BWF World Championships: Kento Momota, Anthony Ginting, Jonatan Christie withdrawal means lop-sided top half, top players complain & seek redraw, check details – The withdrawal of the Indonesia team including the likes of World No 5 Anthony Sinisuka Ginting and World No 7 Jonatan Christie as well as defending champion Kento Momota has meant that the men’s singles field bears a lopsided look. Three of the four highest seeds in the top half have pulled out while none have done so from the bottom half. Follow BWF World Championships Live updates on InsideSport.IN
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After the news broke of the spat of withdrawals, BWF issued a statement regarding the issue and decided not to conduct any redraws.
BWF World Championships: Kento Momota, Anthony Ginting, Jonatan Christie withdrawal means lop-sided top half, top players complain & seek redraw, check details
“A majority of players have now arrived safely in Huelva and entered the tournament bubble. Round one matches start 9am local time on Sunday. There are currently no plans to conduct any redraws.”
Can anyone help me understand why BWF would not want to make a men’s singles redraw at the World Championships now? 🤔 pic.twitter.com/eejVg8bQeU
— HK Vittinghus (@hkvittinghus) December 8, 2021
#BWF can confirm the latest withdrawals from the TotalEnergies BWF World Championships 2021 including a large contingent of Indonesian 🇮🇩 players and defending champion Kento Momota 🇯🇵.#BWFWorldChampionship2021 #Huelva2021https://t.co/i47wt0XeiB
— BWF (@bwfmedia) December 8, 2021