Prannoy, Ayush Shetty Lead Depleted India at Korea Open Super 500

A reduced Indian squad enters Suwon seeking ranking points at the BWF Super 500 event.

Overview

The tournament begins Tuesday at Suwon Gymnasium in South Korea with a USD 475,000 purse.
Top Indians are missing as Satwiksairaj Rankireddy–Chirag Shetty and PV Sindhu skip the event, with Lakshya Sen absent and Kidambi Srikanth withdrawn.
India’s entries feature HS Prannoy, Ayush Shetty and Kiran George in men’s singles, Anupama Upadhyaya in women’s singles, and the mixed pair Mohit Jaglan–Lakshita Jaglan, with Tharun Mannepalli and Meiraba Luwang Maisnam in qualifying.
Ayush Shetty arrives as the only Indian to win a BWF World Tour title this season after his US Open Super 300 triumph in June.
Early draw notes point to Prannoy opening against a qualifier with a possible second-round meeting with Chou Tien Chen, Ayush facing Su Li Yang, Kiran George drawing Loh Kean Yew and Anupama Upadhyaya set to play Putri Kusuma Wardani.