju have pulled out of the SS event
The best Indian mixed doubles pair of Jwala Gutta & Valiaveetil Diju are not participating in this event as Diju is undergoing a treatment for his back injury.

Excellent chance for young Indian players to shine
Good performances may also be expected from some of the younger indian players who will be looking forward to make a mark with their performance at the India Open. This is also a good opportunity for the younger players to garner valuable world ranking points since the tournament has been given a SS status this year.

China not participating - Lee Chong Wei favorite for men's singles title
The Chinese badminton players are not participating in the tournament due to the Badminton Asia championships followed by national badminton tournaments in China. However Malaysian World No.1 Lee Chong Wei as well as world no.3 Taufik Hidayat of Indonesia will be seen in action at New Delhi, vying for the men's singles title. 28 year old Lee Chong Wei who recently won the All-England Open, is considered the top favorite in the absence of his arch-rival Lin Dan, the world no.2 from China.

The India Open badminton tournament starts on 26-Apr-2011.
Ticket are available online at http://in.bookmyshow.com/sport/badminton/
The ticket rates vary based on the seating positions in the stadium and range from Rs. 200 to 300 for the qualifying rounds to Rs. 500 to 1000 for the finals.

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