Sindhu to spearhead Indian challenge in Korea; Saina, Srikanth skip

Seoul, September 12: World Championship silver medallist PV Sindhu will look to continue her rampaging run when she leads Indian challenge at Korea Super Series, starting on Tuesday (September 13), even as Saina Nehwal and K Srikanth give it a miss.

Sindhu will be the cynosure of all eyes, especially in the absence of Saina and Srikanth, who decided to skip the event and prepare for next week's Japan Open.

At the SK Handball Stadium, Sindhu will open her campaign against Hong Kong's Cheung Ngan Yi in women's singles competition.

In men's singles, US Open Grand Prix Gold champion HS Prannoy, who had defeated Lee Chong Wei and Chen Long at Indonesia Open, will face sixth seeded Ng Ka Long Angus of Hong Kong in the opening round.

Playing his first event after winning the US Open in July, Prannoy said it would be a new start for him even though he has gained a lot of confidence from the last victory.

"It has been more than a month since I won the US Open so I can't say the win matters much when you are playing after a long gap, if it were after a week then you know how you are playing but after a month it becomes new conditions and starting anew," he added.

Singapore Open champion B Sai Praneeth will face Hong Kong's Hu Yun, an opponent against whom the Indian has a 2-2 head-to-head record. The Hyderabadi had beaten Yun at the Thomas & Uber Cup Finals last year.