Lin Dan has withdrawn from the season-ending Superseries Finals in Dubai. His absence opens a spot for his compatriot Tian Houwei to participate. The Hong Kong Open runner-up finished 7th in the overall Superseries standings but as the 3rd-ranked Chinese player, was not originally invited.
The same pattern had already been followed when Naoko Fukuman / Kurumi Yonao got the nod for Dubai only after their compatriots Reika Kakiiwa / Miyuki Maeda withdrew. Like China in men’s singles, Japan will still have two entries in the women’s doubles.
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