Badminton News: PV Sindhu withdraws from BWF World Tour Finals and targets return at Malaysia Open

Two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu announced that she would not participate in the BWF World Tour Finals on November 23. However, the 27-year-old Hyderabad native was included in the player's docket.

She was included in the list after winning the Syed Modi International, the Swiss Open, Singapore Open, and the Commonwealth Games singles gold medal.

After the announcement, PV Sindhu said, "I am not going to take part in World Finals as I am yet to recover fully from the injury. I have informed the Badminton Association of India (BAI) and next week there is going to be another release. My name will not be there."

The 2019 World Championship gold medallist PV Sindhu is currently recovering after suffering from a stress fracture in her left ankle at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.

PV Sindhu is also undergoing light training with coach Park Tae-Sang at the Suchitra Badminton Academy in Hyderabad. The training sessions are focused on helping her gain the feel of the court alongside occasional smashes.

The Indian ace is aiming to make her return to the tennis court at the Malaysian Open in January 2023. PV Sindhu said, "I have started training but I am yet to attain my 100 per cent match fitness. I am taking rest and it is not easy to come back after a break and then an injury."

The Players included in the BWF Finals list are:

Men’s Singles

Rank	Name	Country
1	Viktor Axelsen	Denmark
4	Chou Tien Chen	Taiwan
12	H. S. Prannoy	India
5	Jonatan Christie	Indonesia
14	Kodai Naraoka	Japan
17	Lu Guang Zu	China
6	Anthony Ginting	Indonesia
3	Loh Kean Yew	Singapore

 

Women’s singles

 

Rank	Name	Country
3	Chen Yu Fei	China
4	Tai Tzu Ying	Taiwan
5	He Bing Jiao	China
2	An Se Young	South Korea
7	Ratchanok Intanon	Thailand
10	Busanan Ongbamrungphan	Thailand
1	Akane Yamaguchi	Japan