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Sindhu and Saina's history
Fifth seed Sindhu will open her campaign against Japan's Aya Ohori, whom she beat last week in the Malaysia Masters second round, while Saina faces another Japanese Sayaka Takahashi in her opening match.
Both the Indian shuttlers are expected to overcome their respective first-round opponents and cross swords in what would be their fifth encounter at the international stage.
Sindhu, considered a revered opponent in world badminton, has a 1-3 record against Saina, who always had the upper hand over her younger compatriot.
All the four matches between the duo have ended in straight games. While Sindhu has beaten Saina a few times in the Premier Badminton League, she has inexplicably suffered a melt down against her senior opponent at the international stage, where her last loss was at 2018 Commonwealth Games final.
Srikanth, Sai Praneeth look for better start
Kidambi Srikanth, who exited in the first round of Malaysia Masters, will start his campaign against Indonesia's Shesar Hiren Rhustavito. World Championships bronze medallist B Sai Praneeth, who too failed to cross the opening hurdle at Malaysia, will face eighth seeded Chinese Shi Yu Qi.
Kashyap, Prannoy look to bounce from Momota loss
Parupalli Kashyap and H S Prannoy, who had become the victims of world no 1 Japanese Kento Momota last week in the first and second rounds respectively, will open against local stars Anthony Sinisuka Ginting and Jonatan Christie respectively.
Sameer Verma starts against a veteran
Sameer Verma had lost in the second round after a hard-fought battle against Malaysia's Lee Zii Jia last week and he would meet veteran Tommy Sugiarto in the first round.
Lakshya and Subhankar in qualifiers
While rising star Lakshya Sen will take on Thailand's Tanongsak Saensomboonsuk, Subhankar Dey will meet Suppanyu Avihingsanon of Thailand in men's singles qualifiers.
Indians in doubles action
In doubles, men's pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty will square off against Indonesian heroes Mohammad Ahsan and Hendra Setiawan, seeded second.
Women's pair of Ashwini Ponnappa and N Sikki Reddy will meet Japanese combination of Nami Matsuyama and Chiharu Shida, while Satwik and Ashwini will pair up taking on Ireland's Sam Magee and Chloe Magee in mixed doubles.
Other mixed doubles pairing of Pranaav Jerry Chopra and Sikki faces a qualifier in the first round.
In women's doubles qualifiers Pooja Danda and Sanjana Santosh will be in action against Indonesian pair Ribka Sugiarto and Siti Fadia Silva Ramadhanti.
