Full list of players who have withdrawn from Australian Open 2023

MR Arjun and Dhruv Kapila are the only Indians to have withdrawn from the tournament

The last BWF tour ahead of the World Championships is scheduled to be held in Australia from August 01 to 06. After the conclusion of Australian Open 2023, the shuttlers have a two-week break to prepare for the World’s which offers valuable ranking points in the Olympic qualification cycle.

Several athletes who had entered the Australian Open 2023, have withdrawn from the event due to several reasons – with one of the main reasons being taking adequate rest after a two week Asian leg. Top three men’s singles Chinese players – Shi Yuqi, All England champion Li ShiFeng, and Lu Guangzu have confirmed their exit from the tournament. Upcoming youngster from India Kiran George gets a direct entry into the main draw with the withdrawal of Lu Guang Zu.

In the women’s singles, WR-1, An Se Young after winning the Japan Open last week give Australian Open a miss alongside Japan’s Nidaira.

Seventh seeds, Choi Sol Gyu /Kim Won Ho and India’s number two doubles duo of MR Arjun/Dhruv Kapila have made themselves unavailable from the tournament. MR Arjun in particular was suffering from a back strain which resulted in the pair exiting midway in the opening games at the Korea and Japan Open.

Top seeds in both the women’s (Baek Ha Na/Lee So Hee) and mixed doubles (Yuta Watanabe/Arisa Higashino) exited before the start of the tournament. Meanwhile, Ashwinin Ponanppa will be taking part in both the women’s doubles with Tanisha Crasto and mixed doubles with Sumeeth Reddy after few withdrawals in both the categories of Australian Open 2023

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List of Players to have withdrawn from Australian Open 2023

Men’s Singles

Shi Yuqi, Lu Guangzu, Li Shifeng, Alex Lanier

Women’s Singles

Natsuki Nidaira, An Se Young

Men’s Doubles

Shohibul Fikri/Bagas Maulana, Choi Sol Gyu /Kim Won Ho, MR Arjun/Dhruv Kapila

Women’s Doubles

Baek Ha Na/Lee So Hee, Kim Hye Jeong/Jeong Na Eun

Mixed Doubles

Yuta Watanabe/Arisa Higashino, Won Ho/Na Eun, Jones Jansen/Linda Efler

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