Star Indian men바카라s doubles pair Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty will have to wait to continue their Paris Olympics campaign. Their second Group C match against Germany바카라s Marvin Seidel and Mark Lamsfuss has been cancelled due to Mark바카라s knee injury. (Full Olympics Coverage | More Sports News)
As per a statement from Badminton World Federation (BWF), Mark Lamsfuss has withdrawn from the Olympic Games Paris 2024 badminton competition due to a knee injury.
바카라Lamsfuss바카라 and teammate Marvin Seidel바카라s remaining Group C matches against India바카라s Satwiksairaj Rankireddy/Chirag Shetty (Court 3, 8.30am local time, 29 July 2024) and Lucas Corvee/Ronan Labar of France (Court 1, 바카라Not Before바카라 2.50pm local time, 30 July 2024) will not be played."
"Matches on these courts in each respective session have been rescheduled. As per BWF General Competition Regulations for group stage play, the results of all matches played, or yet to be played, involving in Group C are now considered deleted,바카라 added the statement.
바카라Sat-Chi바카라 started their Paris 2024 rally with a win over France바카라s Lucas Corvee and Ronan Labar 21-17, 21-14 in the men바카라s doubles Group C match on Saturday.
The unexpected cancellation means Satwik and Chirag's focus now shifts to their final group stage match against Indonesia's Fajar Alfian and Muhammad Rian Ardianto on Tuesday. A win is imperative for the Indian pair to secure their place in the quarterfinals.
The Indonesian pair are tough competitors. They have been former world number one and are currently ranked seventh, besides being the bronze medalists at the 2019 and 2022 World Championships and the members of the victorious Indonesia 2020 Thomas Cup Team.
Both pairs have fought each other five times, with an upper hand of the Indian pair by three wins and two losses. In their recent clash at the 2023 Korean Open final, Sat-Chi defeated them.