P V Sindhu will not participate in next month’s Uber Cup Finals. Her absence from the competition arena might extend to the Denmark Open. Sindhu, who had expressed her willingness to play in the Uber Cup (women’s) meet – scheduled from October 3 to 11 in Aarhus, Denmark – pulled out of the tournament citing ‘personal reasons’, her father P V Ramana said.
According to Ramana, Sindhu’s presence is required in Hyderabad in the early part of October due to family reasons, thus the Rio Olympics silver medallist has expressed her inability to play in the Uber Cup. It’s been learned that Sindhu would remain occupied with her family’s personal engagement for at least two weeks, starting October 1, which has put her participation at the ‘Super 750 Denmark Open’ also in doubt.
The tournament will be played between October 13-18 in Odense. Sindhu might return to the court for her first competitive outing post Covid-19 at the ‘Super 750 Denmark Masters’, also to be played in Odense from Oct 20-25.
“Sindhu has pulled out of Uber Cup Finals due to personal reasons,” confirmed Ramana. “Her presence is required at home during that time as we have some personal work. She was very much looking forward to playing in the tournament. She was excited about it. For the Denmark Open, her entry will be sent, but can’t say with surety. If she remains available, then she might go. Otherwise, it may be the next tournament,” he said.
Sindhu had returned to training last month with the start of the national camp for eight Olympic-bound athletes at the Gopichand badminton academy in Hyderabad.
Recently, the Badminton World Federation (BWF) has announced its revised international calendar and included four tournaments in Denmark and Asia.
