The 2023 BWF Super 750 Series Singapore Open is about to kick off in its first round. Due to the withdrawal of many players, the signing tables of each individual event have been updated, and the women's doubles Zhang Shuxian/Zheng Yu, Li Wenmei/Liu Xuanxuan and men's singles Li Shifeng have been affected, and their first-round opponents have changed.
According to the original plan, Li Shifeng will face Japan's Kento Momota in the first round, but unfortunately after Thailand, the former world number one withdrew again due to a back injury. With the withdrawal of Momota Kendou, Li Shifeng's opponent also became Malaysian, Zhan Junwei.
As far as personnel changes are concerned, Zhan Jun's replacement of Momota Xiandou has not had much impact, and Li Shifeng is more likely to advance to the second round. If they can successfully pass the first hurdle, they are expected to compete with Weng Hongyang and Li Zijia for the top 8 spots in the second round. The other two Chinese players, Shi Yuqi and Lu Guangzu, will play first in the men's singles against Indonesia's Jonatan and Chinese Taipei's Lin Junyi.
In the women's doubles, the Thai pair Supissara/Putita chose to retire and be replaced by Melissa/Rachel, and the pair will also become new opponents of Zhang Shuxian/Zheng Yu in the first round. The strength of this pair is not strong, many of the younger generation of women's doubles have defeated them, and it should not be a big problem for Zhang Shuxian/Zheng Yu, who is the second women's doubles of Guoyu, to advance to the second round. In the quarterfinals, he is expected to meet Rahayu/Ramadanti.
Another pair of women's doubles, Li Wenmei / Liu Xuanxuan, directly advanced to the round of 16 because Bulgaria's Stoeva sisters chose to withdraw from the tournament, and the organizing committee could not find a suitable substitute, so they won without a fight. In the second round of the Singapore competition, Li Wenmei/Liu Xuanxuan will most likely meet the Japanese "rape flower" combination, and if they can continue to advance, they will still meet the Japanese pair Mayu Matsumoto/Nagahara and Kana.
Men's singles top seed Anselon also announced his withdrawal, replaced by Chinese Taipei Li Jiahao and first-round opponent Kenta Nishimoto. Axelon said via social media that he will miss this year's Singapore Open because his leg injury has not healed. He wrote: "Unfortunately! I'm going to miss the Singapore Open again this year and I've been looking forward to meeting the Singapore fans, but my leg hasn't fully recovered yet, next year! I still have a chance to get ready for Indonesia. ”
The women's singles were backed by two players, Busanlan and Chaiwan, whose hopes were secured by Isika Jaswar and Akahi Kasharp, respectively. What makes people feel more strange is that Busanlan has posted on social media that he arrived in Singapore and announced his withdrawal after completing the arrival procedures, I don't know if it was caused by an injury during training?