World No 6 Saina Nehwal got a bye in the women's singles first round of the World Badminton Championships to be held at her home town Hyderabad from Aug 10-16.

For the sixth seed Saina it could be a smooth ride till the quarter-finals. In the third-round, she may face 10th seed Bulgarian Petya Nedelcheva and if she overcomes her, she may run into second seeded Lin Wang of China in the quarter-finals.