December 4, 2024

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Ritika Thaker-Simran Singhi get top billing in Bahrain International Series badminton tournament

Women’s doubles pair Ritika Thaker and Simran Singhi have been specified top seedings in the Bahrain Global Series, which will get underway on Wednesday.

The five-day International Collection match will be arranged by the Badminton Asia Confederation under the auspices of Badminton World Federation.

Immediately after a hole of two decades, the annual tournament will be held in Manama, Bahrain from November 17 to 21.

World No. 111 Ritika Thaker (Nagpur) and Simran Singhi (Mumbai) are the reigning Less than-19 junior girls’ doubles champions. They will experience a single of the qualifiers in the women’s doubles initial round.

20-calendar year-olds Ritika and Simran have dominated the countrywide junior circuit and also represented the junior Indian squad in advance of. The pandemic halted their progress but the gifted duo are now raring to go in the Bahrain event.

Ritika will also engage in in the blended doubles with her new partner Navneeth Bokka, who hails from Telangana. They will have to make the key draw through the qualifying rounds.

Ritika Thaker is joyful to contend in her next match soon after the pandemic. The Nagpur shuttler is optimistic about her success in Bahrain soon after their very good stint at the Hyderabad-based Suchitra Badminton Academy.

“This is the second event after the long Covid-19 crack. I am joyful to go to this event and will give my best. I have been working towards with my associate Simran Singhi for the past couple of weeks at the Suchitra Academy in Hyderabad,” explained Ritika.

In Nagpur, Ritika trains below Ajay Dayal and Robin Simon. A couple of many years in the past, Ritika and Simran ended up rated in the leading-100 in the environment.


4 Indian shuttlers get seedings in the men’s singles

As several as 4 Indian players, which include Kartikey Gulshan Kumar, C Rahul Yadav, Harsheel Dani and Kevin Arokia Walter acquired seedings in the men’s singles.

Sai Uttejitha Rao Chukka got the third seeding, while Ira Sharma gained fourth in the women’s singles.

New pair Utkarsh Arora and Akshan Shetty will be the fourth seeds in the men’s doubles.

Seeded Indian players

Men’s singles

4. Kartikey Gulshan Kumar

5. C Rahul Yadav

6. Harsheel Dani

7. Kevin Arokia Walter

Women’s singles

3. Sai Uttejitha Rao Chukka

4. Ira Sharma

Men’s doubles

4. Utkarsh Arora-Akshan Shetty

Women’s doubles

1. Simran Singhi-Ritika Thaker

4. Thanushree Ramesh-Mehreen Riza

Combined doubles

4. Rohan Kapoor-Sanjana Santosh



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