世界知名羽毛球网站"Badzine"的总编辑拉斐尔透露,今年世界羽联将不会给任何选手发放外卡,这就意味着林丹参加世锦赛的最后希望也宣告破灭.
It seems that China's badminton No.1 Lin Dan will not be able to join the world championship this year.
Badzine's Chief Editor Raphael Sachetat says the badminton world federation will not give any wild cards to any players this year.
That means China's Lin Dan, who currently sits at 83rd in the world rankings, will not be able to defend his title.
Due to an 8-month absence from international competition between 2013 and 2014, Lin Dan has dropped considerably in the world rankings, and his only chance to join the championship was a wild card.
A wild card allowed Lin to defend his title in 2013 when he was ranked No. 286.