Star Indian shuttler HS Prannoy has pulled out of the Denmark Open Tremendous 750 event attributable to a again damage that troubled him throughout his maiden bronze medal-winning run on the recently-concluded Asian Video games. The 31-year-old Indian had battled excruciating again ache to safe India’s first medal in males’s singles in 41 years at Hangzhou however now he should sit out for 2 to 3 weeks as a result of damage. “We’re not taking a look at taking part in any event this month. One thing additionally got here up within the MRI as properly, so I should be out for 2-3 weeks, so I won’t be able to play Denmark and France,” Prannoy instructed PTI.

“I might want to relaxation after which begin with rehab.” In his absence, India’s cost might be led by Lakshya Sen, who might be again on the court docket after taking part in an important function in India’s first-ever silver medal in males’s crew occasion on the Asian Video games.

World No. 15 Sen, who remained unbeaten on the Asian Video games, will open towards Thailand’s Kantaphon Wangcharoen and is prone to meet sixth seed Shi Yuqi of China within the second spherical.

Two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu too will search for a great outing after a semifinal end on the Arctic Open final week. She might be up towards Scotland’s Kirsty Gilmour.

World No. 20 Kidambi Srikanth, who can also be desperately seeking to accumulate rating factors to make the reduce for the Paris Olympics, will tackle China’s Weng Hong Yang in his opening sport.

It’s going to be a difficult affair for the previous world No. 1, who has blown cold and warm all through the season.

Priyanshu Rajawat, at present ranked No. 30 on this planet, may also have his job reduce out as he faces world No. 14 Lee Zii Jia, who’s brimming with confidence following his title-winning run within the Arctic Open.

Newly-crowned world No. 1 pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty, who claimed an epic gold at Hangzhou, is pitted towards Malaysia’s Ong Yew Sin and Teo Ee Yi.

MR Arjun and Dhruv Kapila may also miss out after the previous suffered a again damage at Hangzhou.

The ladies’s pairing of Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand, nevertheless, might be again on the court docket after the Asian Video games and can tackle Thailand’s Benyapa Aimsaard and Nuntakarn Aimsaard.