Injured doubles pair Wang Xiaoli, Yu Yang, quit Denmark Open

Injured doubles pair Wang Xiaoli, Yu Yang, quit Denmark Open

 COPENHAGEN, Oct. 17 (Xinhua) -- Women' s doubles badminton players Wang Xiaoli and Yu Yang of China have withdrawn¹ from the 2012 Denmark Open badminton tournament owing to Wang' s injuries, competition officials said Wednesday.

Wang Xiaoli was suffering a minor² injury when she arrived for the tournament, and her condition did not improve in time for the pair' s first round doubles match Wednesday, forcing them to pull out, officials said.

The Denmark Open, which runs Tuesday to Sunday in Odense, central Denmark, was the Chinese duo' s first competition since they were disqualified for appearing to intentionally³ lose to a South Korean pair at the London Olympics, in August.

In related news, Denmark' s highest-ranked female badminton player Tine Baun announced Wednesday that she will end her badminton career after competing in the All-England Open in Birmingham, in March 2013.

"It has not been an easy decision to take. There have been many tears and I have changed my mind several times, but this is the right thing to do," Baun said in a press statement.

"I am happy and look forward to the new life I am about to start," she added.

Baun, who is seeded fifth at the Denmark Open, previously⁴ won the All-England women' s singles crown in 2008 and 2010, and also holds an European bronze title.

1 withdrawn   

vt.收回；使退出；vi.撤退，退出

参考例句：

• Our force has been withdrawn from the danger area.我们的军队已从危险地区撤出。
• All foreign troops should be withdrawn to their own countries.一切外国军队都应撤回本国去。

2 minor   

adj.较小(少)的，较次要的；n.辅修学科；vi.辅修

参考例句：

• The young actor was given a minor part in the new play.年轻的男演员在这出新戏里被分派担任一个小角色。
• I gave him a minor share of my wealth.我把小部分财产给了他。

3 intentionally   

ad.故意地，有意地

参考例句：

• I didn't say it intentionally. 我是无心说的。
• The local authority ruled that he had made himself intentionally homeless and was therefore not entitled to be rehoused. 当地政府裁定他是有意居无定所，因此没有资格再获得提供住房。

4 previously   

adv.以前，先前（地）

参考例句：

• The bicycle tyre blew out at a previously damaged point.自行车胎在以前损坏过的地方又爆开了。
• Let me digress for a moment and explain what had happened previously.让我岔开一会儿，解释原先发生了什么。