Next Gen Stars Challenge Top Guns
Emerging stars will brush shoulders with more accomplished seniors as the qualifiers to the HSBC BWF World Tour Finals 2021 were announced today, followed by the draw.
· BWF STAFF
Emerging stars will brush shoulders with more accomplished seniors as the qualifiers to the HSBC BWF World Tour Finals 2021 were announced today, followed by the draw.
Young players like Lakshya Sen, Kunlavut Vitidsarn, Line Christophersen, Toma Junior Popov/Christo Popov, Pramudya Kusumawardana/Yeremia Erich Yoche Yacob Rambitan and Pearly Tan/Thinaah Muralitharan will have the opportunity to win the limelight from their seniors as the HSBC BWF World Tour winds down with the season finale in the picturesque seaside resort town of Bali.
Men’s singles in particular has a strong representation of next generation stars like Lakshya Sen, three-time world junior champion Kunlavut Vitidsarn and Toma Junior Popov, who has also qualified in men’s doubles with younger brother Christo. However, with heavyweights like Viktor Axelsen – who has had an incredibly successful 2021 – and Kento Momota in the field, it will be a tall order for the younger players to steal the show over their established rivals.
- Lakshya Sen
- Kunlavut Vitidsarn
- Line Christophersen
- Toma Junior Popov
- Christo Popov
- Pramudya Kusumawardana
- Yeremia Erich Yoche Yacob Rambitan
- Pearly Tan
- Thinaah Muralitharan
- Viktor Axelsen
- Kento Momota
- Rasmus Gemke
- Akane Yamaguchi
- An Se Young
- Marcus Fernaldi Gideon
- Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo
- Greysia Polii
- Apriyani Rahayu
- Yuta Watanabe
- Arisa Igarashi
- Dechapol Puavaranukroh
- Sapsiree Taerattanachai