New Delhi, July 13 -- India's leading badminton players will return to action at the BWF Japan Open Super 750, which gets underway on Tuesday at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium, with the comeback of men's doubles pair Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty being the biggest talking point.
The tournament, which offers a prize purse of USD 950,000, is an important stop on the BWF World Tour. It also serves as crucial preparation for next month's BWF World Championships in New Delhi and the Asian Games later this year.
All eyes will be on Satwik and Chirag as they make their first appearance since the Indonesia Open in June. Satwik had aggravated a shoulder injury during that tournament, forcing the pair to miss four consecutive events. ...