PBL 2018: 3 foreign players we are most excited about

#2 Son Wan Ho (Awadhe Warriors)

After struggling for a long time and pretty much disappearing from the elite circle, Son Wan Ho is back and how! The former World No. 1 ended his two-year title drought at the Hong Kong Open in November, accounting for the current top-ranked Kento Momota on the way.

He then achieved success in his very next tournament at the Korea Masters as well. The twin victories put him back in the top echelons of men’s singles badminton and helped him qualify for the BWF World Tour, where his campaign ended in the semi-finals.

The Korean is therefore coming to play in the league with a rich vein of form and the Awadhe Warriors will be looking up to him to deliver them their first PBL title. That the World No. 5 has previously played at the PBL and is thoroughly familiar with this shorter, exciting format is another reason why he should be singled out as one of the biggest players to watch.

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Sudeshna is a veteran Indian Sports and International Tennis journalist as well as editor at Sportskeeda. She has an overall experience of over 10 years with top publications like The Bridge, Fox Sports Asia, and gained a keen interest in Indian sports since the 2002 Commonwealth and Asian Games when she was in school.

Sudeshna holds a Master's degree in Journalism and Mass Communication. She attends tournaments regularly and being a highly experienced journalist, she ensures she only contacts the correct people from her network for the most authentic information to be put in her articles.

Sudeshna’s favorite Indian athlete is PV Sindhu owing to her big-tournament performances. She also admires Tennis legend Rafael Nadal for his resilience and has witnessed the Spaniard in action at the French Open, due to which, Roland Garros is her all-time favorite Grand Slam tournament.

Neeraj Chopra’s gold medal win at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics made a lasting impact on Sudeshna. She has also interviewed him along with Badminton star Chirag Shetty and several other sports personalities. She has done on-ground reporting on multiple ITF tournaments along with the Premier Badminton League, Asian Boxing Championships and the Davis Cup.

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