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Top badminton players battle it out in Poland's Lublin

21.09.2023 21:30
Some 200 badminton players from across Europe and beyond have flocked to the eastern Polish city of Lublin to compete in the 2023 Orlen Polish International tournament.
The 2023 Orlen Polish International tournament is taking place in Lublin from September 21 to 24.
The 2023 Orlen Polish International tournament is taking place in Lublin from September 21 to 24.Image courtesy of the Polish Badminton Association

The annual event, one of the most important badminton tournaments in Poland, has attracted competitors from around 30 countries, including Taiwan, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mongolia and the Philippines, according to officials.

Photo courtesy of the Polish Badminton Association
Photo courtesy of the Polish Badminton Association Photos courtesy of the Polish Badminton Association

A host of top domestic players are also taking part in the competition, among them the mixed doubles team of Paweł Śmiłowski and Magdalena Świerczyńska, the organizers said.

Leading international competitors include India's Harshit Aggarwal in the men's singles and France's Léonice Huet in the women's singles.

Meanwhile, the top-seeded men's doubles team is the Czech duo of Ondřej Král and Adam Mendrek, while Annie Lado and Abbygael Harris of Britain are the top seeds in the women's doubles.

The tournament, supported by Polish energy giant Orlen, runs until Sunday.

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Source: Polish Badminton Association/pzbad.pl