Highlights 1 Sindhu is seeded 4th in the event2 Srikkanth is seeded 8th in Men's singles3 Saina is seeded 12th for the tournamentPV Sindhu will go into the Badminton World Championships starting August 21 in Glasgow as the highest seeded Indian shuttler. Rio 2016 silver medalist is seeded fourth in the Women's singles category just below her arch-rival and Rio gold medalist -- Carolina Marin. Yamaguchi, who is currently the world number two, has been handed the top seed following world number one Tai Tzu Ying's withdrawal. SRIKKANTH SEEDED 8THAP PhotoOn the other hand, in-form Kidambi Srikanth is seeded eighth in the Men's singles category, just a place below two-time Olympic champion Lin Dan of China. Korea's Son Wan Ho is the top seed in Men's singles with Malaysia's Lee Chong Wei following him at second.

Source: India Today August 07, 2017 12:33 UTC