Past champions and finalists back out of Australian Open

By
Don Hearn
– June 6, 2016Posted in: news
On the eve of the third Superseries edition of the Australian Open, the unhappy news came that several top singles seeds had withdrawn at the last minute.  2015 champion Lin […]

On the eve of the third edition of the , the unhappy news came that several top singles seeds had withdrawn at the last minute.  2015 champion Lin Dan, 2016 runner-up Viktor Axelsen, and Carolina Marin, who was runner-up and then champion, were among the highest-profile players who will not appear in Sydney this week as expected.  Men’s singles was especially hard-hit, as Indonesia Open runner-up Jan Jorgensen will also not journey southward, nor will Indonesia’s Tommy Sugiarto, India’s Ajay Jayaram, nor Marc Zwiebler of Germany.

Marin is the only no-show from the women’s singles main draw and doubles was mostly spared, except for women’s doubles, where 2014 champions Tian Qing / Zhao Yunlei, and world #7 Luo Ying / Luo Yu will be absent.  Mixed doubles will be absent Indonesia Open champions Xu Chen / Ma Jin.

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About Don Hearn

Don Hearn is an Editor and Correspondent who hails from a badminton-loving town in rural Canada. He joined the Badzine team in 2006 to provide coverage of the Korean badminton scene and is committed to helping Badzine to promote badminton to the place it deserves as a global sport. Contact him at: don @ badzine.net