Bennet, Reddy top seeds in national badminton meet
Kolkata March 14 (IANS) Antony Bennet and M. Arjun Kumar Reddy will be given top seeding in the men s doubles section of the Bishnupriya Kundu Memorial All-India Senior Doubles Ranking Badminton Tournament which starts here on Wednesday.
Telangana s Arjun is ranked seven at the all India level while Bennet of Kerala is ranked 13th in the doubles as the duo will begin their campaign against a qualifier at the Sports Authority of India s (SAI) eastern centre.
Vighnesh Devlekar of Air India will partner Saurabh Sharma as the duo were billed second seed in the draw of 32 which includes eight qualifiers.
The four-day meet will also feature veteran star shuttlers V. Diju and Chetan Anand.
The women s section will be a draw of 16 where India number nine Agna Anto of Kerala and number six Sneha Santhilal are the top seeds.
-- IANS
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