Ace Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal was on Wednesday nominated for the 2012
‘Female Player of the Year’ award of the Badminton World Federation
following an impressive performance in the season which had seen her win
a bronze medal in the London Olympics.
World No. 2 Saina is the only non-Chinese among the five contenders for
the top annual award among women shuttlers instituted by the BWF.
The four Chinese are world No. 1 Li Xuerui of China who won eight titles
in 2012, including the London Olympic gold medal, Olympic silver
medallist Wang Yihan and Olympic women’s doubles gold-winning pair Tian
Qing & Zhao Yunlei (China). Should a pair win the award, they will
share it, the BWF said in a statement.
Saina won four major titles in 2012 — two Super Series and two Grand
Prix Gold events, besides bagging London Olympics women’s singles
bronze.
She won the Indonesian Open and Denmark Open Super Series titles besides
the Thailand Open Grand Prix Gold and Swiss Open Grand Prix Gold
events.
Male nominees
Among those nominated for the ‘Male Player of the Year’ for 2012 are
two-time Olympic gold medallist Lin Dan of China and his rival
Malaysia’s Lee Chong Wei — the current world No. 1 one and two-time
Olympic silver medallist.
Others in that category are Olympic bronze medallist and winner of BWF
World Super Series finals, Chen Long (China); men’s doubles Olympic gold
medallists Cai Yun & Fu Haifeng (China) and Lee Yong Dae and
now-retired Jung Jae Sung (Korea).
The announcement of the winners — to be chosen by the BWF Council — and
the presentation of prizes will take place at a gala dinner here on May
18, following the BWF Annual General Meeting.
Keywords: Saina Nehwal, Badminton World Federation
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