New Delhi: Reigning World Champion PV Sindhu has agreed to compete in next month’s Thomas and Uber Cup. Initially PV Sindhu had decided to pull out of the event earlier due to personal reasons. However, now she has changed her mind, BAI president Himanta Biswa Sarma said Monday.
“I have requested @Pvsindhu1 to join the team as we have a favourable draw. We have the best chance to take a shot at a medal at the Thomas/UberCup,” Badminton Association of India (BAI) chief Biswa Sarma tweeted. “She has agreed and will prepone her family function so that she can be part of the Indian team and play for the country.”
The Indian women’s team have been clubbed with 14-time winners China, France and Germany in Group D. The men’s side have been placed in Group C alongside 2016 champions Denmark, Germany and Algeria in the draw. Both the men’s and women’s teams are seeded fifth in the tournament.
The prestigious tournament will be played in Aarhus, Denmark October 3 to 11. It was originally scheduled to be held May 16-24 but was postponed to August 15-23 before finally being rescheduled for October due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
No tournament has been held since BWF shut down the World Tour and other sanctioned tournaments. The last badminton tournament played before the pandemic outbreak was the All-England in March.
The BAI has shortlisted 26 Indian shuttlers for the national camp. It is has started at the P Gopichand academy in Hyderabad. The final team selection will be done September 17.