Yonex All England Championships 2019 to begin today

The Yonex All England Championships 2019, returns to Arena Birmingham from today.  A challenging draw stands in the way of India.  

But top shuttlers PV Sindhu and Saina Nehwal will fancy their chances of ending a nearly two-decade-old title jinx at the tournament. Only the top 32 in the Badminton World Federation (BWF) rankings qualify for the



tournament. 

Out of them, only three Indians have been seeded -- the third being Kidambi Srikanth (seeded seventh) in the men's event. In women's doubles, the pair of Ashwini Ponnappa & N Sikki Reddy and the duo of Meghana Jakkampudi and Poorvisha S Ram are in the fray. In men's doubles, former National champion Manu Attri and B Sumeeth Reddy will play in the first round.