Saina Nehwal, PV Sindhu to Represent India in SAG Badminton Tournament in Shillong
Saina Nehwal and PV Sindhu will represent the Indian Badminton team in the upcoming SAG tournament to be held in Shillong.
- Press Trust of India
- Updated: January 27, 2016 02:28 pm IST
Saina Nehwal, PV Sindhu and a host of renowned shuttle's have been named to represent the country in the upcoming 12th SAG scheduled to be held in Shillong. (Saina Nehwal Pulls Out of Syed Modi Grand Prix Gold)
In a release by Dr Akhilesh Das Gupta, President BAI and Chairman GTCC, listed the players, which includes Saina, Sindhu, Parupalli Kashyap, Kidambi Srikanth, HS Prannoy, Ajay Jayaram.
The team championship for men and women will be held on league basis on February 6 and 7. The semi finals and the finals will be held on February 8.
The individual events, men's singles and doubles, women's singles and doubles and mixed doubles will be held on February 9 and 10.
Eight men's teams and seven women's teams are participating in the team event.
The squad:
Men's singles: Parupalli Kashyap, Kidambi Srikanth, HS Prannoy, Ajay Jayaram, Women's singles: Saina Nehwal, PV Sindhu, Ruthvika Shivani, PC Thulasi
Men's doubles: Manu Atri-Sumeeth Reddy, Pranaav Jerry Chopra-Akshay Dewalkar
Women's doubles: Jwala Gutta-Ashwini Ponnappa, Sikki Reddy-K Maneesha Coaches: Tan Kim Her, Vijaydeep Singh, Amrish Shinde, Ravikanth Singla.