No reason is given ..eventhough he ranks 40 something..I believe BWF still counts him a TOP Ten based on 6 month period since January...more likely he may pay withdrawal fee ( $5000)....too bad he withdrew ...
Singapore Li Ning open , the prize money too little, thats why every year he withdrawl. How about Lee Yong dae/Koo and Ahmad/ Natsir Liyana, are they playing ?
Thanks Hauge for your update info Even sina sports mention this thread in their news headline : http://sports.sina.com.cn/o/2013-06-07/10516609206.shtml
IMHO, by these withdrawals Lin Dan seems to plan his retirement. It's almost impossible for him to compete in any super series tournament without going through qualification. I don't think Lin Dan has willing to compete from qualification.
BWF site is down. TS site is down. I got this off the BAM site..... Dream clash is off Friday, 07 Jun 2013 http://www.bam.org.my/index.php?opt...-clash-if-off&catid=46:latest-news&Itemid=181 Excerpt: The much anticipated clash between Lee Chong Wei and his arch nemesis Lin Dan of China will not take place at the Indonesian Open Premier Super Series next week after all. The Chinese BA has confirmed with the organisers that the World and Olympic champion would skip the Indonesian Open. Lin Dan is also not expected to play at the Singapore Open.
Never mind, I will still be watching live on Monday. I want to see Kento, never see him playing live. I have not bought my ticket yet for Monday but I am sure Monday will not be full yet.
the one thing LCW got that LD has not (yet)..........a baby............ LD must be tired from trying hard......off-court. LD will again miss Singapore's best chicken rice (located in queenstown).
Plenty of reasons why Lin the "God of Badminton" Dan choose to withdraw....you can take your pick from the followings: 1. Weather too hot! 2. Scared kena stomach-ache! 3. Scared kena booed again if he choose to withdraw only later in the tourney (when facing fellow compatriots of course)! 4. Giving Taufik and LCW a favor 5. Never won those damned titles anyway, so, why bother going for another round. 6. He's already the King of Withdrawals...so, adding another 2 tourneys this year will certainly solidify his position and he could even add another title to his God-like status - "God of Withdrawal" Note to limsy - please update your statistics You can add to this list if you want
where the withdrawal fee $5000 came from? so many withdrawals, each person has to pay $5000 to withdraw? Had any player paid before $5000 for his withdrawal? I think $5000 only applies to top 8 seeds withdrawal without any reason. First LD is not top 8 seed, and he always withdraw with reasons.
the walkover/retired thread will be updated annually. its easier to conduct for the whole year at once shot,hehe. will consider to do some research on this too,withdraw list
Taufik did...LCW did...Saina did...Lin Dan did before...apply to top 10... I believe within 6 month...only apply for SS Premier.....if you don't want to pay the fine then you showed up for press conference...pi hong Yan did...Tine baun did...cai yun/ Fu did come to Jakarta and flew back next day.....so why you have doubt on penalty? It applies to everyone...not only to China ( I know what you are thinking)
Perhaps we shall wait until it becomes official (from BWF) that Lin really needs to pay the US$5k fine.
Two-time Olympic gold medallist Lin Dan has pulled out of the Li Ning Singapore Open due to injury. The tournament will be held later this month. SINGAPORE: Two-time Olympic gold medallist Lin Dan has pulled out of the Li Ning Singapore Open due to injury. The tournament will be held later this month. The 29-year-old from China hurt himself during the Badminton Asia Championship in April. He has also withdrawn from the Indonesia Open, which begins on Monday. Singapore shuttler Ashton Chen will take the slot vacated by Lin at the Singapore tournament. He goes straight to the qualifying round. - CNA/xq
