Thomas Uber Cup LIVE – England’s men’s team has withdrawn from the TotalEnergies BWF Thomas and Uber Cup Finals 2020. According to BWF, ‘Badminton England has informed them that the withdrawal was unavoidable following injuries to several players’. It is worth noting that event begins on Saturday & BWF has decided not to announce any replacement. Follow all Thomas & Uber Cup LIVE Updates on InsideSport.co
Thomas Uber Cup LIVE: Setback for BWF as England withdraws from the event, ’no replacement will be announced’
BWF further declared that as the prestigious event in Aarhus, Denmark, is only three days away, England will not be replaced by another team in Group D of the Thomas Cup.
Three other teams in the group – Japan, Malaysia and Canada – will now battle for the top two spots to qualify for the quarterfinals.
The Thomas & Uber Cup begins on Saturday 9 October.
Uber Cup Groups – India in Uber Cup: Meanwhile, in the Uber Cup, defending champions Japan are in Group A with Indonesia, Germany and France. China, who have won the tournament 14 times but failed to make the final in 2018 for the first time since they started participating in the 1980s, are in Group D with Denmark, Malaysia and Canada.
Last edition runners-up Thailand will be challenged by India, Spain and Scotland in Group B, while Group C features Korea, Chinese Taipei, Tahiti and Egypt.
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