Schenk and Intanon withdraw from Malaysia Open

By
Don Hearn
– January 14, 2013Posted in: news
Juliane Schenk and Ratchanok Intanon have withdrawn from the Malaysia Open, leaving the bottom half of the women’s singles draw wide open.  The two women, seeded 2nd and 5th respectively, […]

Juliane Schenk and Ratchanok Intanon have withdrawn from the , leaving the bottom half of the women’s singles draw wide open.  The two women, seeded 2nd and 5th respectively, were expected to meet in the quarter-final.

The biggest beneficiary from their absence is likely to be Korea Open winner Sung Ji Hyun.  If she can win her quarter-final, likely against whoever emerges from the first round matchup between Minatsu Mitani and Porntip Buranaprasertsuk, she will have an unseeded semi-final opponent.

The only other withdrawals from main draws were Malaysia’s Vivian Hoo / Woon Khe Wei in women’s doubles and Adcock and Ellis of England in men’s doubles.

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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