Pakistan, Jan. 15 -- Danish badminton player and world number three Anders Antonsen has announced his withdrawal from the India Open due to "extreme pollution" in New Delhi.

"Many is [sic] curious as to why I have pulled out of the India Open for the third consecutive year," the 28-year-old said on his Instagram stories early on Wednesday morning. "Due to the extreme pollution in Delhi at the moment, I don't think it's a place to host a badminton tournament. "Crossing my fingers that it will be better in the summer when the World Championships will take place in Delhi," Antonsen, who was seeded sixth in the tournament, added.

He added that the Badminton World Federation had "once again" fined him $5,000 as a result of his withdrawal fro...