Men’s Singles player Viren Nettasinghe will be Sri Lanka’s sole representation at the upcoming Princess Sirivannavari Thailand Masters 2025, an elite badminton tournament which is part of HSBC BWF World Tour Super 300. The tournament that guarantees a prize money of USD 240,000, will be held from January 28th to February 2nd at the Nimibutr National Stadium in Patumwan, Bangkok, Thailand with world’s top ranked shuttlers in action.
Viren, currently ranked 72nd according to Badminton World Federation (BWF) standings in Men’s Singles, has been ranked fifth among the 16 shuttlers vying for four slots in the Main Draw, where 28 players have already qualified according to rankings. Viren’s closest rivals will be Ygor Coelho of Brazil (65), Yohanes Saut Marcellyno of Indonesia (67), Sankar Muthusamy Subramanian of India (69) and Yu Kai Huang of Chinese Taipei (70), who are ranked above Sri Lanka’s top ranked Men’s Singles shuttler, at the six-day competition.
The top four from the Qualifiers among 16 shuttlers, who will compete on the opening day of the tournament, will join the remaining 28 players in the Main Draw from January 29th until the culmination on February 2nd.
Last season, Viren won the Men’s Singles gold medal at the Yonex-Sunrise Bangladesh Challenge 2024 held at the Bangabandhu National Stadium Complex in Paltan, Dhaka from December 17th to 21st. He earlier claimed the bronze medal at the 32nd Iran Fajr International Challenge held in Yazd from January 29th to February 4th on his way to become the youngest Sri Lankan shuttler to ever earn direct qualification to the Paris Olympics 2024.
The tournament, organised and conducted by the Badminton Association of Thailand, under the patronage of His Majesty the King’s Badminton Association of Thailand, will be run in accordance to the BWF Statutes, General Competition Regulations and BWF World Tour Regulations at the facility that contains six world class courts in Bangkok.
