Lin Dan Retreats From DIOSSP 2013

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One of the greatest badminton players, Lin Dan, has decided to fall

back from Indonesia Djarum Indonesia Open Superseries Premier (DIOSSP)

2013 just two days prior to the competition.

The committee has received a confirmation regarding the two players'
decision from the 700,000 USD tournament.

Based on the information from @ZonaBulutangkis twitter account, the
reasons why Lin Dan cancelled their participation from DIOSSP 2013 and
Singapore Open Series 2013 were due to lack of physical readiness, and
his preparing for the world tournament.


Having withdrawn from the competition, Lin Dan is fined 5,000 USD.
Previously, Lin Dan had been registered as a participant in Indonesia
Djarum Indonesia Open Superseries Premier (DIOSSP) 2013 that would
start from the qualification round since his is now in the 69th of the
world rank.