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Saina Nehwal & Co can hit jackpot at Badminton World Championships

<p>With as many as six Top 11 seeds across women's singles, men's singles and the women's doubles categories, Indian shuttlers can return with their best ever World Championships medal haul from Indonesian capital, writes Sanjay Sharma</p>

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Saina Nehwal

Saina Nehwal

The 2015 badminton World Championships, which begin today in Jakarta, will be mark India's arrival on the world stage as one of the superpowers of the sport. For the first time, India not only have two women seeded in top 11 in the singles, but also have three men seeded in singles in the top 11 — a feat surpassed only by China.

Saina Nehwal. Pic/AFP
Saina Nehwal. Pic/AFP  

India also has Jwala Gutta/Ashwini Ponnappa seeded 13th in women doubles, which will also be the first time any Indian pair is seeded at the Championships in the three doubles events.

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