58 Ksenia Polikarpova of Israel in the first round and a win will likely pit her against reigning Olympic champion Marin next. The Philippines SEA Games gold medallist can count herself unlucky, considering three-time world champion Marin is the only highly-ranked star in the 32-player field. Marin is the favourite to win the Spain Masters, which is held for the first time at the Carolina Marin Sports Palace in her hometown Huelva. 1 Saina Nehwal and reigning world champion P. V. Sindhu in the first round and last 16 of the Thailand Open I and Thailand Open II in January. 121 Goh Jin Wei, the other Malaysian in the fray, didn’t get an easy draw either.

Source: The Star April 29, 2021 23:00 UTC