HIGHLIGHTS
* Sindhu won the Macau Open three times.
Saina will remain India's most prominent name in the draw.
* Sindhu wants to prepare for BWF Super Series Finals in Dubai.
* After two splendid performances at the China Open and Hong Kong Open, PV Sindhu has decided to give the Macau Open a miss.
Sindhu is the defending champion at the Macau Open, where she was seeded second behind Saina Nehwal this year. In fact, Sindhu has been a regular visitor at the Macau Open and has won three back-to-back titles from 2013 at the Grand Prix event.
"I wanted to take some rest after two back-to-back events in China and Hong Kong. So, I had to withdraw from the Macau Open and focus on the World Super Series Finals in December," Sindhu told India Today. (It wasn't my day: Sindhu after losing Hong Kong Open final )
Saina will remain India's most prominent name in the draw now as she takes on Indonesian Hanna Ramadini in the opening round.
For Sindhu, the last two weeks have been very satisfying as she clinched her maiden Super Series title in China and then followed it up with a silver at the Hong Kong Open, another Super Series event.
Sindhu returned home on Monday after her brilliant performances in the last couple of weeks and will be back to training for the BWF Super Series Finals in Dubai, which kicks off on December 14-18.
Only the world's top-8 players make the cut for the Super Series Finals. As per the BWF World Super Series rankings, Sindhu is placed at the 10th spot, but she will be placed higher when the new rankings are generated later this week.
Before the Hong Kong Open, only one spot was left for the season finale and there were a few names, including Saina, who were in contention for that lone spot. But Sindhu's second-place finish at the Hong Kong Open ensured that she will be the one to grab that sole spot for the Super Series Finals.
For Sindhu this has been a very satisfying year with the Olympic silver medal in Rio being the most important of the four events in which she has finished on the podium.
* Sindhu won the Macau Open three times.
Saina will remain India's most prominent name in the draw.
* Sindhu wants to prepare for BWF Super Series Finals in Dubai.
* After two splendid performances at the China Open and Hong Kong Open, PV Sindhu has decided to give the Macau Open a miss.
Sindhu is the defending champion at the Macau Open, where she was seeded second behind Saina Nehwal this year. In fact, Sindhu has been a regular visitor at the Macau Open and has won three back-to-back titles from 2013 at the Grand Prix event.
"I wanted to take some rest after two back-to-back events in China and Hong Kong. So, I had to withdraw from the Macau Open and focus on the World Super Series Finals in December," Sindhu told India Today. (It wasn't my day: Sindhu after losing Hong Kong Open final )
Saina will remain India's most prominent name in the draw now as she takes on Indonesian Hanna Ramadini in the opening round.
For Sindhu, the last two weeks have been very satisfying as she clinched her maiden Super Series title in China and then followed it up with a silver at the Hong Kong Open, another Super Series event.
Sindhu returned home on Monday after her brilliant performances in the last couple of weeks and will be back to training for the BWF Super Series Finals in Dubai, which kicks off on December 14-18.
Only the world's top-8 players make the cut for the Super Series Finals. As per the BWF World Super Series rankings, Sindhu is placed at the 10th spot, but she will be placed higher when the new rankings are generated later this week.
Before the Hong Kong Open, only one spot was left for the season finale and there were a few names, including Saina, who were in contention for that lone spot. But Sindhu's second-place finish at the Hong Kong Open ensured that she will be the one to grab that sole spot for the Super Series Finals.
For Sindhu this has been a very satisfying year with the Olympic silver medal in Rio being the most important of the four events in which she has finished on the podium.
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