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Malvika Bansod will lead the Indian youth team in Hylo Open 2024
Hylo Open 2024: In the absence of top Indian badminton players like two-time Olympic medalist PV Sindhu, Paris Olympic Games semi-finalist Lakshya Sen, Thomas Cup star HS Prannoy, and 2021 World Championship silver medalist Kidambi Srikanth, the Indian young players will hope to take advantage of these opportunities.
Malvika Bansod, the country's second-highest-seeded player in women's singles will be competing in the BWF Super 300 competition. She'll be the center of attention when the youthful Indian team that begins in Germany on Tuesday. Malvika, who is placed 35th in the BWF world rankings, is the top-ranked player among the 11 Indian badminton players competing in this tournament.
In the absence of top Indian badminton players including the two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu, semifinalist of the Paris Olympic Games Lakshya Sen, Thomas Cup star HS Prannoy, and 2021 World Championships silver medallist Kidambi Srikanth, this will be a great opportunity for the Indian youngsters to make the most of these chances.
Among the women, all eyes would be on Bansod, who reached the quarterfinals here last year. She will take on Bulgaria's Hristomira Popovska in the first round. If she wins the first-round match, sixth-seeded 23-year-old Malvika Bansod will go up against the winner between USA's Disha Gupta and Germany's Yvonne Lee.
