Sudirman Cup 2023 schedule, dates, time, qualified teams, groups, draw, host, squad

As the Indian badminton team led by PV Sindhu and HS Prannoy gear up for the Sudirman Cup 2023, check out the full squad list, team preview, competition format, schedule and dates

While Indian ace Saina Nehwal is not included, the Indian badminton team will see the return of men’s doubles player Satwiksairaj Rankireddy.

Sudirman Cup 2023 schedule, dates, time, qualified teams, groups, draw, host country, squad

The 2023 Sudirman Cup, which is the 18^th edition so far, will take place in Suzhou, China from May 14 to 21.

There are 16 countries representing all five continental federations:

Asia: China, South Korea, India, Thailand, Japan, Indonesia, Malaysia, Taiwan, Singapore
Europe: Denmark, France, England, Germany
Africa: Egypt
Pan America: Canada
Oceania: Australia

The teams are divided into four groups.

• Group A: China, Denmark, Singapore, Egypt
• Group B: Indonesia, Thailand, Germany, Canada
• Group C: Malaysia, Chinese Taipei, India, Australia
• Group D: Japan, South Korea, France, England

All times and dates are local, China Standard Time (UTC+8).

Indian badminton team preview

Team India are drawn in Group C alongside strong contenders Malaysia, Chinese Taipei and Australia. While the Indian aces Saina Nehwal and Parupalli Kashyap have been left out of the squad, PV Sindhu, the two-time Olympic medallist, and HS Prannoy, the world No. 9 will lead the Indian badminton team.

PV Sindhu, recently came close to winning the Madrid Spain Masters 2023, but lost out to Indonesia’s Gregoria Mariska Tunjung.

The former world champion started out the 2023 season following a long injury layoff. Her last appearance prior to that was back at the Commonwealth Games 2022 in Birmingham where she won a gold medal in the women’s singles.

PV Sindhu has so far suffered first-round exits at Malaysia Open, India Open, and All England Championships, before reaching the second round of the Swiss Open.

Meanwhile, in the men’s category, team India will see the return of men’s doubles player Satwiksairaj Rankireddy. Rankireddy pulled out of the Madrid Spain Masters 2023 following  an injury. However prior to that, Rankireddy and his partner Chirag Shetty won the Swiss Open 2023 doubles title just last month.

In the women’s doubles, Gayatri Gopichand and Treesa Jolly, are the pair to watch. The duo recently reached the All England Open 2023 semi-finals. Meanwhile, in the women’s singles category, Kidambi Srikanth and reigning senior national women’s singles champion Anupama Upadhyaya are the players to watch.

Team India are currently in a good form after finishing with the bronze medal in the Asian Mixed Team championships earlier this year. Moreover, the men’s team created history just last year by winning the Thomas Cup.

Sudirman Cup 2023 format

The Sudirman Cup is a biennial badminton mixed team competition, which started out in 1989. This year’s competition is the 18th edition of the tournament and it will feature 16 teams. All the teams will be divided into four groups where the top two teams from each group will progress into the knockout stage.

Sudirman Cup 2023 Indian badminton squad

Given below is the Indian badminton squad members for the upcoming Sudirman Cup 2023:

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