Olympic bronze medalist and former world number 1 Saina Nehwal and men’s world number 28 HS Prannoy tested positive for Covid-19 at the Thailand Open. In the third and final mandatory round of the Covid-19 pre-tournament checks, Saina and Prannoy were screened positive and asked to be isolated in the hospital for a minimum of 10 days by the organisers. Both players are out of the tournament.
Due to which Saina’s opponent in the first round, Kisona Selvaduray has a walkover. HS Prannoy had its first round match with local hope Lee Zii Jia on Wednesday. Meanwhile, PV Sindhu remains the only Indian to be drawn in women’s singles at the first Major Badminton Calendar tournament that was suspended due to a pandemic.
As a result, Saina’s opponent in the first round, Kisona Selvaduray has a walkover. HS Prannoy had its first round match with local hope Lee Zii Jia on Wednesday. Meanwhile, PV Sindhu remains the only Indian to be drawn in women’s singles at the first Major Badminton Calendar tournament that was suspended due to a pandemic.
