<p>Rejuvenated after a one and a half month break following the India Badminton League, defending champion Saina Nehwal will now eye her maiden title of the season when she competes at the $400,000 Denmark Super Series Premier which begins with the qualifiers here on Tuesday.<br /><br /></p>.<p>It won’t be an easy ride as Saina is likely to face World No 6 Ji Hyun Sung of South Korea in the quarters and if she keeps her 4-0 record intact then she is expected to be up against top seed Chinese Li Xuerui, who will start her campaign against India’s Arundhati Pantawane.<br /><br />Another Indian in women’s singles, World Championships bronze medallist P V Sindhu will face a difficult opponent in World No. 17 Eriko Hirose of Japan in the first round.<br /><br />In men’s singles, World No 14 P Kashyap, who is coming back from an ankle injury, will take on the World No 16 Darren Liew of Malaysia in his opener.<br /><br />Star doubles player Jwala Gutta will miss out here after being embroiled in a legal battle with the BAI over a life ban she has been threatened with for alleged “disciplinary breach”. Jwala was to partner Ashwini in this event.</p>
<p>Rejuvenated after a one and a half month break following the India Badminton League, defending champion Saina Nehwal will now eye her maiden title of the season when she competes at the $400,000 Denmark Super Series Premier which begins with the qualifiers here on Tuesday.<br /><br /></p>.<p>It won’t be an easy ride as Saina is likely to face World No 6 Ji Hyun Sung of South Korea in the quarters and if she keeps her 4-0 record intact then she is expected to be up against top seed Chinese Li Xuerui, who will start her campaign against India’s Arundhati Pantawane.<br /><br />Another Indian in women’s singles, World Championships bronze medallist P V Sindhu will face a difficult opponent in World No. 17 Eriko Hirose of Japan in the first round.<br /><br />In men’s singles, World No 14 P Kashyap, who is coming back from an ankle injury, will take on the World No 16 Darren Liew of Malaysia in his opener.<br /><br />Star doubles player Jwala Gutta will miss out here after being embroiled in a legal battle with the BAI over a life ban she has been threatened with for alleged “disciplinary breach”. Jwala was to partner Ashwini in this event.</p>
