Canada Open: Former Champ Praneeth Into Main Draw
Sai Praneeth B., men’s singles winner in 2016, has been promoted from the qualifying list to the YONEX Canada Open 2023 main draw following the withdrawal of reigning champion Alex Lanier.
· BWF STAFF
The 30-year-old will take on Ygor Coelho, himself a replacement for Guatemalan Kevin Cordon, in the opening round.
Men’s singles top seed Viktor Axelsen has also pulled out to focus on recovery after winning the European Games gold in Tarnow, Poland on Sunday. The world No.1 Dane will be replaced by Arnaud Merkle.
The following players have also been promoted.
- Sai Praneeth B.
- Alex Lanier
- Ygor Coelho
- Kevin Cordon
- Viktor Axelsen
- Arnaud Merkle
- Mads Christophersen
- Rasmus Gemke
- Polina Buhrova
- Clara Azurmendi
- Vivien Sandorhazi
- Tasnim Mir
- Rachel Chan
- Aya Ohori
- Jenjira Stadelmann
- Nozomi Okuhara
- Amalie Schulz
- Qi Xuefei
- Lam Wai Lok
- Lap Kan Kern Pong
- Koceila Mammeri
- Youcef Sabri Medel
- Chen Zhi Ray
- Lu Chen
- Julien Maio
- William Villeger
- Jeslyn Chow
- Adham Hatem Elgamal
- Doha Hany
- Yang Ching Tun
- Fabricio Farias
- Jaqueline Lima
- Jack Yu
- Setyana Mapasa
- Gregory Mairs
- Jenny Mairs
- Fang-Jen Lee
- Hsu Yin-Hui
- Bokka Navaneeth
- Priya Konjengbam
- Po Li-Wei
- Ruttanapak Oupthong
- Jhenicha Sudjaipraparat