Top seed Shi Yu Qi has withdrawn from YONEX French Open 2025 due to a shoulder injury.

The reigning world champion had been hoping to defend his title in France following his runner-up finish at the Denmark Open last week and was due to face Wang Tzu Wei at the Glaz Arena in Rennes.

His withdrawal sees Kunlavut Vitidsarn move up due to the Seed Withdrawal Movement. He will face the Chinese Taipei shuttler in the first round.

Shi’s compatriots Liu Sheng Shu/Tan Ning have also pulled out from the women’s doubles draw. Rin Iwanaga/Kie Nakanishi will occupy their spot.

Other withdrawals and promotions below.

Withdrawals

Men’s singles: Wang Zheng Xing

Women’s singles: Pornpawee Chochuwong, Supanida Katethong

Mixed doubles: Dhruv Kapila/Tanisha Crasto, Kevin Lee/Eliana Zhang

Promotions

Men’s singles: Victor Lai, Julien Carraggi

Women’s singles: Wen Yu Zhang, Juliana Viana Vieira

Women’s doubles: Nikol Carulla/Carmen Maria Jimenez

Mixed Doubles: Mathias Christiansen/Alexandra Boje, Oleksii Titov, Yevheniia Kantemyr

Click here to view the updated draw.

YONEX French Open 2025 starts tomorrow at 4pm Kuala Lumpur time (UTC +8).