The media report about a terror strike here was factually incorrect. And we took some time to verify the information and reach out to the players and the teams. We could not have done so without credible information and by that time the English team had already decided to withdraw from the competition,' he said.

'We had intelligence information following a meeting with Cyberabad Police Commissioner Prabhakar Reddy late Saturday, which would have been important in the security assessment of the team,' he said.

When asked whether BWF was late in informing the teams about the reports of threat perceptions, Lund said 'no'. He said they 'could not have acted differently in the prevailing situation.'

'After a meeting with the Prabhakar Reddy, we immediiately reached the English team hotel and gave them a briefing around 6 p.m. (Saturday), but they had already made up their mind.'

Lund said he had a meeting with all teams and players and made them aware of the developments.

'There are concerns from some of the teams and players and they have their inputs of how to make the situation better. We have noted down their concerns and they are satisfied with the arrangements.'