Further Disruptions to Group Play in Bali
India’s Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty have pulled out from today’s men’s doubles Group A match again home favourites Marcus Fernaldi Gideon and Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo.
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Shetty withdrew on doctor’s advice with his right knee flaring up. The 24-year-old had been nursing his runner’s knee condition since the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.
Gideon and Sukamuljo are now in pole position to advance to the semifinals of the HSBC BWF World Tour Finals 2021.
Group A rivals Lee Yang/Wang Chi-Lin and Kim Astrup/Anders Skaarup Rasmussen face a key shootout in the final match on Court 2 today. The Danes can wrap up qualification with victory, while the Olympic champions need to win and hope that Gideon/Sukamuljo defeat Astrup/Rasmussen tomorrow to sure up a spot.