Star shuttler Saina Nehwal will be missing at the Hong Kong Open with an injury and in her absence P.S.V.Indian shuttlers have been handed tough draws as Sindhu will be up against top seed and world champion Carolina Marin of Spain in the opening round.Sixth seed Srikanth, who had reached the semi-finals of the event last year, has been pitted against world no.V. Sindhu and Kidambi Srikanth will lead the Indian charge at the $350,000 Super Series event starting in Kowloon on Wednesday. Prannoy, 2014 Indonesia Masters GP Gold winner, who made headlines after beating two-time Olympic and five-time world champion Lin Dan of China, will open his campaign against a qualifier.Ajay Jayaram, who reached the final of the Korea Open Super Series and won the Dutch Open Grand Prix twice, will square off against top seed and two-time world champion and London Olympics bronze-medallist Chen Long in the first round at the Hong Kong Coliseum. 10 Chinese Tian Houwei, who has beaten the Indian four times in as many meetings — all defeats coming this year.Saina finished runners-up at the China Open Super Series Premier last week but during her final clash against China’s Li Xuerui, she felt severe pain in her leg and was forced to withdraw from the year-ending Hong Kong Open, a tournament she won in 2010. 22 PCS RATCHET SPANNER SET PV Sindhu and Saina Nehwal Star shuttler Saina Nehwal will be missing at the Hong Kong Open with an injury and in her absence P..H. Sindhu defeated the All England champion at the Denmark Open last month but has a 2-3 overall record against the Spaniard.