World Badminton Championships 2019

World Badminton Championships 2019: Carolina Marin withdraws after failing to recover from injury; HS Prannoy gets a spot

Defending champion Carolina Marin has withdrawn from the BWF World Championships to be held in Basel from 19-25 August

World Badminton Championships 2019: Former champion Viktor Axelsen pulls out of event due to injury

Following an injury-ridden 2018 season, Axelsen had started the 2019 season with the Barcelona Masters and India Open titles, and in between those two also won silver at the prestigious All England when he went down fighting against Kento Momota in the final.