The Orleans Masters 2024 badminton event is scheduled to take place in Orleans, France, from March 12 to 17, with prize money of $210,000 up for grabs.
A total of 23 Indians will compete across five events - men's singles, women's singles, men's doubles, women's doubles, and mixed doubles.
S Subramanian, Sathish Kumar Karunakaran, Mithun Manjunath, and Kiran George are four Indians competing in the men's singles main draw, while Sameer Verma and Meiraba Luwang Maisnam will play the qualifiers.
Imad Farooqui Samiya and Malvika Bansod will compete in the women's singles main draw. Meanwhile, Tanya Hemanth and Anupama Upadhyaya will be seen in action in the women's singles qualifiers.
The two men's doubles pair are Krishna Prasad Garaga-Sai Pratheek K and MR Arjun-Dhruv Kapila. The women's doubles pair includes Simran Singhi-Ritika Thaker and Priya Konjengbam-Shruti Mishra.
Three Indian duos will be in action in the mixed doubles event. They are Sathish Kumar Karunakaran-Aadya Variyath, Ashith Surya-Amrutha Pramuthesh, and B Sumeeth Reddy-N Sikki Reddy.
When to watch Orleans Masters 2024 badminton live in India?
The 2024 edition of the Orleans Masters can be watched live from Tuesday, March 12 to Sunday, March 17. The tournament will be held over six days. Here is the schedule of the tournament:
Qualifiers - March 12, 2024
First Round - March 13, 2024
Second Round - March 14, 2024
Quarterfinals - March 15, 2024
Semifinals - March 16, 2024
Finals - March 17, 2024
Where to watch Orleans Masters 2024 badminton live in India?
The first two rounds and the quarter-final matches won't be telecasted on TV. However, the matches will be live on the Badminton World Federation’s official YouTube channel BWF TV.
From the semi-final onwards, the matches will be live on JioCinema and Sports18 Network for fans in India.
Orleans Masters 2024 badminton: India squad
Men’s singles: S Subramanian, Sathish Kumar Karunakaran, Mithun Manjunath, Kiran George
Men’s singles Qualifiers: Sameer Verma, Meiraba Luwang Maisnam
Women’s singles: Imad Farooqui Samiya, Malvika Bansod
Women's singles Qualifiers: Tanya Hemanth, Anupama Upadhyaya
Men’s doubles: Krishna Prasad Garaga-Sai Pratheek K, MR Arjun-Dhruv Kapila
Women’s doubles: Simran Singhi-Ritika Thaker, Priya Konjengbam-Shruti Mishra
Mixed doubles: Sathish Kumar Karunakaran-Aadya Variyath, Ashith Surya-Amrutha Pramuthesh, B Sumeeth Reddy-N Sikki Reddy