The Badminton Association of India on Tuesday affirmed that expert shuttler P.V. Sindhu has withdrawn from the Thailand Open while fellow Olympic medallist Saina Nehwal will participate in the Super 500 event.

This will be the first occasion for Saina after injury lay-off which constrained her to miss the Indonesia Open and Japan Open.

Sindhu is one of a few prominent competitors to withdraw from the competition with Japan's Nozomi Okuhara and Akane Yamaguchi and Taiwanese world no.1 Tai Tzu Ying all pulling out.

While the explanation behind her withdrawal has not been formally uncovered, media reports show that she has her eyes set on the BWF World Championships that will be held from August 19 and 25.

Sindhu has had a crazy ride fortnight where she wrapped sprinter up at the Indonesia Open and lost in the quarter-final of the Japan Open, losing to Yamaguchi on the two events.