Chinese team skipping major badminton tourneys
Saturday, 27th December 2008 ~ Maggie ~ Link ~ Comments (0)
Two weeks after pulling out of the Super Series Masters in Malaysia, the China Badminton Association announced that its players will skip the next two Super Series events in favor of recovering from injuries and attending training camp. China will miss the Malaysian Open, Jan. 6 to 11, and the Korean Open, January 13 to 18.China's absence from the tournaments means that Olympic gold medalists Lin Dan (林丹, men's singles), Zhang Ning (张宁, women's singles), Du Jing and Yu Yang (women's doubles) will not compete.
Tags: Badminton, Du Jing, Lin Dan, Yu Yang, Zhang Ning