A leak within the roof of the Utilita Area in Birmingham has brought about a delay to proceedings on Day 1 of the YONEX All England Open 2022.
The boys’s doubles match between Indonesia’s Marcus Fernaldi Gideon/Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo and France’s Lucas Corvee/Ronan Labar was delayed with water dripping onto the court docket.
Play was halted at 2-1 within the second recreation to maneuver the match from Courtroom 4 to Courtroom 3. The match resumed 11min52sec later with the Indonesians happening to win 21-12 21-18.
Courtroom 4 was subsequently refitted safely away from the placement of the leak, with play resuming on that court docket 2h30m later.
BWF, Badminton England and venue administration proceed to observe the scenario to forestall any additional delays to play.
