The Badminton Association of Indonesia announced on Monday that Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo, the top-ranked player in the men’s doubles, had tested positive for Covid-19.
“Based on the last test that Kevin ran on December 31, 2020, the PCR swab test result was positive,” Octaviani, a doctor at the PBSI National Training Center, was quoted as saying by the Indonesian media.
As a result, he and his partner Marcus Gideon, the current world No.1 men’s doubles pair, have withdrawn from the three premier tournaments in Bangkok this month.
The rest of the Indonesian team arrived in Bangkok last night.
The absence of the top men’s doubles duo is another blow to the organisers of the tournaments which are now missing several big names.
The Japanese team announced their withdrawal from the tournaments on Sunday after world No.1 men’s player Kento Momota tested positive for…
