Indonesian men's singles player, Taufik Hidayat, decided to withdraw from the tournament the Malaysian Open Superseries badminton injury.

Taufik Hidayat

Indonesian men's singles player, Taufik Hidayat, decided to withdraw from the tournament the Malaysian Open Superseries badminton injury.



Taufik, who is unseeded in the tournament, the player should be facing Malaysia, Liew Daren, in the second round held at Stadium Putra, Bukit Jalil, on Thursday (17/01/2013) this.

Olympic gold medalist in Athens in 2004 was actually superior in two meetings face Daren Liew. Taufik advanced to the second round after defeating third-seeded Vietnam, Nguyen Tien Minh, 10-21, 21-7, 21-9.

Taufik, who is stepping down as a player in 2013, became a finalist in the Malaysian Open in 2011.