Last updated at: (Beijing Time) Wednesday, November 12, 2003
Martin withdraws from China Open badminton event
Denmark's top women shuttler Camilla Martin, an archrival for Chinese players, withdrew from the China Open Badminton Championships citing injury Wednesday in Guangzhou.
Denmark's top women shuttler Camilla Martin, an archrival for Chinese players, withdrew from the China Open Badminton Championships citing injury Wednesday in Guangzhou.
"Camilla told us prior to the competition that she is still plagued with the injury sustained from Chinese Taipei Open and has decided to quit," said the tournament referee Ian Williamson without mentioning how serious the injury was.
Martin, 29, was over the hill and failed to be crowned in eightgrand prix events ever since August 2003. She was even ousted by South Korea's 20-year-old Jun Jae Youn twice, separately in the quarter-final of Hong Kong Open 11-6, 11-5, and in the second round of Chinese Taipei Open 11-5, 10-13, 11-4.
Niels Chr. Kaldau, third seed of men's singles from Denmark, revealed the real reason for Martin's withdrawal.
"We participated in nine tournaments in 16 weeks and we all feel awfully exhausted. I don't know how Camilla's injury is, but I think every game in China Open is tough for her especially when she encounters Chinese shuttlers," he said.
In conformity with the rules and regulations of the International Badminton Federation, fifth seed Martin would be fined 200 U.S. dollars for her withdrawal.