Full list of players who have withdrawn from BWF Australian Open 2025

Kunlavut Vitidsarn and Anders Antonsen headline players who have withdrawn.

The BWF Australian Open 2025 set to take place in Sydney from November 18 to 23, has witnessed significant withdrawals across all five categories.

As the thirty-sixth tournament of the 2025 BWF World Tour and one of the final events before the season-ending World Tour Finals, multiple top-ranked players have opted out, reshaping the competitive landscape at the State Sports Centre.

In men’s singles, the event takes a major blow with the withdrawal of Anders Antonsen, Thailand’s Kunlavut Vitidsarn, and Olympic champion Viktor Axelsen. Malaysia’s Lee Zii Jia, Canada’s Victor Lai, Indonesia’s Anthony Sinisuka Ginting and Moh. Zaki Ubaidillah, India’s S. Sankar Muthusamy Subramanian, and Malaysia’s Cheam June Wei have also withdrawn from the tournament.

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The women’s singles field suffers significant losses with Japan’s Akane Yamaguchi, India’s PV Sindhu, Unnati Hooda and Tanvi Sharma, Singapore’s Yeo Jia Min, Indonesia’s Komang Ayu Cahya Dewi, Malaysia’s Goh Jin Wei, Chinese Taipei’s Hung Yi-Ting opting out of the competition.

The men’s doubles event has been heavily affected by the withdrawal of nine pairs. Most notably, Malaysia’s World No. 2 pair Aaron Chia/Soh Wooi Yik has pulled out. Indonesia’s Bagas Maulana/Leo Rolly Carnando and Ade Resky Dwicahyo/Dicky Dwi Pangestu are also among the notable absentees.

In women’s doubles, ten pairs have withdrawn from the tournament, significantly altering the draw. Notable absences include Korea’s seventh-ranked Lee So Hee/Baek Ha Na, Japan’s eighth-ranked Yuki Fukushima/Mayu Matsumoto and Malaysia’s Go Pei Kee/Teoh Mei Xing.

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The mixed doubles category sees nine pairs pulling out. Denmark’s Jesper Toft/Amalie Magelund, Indonesia’s Amri Syahnawi/Nita Violina Marwah, and Japan’s Yuta Watanabe/Maya Taguchi, feature on the withdrawal list.

With a prize pool of USD 475,000, the Australian Open serves as one of the final opportunities for players to gain ranking points ahead of the World Tour Finals.

While these absences significantly reduce the star power, they simultaneously create opportunities for lower-ranked players to progress deeper into the tournament and secure valuable ranking points in the final stretch of the 2025 season.

Full list of withdrawals from BWF Australian Open 2025

Men’s Singles

• Anders Antonsen (Denmark)
• Kunlavut Vitidsarn (Thailand)
• Viktor Axelsen (Denmark)
• Lee Zii Jia (Malaysia)
• Victor Lai (Canada)
• Anthony Sinisuka Ginting (Indonesia)
• S. Sankar Muthusamy Subramanian (India)
• Moh. Zaki Ubaidillah (Indonesia)
• Cheam June Wei (Malaysia)

Women’s Singles

• Akane Yamaguchi (Japan)
• PV Sindhu (India)
• Yeo Jia Min (Singapore)
• Unnati Hooda (India)
• Pitchamon Opatniputh (Thailand)
• Polina Buhrova (Ukraine)
• Tanvi Sharma (India)
• Komang Ayu Cahya Dewi (Indonesia)
• Goh Jin Wei (Malaysia)
• Hung Yi-Ting (Chinese Taipei)
• Keisha Fatimah Azzahra (Azerbaijan)
• Park Ga Eun (Korea)
• Yevheniia Kantemyr (Ukraine)

Men’s Doubles

• Ade Resky Dwicahyo / Dicky Dwi Pangestu (Indonesia)
• Pramudya Kusumawardana / Jack Yu (Australia)
• Shih-Yuan Lim / Kijen Lew (Australia)
• Zewei Xie / Wang Yue Hang (England/Australia)
• Kah Kit Kan / Tan Mun Dick (Brunei/Malaysia)
• Aaron Chia / Soh Wooi Yik (Malaysia)
• Bagas Maulana / Leo Rolly Carnando (Indonesia)
• Presley Smith / Chen Zhi Yi (USA)
• Peeratchai Sukphun / Pakkapon Teeraratsakul (Thailand)
• Low Hang Yee / Ng Eng Cheong (Malaysia)

Women’s Doubles

• Lee Yu Lim / Allison Lee (Korea/USA)
• Moe Aoki / Maya Taguchi (Japan)
• Maureen Clarissa Wijaya / Jesslyn Carrisia (Australia)
• Dania Nugroho / Yuelin Zhang (Australia)
• Camellia Zhou / Jenny Zhu (New Zealand)
• Lee So Hee / Baek Ha Na (Korea)
• Yuki Fukushima / Mayu Matsumoto (Japan)
• Go Pei Kee / Teoh Mei Xing (Malaysia)
• Polina Buhrova / Yevheniia Kantemyr (Ukraine)
• Mizuki Otake / Miyu Takahashi (Japan)

Mixed Doubles

• Yun Seong An / Lee Yu Lim (Korea)
• Wang Yue Hang / Yuran Zhang (England/Australia)
• Jesper Toft / Amalie Magelund (Denmark)
• Amri Syahnawi / Nita Violina Marwah (Indonesia)
• Yuta Watanabe / Maya Taguchi (Japan)
• Chen Zhi Yi / Francesca Corbett (USA)
• Oleksii Titov / Yevheniia Kantemyr (Ukraine)
• Daniel McMillan / Camellia Zhou (New Zealand)
• Ng Eng Cheong / Goh Jin Wei (Malaysia)

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