All England Open Badminton Championship will be started from tomorrow 14th March 2018, in England. It is the world’s oldest Badminton Tournament, which is organised in every year by Badminton Association of England. Lee Chong Wei was the winner of the previous edition of this tournament. From the Indian side, only Prakash Padukone (1980) and Pullela Gopichand (2001) has won this prestigious tournament. Indian top-seeds Saina Nehwal, PV Sindhu and Kidambi Srikanth are competing in this event, which means for other top-nation players, competition is going to be very tough. The 24-year-old, Kidambi Srikanth has an opportunity to become the world No. 1 only when he wins the All England Championships. After withdrawing world No. 1 Viktor Axelsen from All England tournament makes it easier for Srikanth. A quarterfinal entry will also work as a rank-1 for Srikanth, might be he will play against Lee Chong Wei, Chen Long or Son Wan Ho.
India’s top male shuttler K. Srikanth will face Frenchman Brice Leverdez in the opening round. However, compatriots B. Sai Praneeth and H. S. Prannoy will face tougher opponents as Korean Son Wan and Chou Tien Chen. Saina Nehwal will meet World No.1 Tai Tzu Ying while his partner, Olympic Medalist and World No. 4 PV Sindhu Sindhu, will take on a relatively easy opponent as Thailand’s Pornpawee Chochuwong.
Possible quarter-final line-up
- Son Wan Ho [5] vs Ng Ka Long
- Chen Long [4] vs Shi Yuqi [7]
- Kidambi Srikanth [3] vs Chou Tien Chen [8]
- Lee Chong Wei [2] vs Lin Dan [6]
Full Schedule of All England Open Championship 2018
Day |
Matchplay |
Courts |
Matches |
Play Starts |
Play ends |
Doors Open |
Wed 14 Mar | First Round | 5 | 80 | 9am | 11pm | 8am |
Thurs 15 Mar | Round of 16 | 4 | 40 | 12noon | 9pm | 11am |
Fri 16 Mar | Quarter Finals (Session 1) | 2 | 10 | 10am | 3pm | 9am |
Fri 16 Mar | Quarter Finals (Session 2) | 2 | 10 | 5pm | 10pm | 4pm |
Sat 17 Mar | Semi Finals (Session 1) | 1 | 5 | 10am | 3pm | 9am |
Sat 17 Mar | Semi Finals (Session 2) | 1 | 5 | 5pm | 10pm | 4pm |
Sun 18 Mar | Finals Day | 1 | 5 | 12noon | 6pm | 10.30am |
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