New Delhi: Saina Nehwal has been handed a relatively easy draw in the women’s singles of the upcoming World Badminton Championships, scheduled to be held in Guangzhou from August 5 to 11.

The world No. 3 Saina has got a bye in the first round and is not likely to be troubled before the quarter finals where she could face World No. 10 Minatsu Mitani of Japan.

In all likelihood, Saina would cross the quarter final hurdle and her first real test could be against world No.1 Chinese Li Xuerui in the semi-finals.

However, it might not turn out to be an easy outing for P V Sindhu as the world No. 12 could face a stiff challenge as early as in the third round.

Sindhu has got a bye in the first round and in all probability, she would be able to get past her opponent in the second round as well. But it could be a tough task for the 10th seeded Indian in the third round where she is most likely to meet World No. 2 Wang Yihan of China.

In the men’s singles, world No. 13 Parupalli Kashyap has been grouped with World No. 6 Hu Yun of Hong Kong and the Hyderabad-based shuttler is likely to face him in the third round. (PTI)