Found on Badzine france : "Les Internationaux de France 2009 se joueront sans Lee Chong Wei, le numéro 1 mondial, qui a du déclarer forfait alors qu'il voulait vraiment venir en France - sa blessure au genou l'en a empéché, et il a déclaré recemment au Japon qu'il se tiendrait sans doute à l'écart du reste des compétitions de la fin de l'année. En revanche, la bonne nouvelle est la présence à Paris de Lin Dan, le champion Olympique, qui avait fait l'impasse l'an dernier. Avec Taufik Hidayat, Chen Jin, Peter Gade et bien d'autres, la compétition devrait offrir des matches splendides." It explains that Lee Chong Wei is injured and won't play at the French Open and others tournaments of the end of year. They add that Lin Dan, Taufik Chen Jin and Gade will be there.
Beside Lee Chong Wei, according to BWF M/Q Report version 3 (updated 8th October 2009), some players also have withdrawn : MS -- Simon Maunoury (FRA), Kazushi Yamada (JPN), Koichi Saeki (JPN) WS -- Nicola Cerfontyne (ENG), Maria Kristin Yulianti (INA), Nanna Brosolat-Jensen (DEN), Mayu Sekiya (JPN), Maja Tvrdy (SLO) and Wong Mew Choo (MAS)
Sorry, pls dont fainted.........i miss place that 'single' word... ....to became 'no single bam player will play here....
Since CHN withdrew from Denmark, China may not send full team as either they will send Wang xin or Wanglin, for instance...as predicted already as if CHN participates DEN, FRENCH then one week later, HKG, CHN then Asian Games....very tough..
If CHN sends their team to French, let me predict who will be sent: a. Majin/Zheng Bo Tao Jiaming/Zhang Ya wen Pan/Pan/Chai Biao Majin/Wang xiao Li Pan pan/zhang ya wen zhang Nan/Chai Biao Wang Shi Xian Wang Xin Wanglin or Lu Lan( not sure about Jiang as she is injured) Chen Long BCL Chen Jin or Lin dan..
Benn told that Zhou Mi withdrew and many in XD China did come but not full...do not know which one wont turn out.
Oh, none of Korean players take part in this tour! It seems that one of them prepairs to join national army, I guess
not military service but the national team selection/evaluation tournament (for doubles players) which is going to be held Oct 28th - Nov 11th
Yup, according to ts.com updating, many XD pairs pulled out in this tournament... MS -- Kestutis Navickas (LTU), Sairul Amar Ayob (MAS), Gong Weijie (CHN), Anand Pawar (IND) WS -- Zhou Mi (HKG), Jiang Yanjiao (CHN) MD -- Chris Adcock/Robert Blair (ENG) WD -- Donna Kellogg/Samantha Ward (ENG) XD -- Zheng Bo/Ma Jin (CHN), Anthony Clark/Donna Kellogg (ENG), Thomas Laybourn/Kamilla Rytter-Juhl (DEN), Robert Mateusiak/Nadiezda Kostiuczyk (POL), Chris Adcock/Gabrielle White (ENG), Michael Fuchs/Annekatrin Lillie (GER)
