Nehwal and Srikanth finished outside the top 16 of the singles rankings in the Race to Tokyo standings, thereby missing out on Olympic berths.
The Singapore Open is a Super 500 event on the BWF World Tour, and was the last qualifying event for the Tokyo ranking points inside the qualifying window.
Saina Nehwal and Kidambi Srikanth were looking forward to the Singapore Open, seen as their last chance to book their spot in the Tokyo Olympics.
Saina Nehwal and Kidambi Srikanth are unlikely to make it to the Tokyo Olympics due to the cancellation of the Singapore Open.
The BWF confirmed that the Super 750 tournament will not be rescheduled within the Olympic qualification window.
Doubts arose over whether Indians would be allowed to take part in the Malaysian Open due to the country imposing a temporary ban on flights from India.
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