Top shuttlers like Kidambi Srikanth and Saina Nehwal might leave for Malaysia and Singapore for their respective tournaments via Doha with no direct flights connecting from India owing to the pandemic situation. The Indian duo are aiming to qualify for the 2021 Tokyo Olympic in the upcoming events.

The Indian badminton team, including its best bet Sourabh Verma, bowed out of the Singapore Open after a dismal outing in Singapore on Thursday. Among others, Rituparna Das was shown the exit door by Yulia Yosephin Susanto of Indonesia 21-15, 13-21, 16-21 in a woman’s singles second round match.