LATEST NEWS – Indonesia badminton team to withdraw from All England 2021

KOMPAS.com – Indonesian badminton players have officially withdrawn from the prestigious All England 2021 tournament.

This is known from the upload of Marcus Fernaldi Gideon to his Instagram account on Thursday (3/18/2021) morning of the WIB.

In his upload, Marcus Fernaldi Gideon revealed that all Indonesian teams, including coaches and officials, were withdrawn from All England 2021.

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This is because during a flight from Istanbul to Birmingham on Saturday (3/13/2021), one of the plane’s passengers tested positive for Covid-19.

“Tonight, we are surprised to hear the news that we (Indonesian players and officials) have to withdraw from All England due to a passenger confirmed with Covid-19 flying on a plane with us,” Marcus wrote in his personal Instagram upload.

When releasing a PBSI statement, according to British government regulations, if you are on the same plane with a person who is Covid-19 positive, the other passengers must undergo isolation for 10 days.

The Indonesian team was forced to resign and go into isolation until March 23, 2021 at the Crowne Plaza Birmingham City Center.

However, PBSI ensures that all Indonesian teams in Birmingham are currently in good health.

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Meanwhile, several Indonesian players have confirmed qualification for the round of 16.

They are Jonatan Christie, Mohammad Ahsan / Hendra Setiawan, Marcus Fernaldi Gideon / Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo and Greysia Polii / Apriyani Rahayu.

There are supposedly still three reps competing on the All England schedule today.

Also read: All England 2021 results, Ahsan / Hendra follows Marcus / Kevin up to 16th place

The three Indonesian representatives were Anthony Sinisuka Ginting, Praveen Jordan / Melati Daeva Oktavianti and Fajar Alfian / Muhammad Rian Ardianto.

However, the discovery of the Covid-19 case in the passenger of the plane carried by the Indonesian team made all the rojiblancos players have to withdraw from All England 2021.