Kidambi Srikanth has claimed that his participation in the 82nd Senior National Championships in Nagpur aggravated his injury. The star Indian shuttler has also blamed the event for his poor performance in the Dubai Superseries Finals which cost him the No. 1 spot in the BWF rankings.

Pullela Gopichand has credited PV Sindhu despite the latter losing the final of World Superseries Finals and revealed that the player had been feeling unwell throughout the tournament. The former All-England champion has also suggested that for further success, they have to forget their last loss.

PV Sindhu has started her Dubai Super Series Finals campaign on a positive note after winning her first game against He Bingjiao 21-11, 16-21, 21-18. Meanwhile, in the men's singles event, Kidambi Srikanth suffered a straight loss to Denmark's World No.1 Viktor Axelson 21-13, 21-17.

PV Sindhu has been placed alongside the Japanese duo of Akane Yamaguchi and Sayako Sato, and China’s He Bingjiao in Group A in the BWF World Superseries. Kidambi Srikanth, on the other hand, has been placed in Group B of men's side alongside World No. 1 Viktor Axelsen, Chou Tien Chen, and Shi Yuqi.

Kidambi Srikanth has admitted that the biggest challenge for him is to be able to be fit for every match of the during the upcoming Dubai World Super Series. To maintain his fitness, Srikanth didn’t take part in the China Open and Hong Kong Open as he wanted to rest to remain match fit.