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Scheduled for Wednesday from 5:00 p.m. in Malaga, what should have been the opening match of the final phase of the BJK Cup between Poland and Spain was postponed for two days due to the torrential rains expected in the region, announced the organizers.
Due to “extreme weather conditions” and the alert issued by the authorities for several Spanish regions including Andalusia, the Poland-Spain match, which will notably pit Iga Swiatek and Paula Badosa, has been postponed to Friday November 15 at 10 a.m. (09:00 GMT), the organizers of the national team competition said in a press release.
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“This decision was taken based on recommendations from the authorities to guarantee the health and safety of participants and spectators,” they add. As a result, the Japan-Romania match will open the tournament. Initially scheduled for Thursday at 10:00 a.m., it was postponed to 12:00 p.m. “after a thorough inspection of the site by our technical and security teams”, announced the organizers in a new press release Wednesday evening. The meeting between Slovakia and the United States will not take place before 5:00 p.m.
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