Axelsen wants Danish team to focus on Sudirman Cup

Denmark's Viktor Axelsen returns a shot to England's Rajiv Ouseph in the men's singles tie of the Sudirman Cup in China on Sunday. Denmark won 4-1. - AFP

DONGGUAN: Denmark’s Viktor Axelsen is rallying his team-mates to stand up to the challenge in the Sudirman Cup.

Following a sponsorship dispute, third seeds Denmark took a bold step by dropping Mathias Boe-Carsten Mogensen (men’s doubles), Christinna Pedersen-Kamilla Rytter Juhl (women’s doubles) and Joachim Fischer Nielsen-Pedersen (mixed doubles) – all of whom are world-class players - for the championships.