Guwahati Masters Super 100: Ashwini-Tanisha, Priyanshu Rajawat lead home challenge

A total of 461 players from 20 countries to slug it out for the at the Guwahati Masters over the next five days.

Defending women’s doubles champions Ashwini Ponnappa and Tanisha Crasto along with the talented men’s singles star Priyanshu Rajawat will look to fly high the Indian tri-colour in the second edition of the Guwahati Masters Super 100 badminton tournament being played here this week.

Ashwini-Tanisha and Rajawat have been given the top billing in their respective events and the badminton fans will be hoping that the Indian shuttlers would repeat last week’s showing at the Syed Modi International Super 300 where the hosts had a representative in all the five finals and won three of them.

Apart from men’s singles and women’s doubles, the Indian mixed doubles combination of Satish Kumar Karunakaran and Aadya Variyath are seeded no. #1 while a lot will be expected from men’s doubles second seeds Hariharan Aasakarunan and R Ruban Kumar.

“The idea of hosting the Super 100 is to provide the young Indian talent a platform to showcase their skills. The performance in the first edition last year played an important role in helping Ashwini and Tanisha qualify for the Paris Olympics.

“We are hoping that a few players will grab this opportunity and not just showcase their talent but build the foundation that will elevate their career from here on,” said tournament’s organising secretary Omar Rashid.

A total of 461 players from 20 countries are to participate in the tournament with the main draw starting from Wednesday.

All eyes will also be on the performance of new mixed doubles combination of Dhruv Kapila and Tanisha, who recently reached the final of the Syed Modi international earlier in the week.

In women’s singles, Indian challenge will be shouldered by the likes of Unnati Hooda and nationals silver medallist Tanvi Sharma.

For more updates, follow Khel Now on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram; download the Khel Now Android App or IOS App and join our community on Whatsapp & Telegram