Kidambi, Sindhu get top billing

Gold Coast: Olympic silver-medallist P V Sindhu and World No 2 Kidambi Srikanth have been given the top billing in the respective women's and men's singles badminton competitions of the Commonwealth Games starting at Carrara Sports and Leisure Centre on April 10.

In the draw of 64, Sindhu will begin her quest for the gold in the second round against Falkland Islands' Zoe Morris after both the players received byes in their respective opening rounds.

The 22-year-old Indian is expected to meet 2014 Glasgow Games champion Michelle Li. The third seeded Canadian had beaten Sindhu in the semi-finals four years back en route to her gold medal.

2010 champion and former world No 1 Saina Nehwal has been seeded second and will start her campaign with a second-round clash with Elsie de Villiers in the other half of the draw.