Re-draw for Indonesian Open badminton

Earlier, China said they would not send a team citing security concerns.

The withdrawal of some of the top-seeded players forced tournament referee Juniarto Suhandinata to go for a re-draw.

In the men’s singles, Korea’s Park Tae Sang and England’s Colin Haughton join the seeding list at numbers 15 and 16 respectively after the withdrawals of Chen Yu and Xia Xuanze of China. Lee Hyun Il remains the top seed, with All England champion Pulella Gopichand seeded second.

According to the redraw, Gopichand will now face Jens Roch of Germany in the first round, while Chetan Anand will face 10th seed Fung Permadi of Taiwan.

Malaysian Open runner-up Rony Augustinus, now seeded 14th, will face Shoji Sato of Japan in the first round.

In the men's doubles, V Diju and Thomas Sanave have been seeded 7th and have first round bye. They will face Alven Yuianto and Hendra A Gunawan in the second round. Yuianto and Gunawan also have first round bye.

Vijaydeep Singh and Markose Bristow will face the Japanese pair of Tooru Matsumoto and Takanori Aoki in the first round of the main draw.

In the women's singles, P V V Lakshmi joined B R Meenakshi and Manjusha Kanwar in the main draw. PVV Lakshmi will face Atu Rosalina of Indonesia. Meenakshi will face Richa Sari Pawestri of Indonesia, while Manjusha will face Anastasia Emaya of Indonesia in the first round.

In the women's doubles, B R Meenakshi and Manjusha Kanwar will face the Indonesian pair of O Tety Yunita and Nrnita Ernita in the first round.

In mixed doubles, all the three Indian pairs are into the main draw. V Diju and Manjusha Kanwar will face the Indonesian pair of Robby Istanta and Mundiasto Rani in the first round of the main draw. Thomas Sanave and B R Meenakshi will face Indoesian pair of Danang Gathot and Erla, while Chetan Anand and P V V Lakshmi will face another Indonesian pair of Alven Yuianto and O Tety Yunita in the first round.

Earlier report: Gopichand seeded No. 2 for Indonesian Open