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Players in Japan Open exit
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September 19, 2012, Wednesday
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CHINA has withdrawn its badminton players from this week's Japan Open, citing safety fears.
The withdrawal leaves the Tokyo-based tournament bereft of some of the sport's biggest names.
"The BWF can confirm the Chinese contingent has withdrawn from the Japan Open," Thomas Lund, the Badminton World Federation's chief operating officer, said.
"It is unfortunate but the tournament will go on."
An official of the Table Tennis and Badminton Center of China's Sports Bureau said yesterday: "We've quit the Japan Open. The decision was to ensure players' safety ... so considering the intense China-Japan relations these days, we quit."
The withdrawal leaves the Tokyo-based tournament bereft of some of the sport's biggest names.
"The BWF can confirm the Chinese contingent has withdrawn from the Japan Open," Thomas Lund, the Badminton World Federation's chief operating officer, said.
"It is unfortunate but the tournament will go on."
An official of the Table Tennis and Badminton Center of China's Sports Bureau said yesterday: "We've quit the Japan Open. The decision was to ensure players' safety ... so considering the intense China-Japan relations these days, we quit."
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