Former World No. 6, H.S. Prannoy loses to Toma Junior Popov of France in straight games. Lakshya Sen will play Li Yang Su of the Chinese Taipei in the BWF World Series Super 1000 event. Two-time Olympic medallist P.V. Sindhu will spearhead the Indian campaign in the women’s singles. India will have three pairs in mixed doubles too with Rohan Kapoor-Ruthvika Gadde, Sathish Kumar Karunakaran-Aadya Variyath, and Dhruv Kapila-Tanisha Crasto making up India’s entries in the competition. The event is being held in Birmingham, England, from March 11-16. The prize fund for the tournament is estimated at $1,450,000 (USD 1,500,000) The draw for the All England Badminton Championship is expected to be made later this month. The draw will be announced at a later date.