BWF announces revised tournament calendar, India Open to be held from December 8-13
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BWF announces revised tournament calendar, India Open to be held from December 8-13

The Badminton World Federation (BWF) has revealed revised match calender for remainder of the 2020 season after the occasions have been distrupted attributable to coronavirus pandemic that has unfold everywhere in the world.

The rescheduled dates have been introduced after BWF held a gathering with Member Association hosts with the intention to present the framework for badminton’s potential return. 

The India Open Super 500, which was initially scheduled to happen from March 24 to 29 however was suspended on May 13 attributable to COVID-19, will now happen from December Eight to 13 in New Delhi. 

Ahead of the match, the Hyderabad Open shall be held from August 11 to 16 which shall be adopted by the Syed Modi International from November 17 to 22 in Lucknow.

Reflecting on the revamped schedule, BWF Secretary General Thomas Lund mentioned that although it had been a tough job to plan the return of the sport, they hope the recent schedule would supply the framework to begin badminton once more.

“It has been a tough job to plan for badminton’s return. It is a condensed calendar however we’re assured this gives the framework to permit us to begin once more when it’s protected and logistically attainable.At this cut-off date, it’s tough to foretell when worldwide motion and entry restrictions shall be lifted by particular person international locations and territories, however we won’t resume competitors except it’s completely clear that’s protected to take action,”the BWF official web site quoted Thomas as saying.

A complete of eight tournaments have been rescheduled from their authentic dates as a result of novel virus.

The Thomas & Uber Cup Finals has been rescheduled to happen from October three to 11 in Aarhus, Denmark, whereas the BWF World Tour will return with Taipei Open 2020 which is able to happen from September 1 to six.

Meanwhile, 4 tournaments particularly German Open, Swiss Open, European Championships and Australian Open which have been attributable to happen between March and June have all been suspended.

The BWF confirmed that appropriate substitute dates for these suspended match shall be finalised within the coming future.

Full BWF Tournament Calendar 2020 is as follows:

Tournament Dates City Level
Hyderabad Open 2020 11-16 Aug Hyderabad BWF Tour Super 100
Lingshui China Masters 2020 * 25-30 Aug Lingshui BWF Tour Super 100
YONEX Taipei Open 2020 01-06 Sep Taipei HSBC BWF World Tour Super 300
Korea Open 2020 08-13 Sep Seoul HSBC BWF World Tour Super 500
VICTOR China Open 2020 15-20 Sep Changzhou HSBC BWF World Tour Super 1000
DAIHATSU YONEX Japan Open 2020 22-27 Sep Tokyo HSBC BWF World Tour Super 750
TOTAL BWF Thomas & Uber Cup Finals 2020 * 03-11 Oct Aarhus Major Championships
YONEX Dutch Open 2020 06-11 Oct Almere BWF Tour Super 100
DANISA Denmark Open 2020 13-18 Oct Odense HSBC BWF World Tour Super 750
YONEX French Open 2020 20-25 Oct Paris HSBC BWF World Tour Super 750
BARFOOT & THOMPSON New Zealand Open 2020 * 20-25 Oct Auckland HSBC BWF World Tour Super 300
Macau Open 2020 27-01 Nov Macau HSBC BWF World Tour Super 300
SaarLorLux Open 2020 27-01 Nov Saarbrücken BWF Tour Super 100
Fuzhou China Open 2020 03-08 Nov Fuzhou HSBC BWF World Tour Super 750
YONEX-SUNRISE Hong Kong Open 2020 10-15 Nov Hong Kong HSBC BWF World Tour Super 500
BLIBLI Indonesia Open 2020 * 17-22 Nov Jakarta HSBC BWF World Tour Super 1000
Syed Modi India International 2020 17-22 Nov Lucknow HSBC BWF World Tour Super 300
CELCOM AXIATA Malaysia Open 2020 * 24-29 Nov Kuala Lumpur HSBC BWF World Tour Super 750
GWANGJU Korea Masters 2020 24-29 Nov Gwangju HSBC BWF World Tour Super 300
TOYOTA Thailand Open 2020 * 01-06 Dec Bangkok HSBC BWF World Tour Super 500
YONEX-SUNRISE India Open 2020 * 08-13 Dec New Delhi HSBC BWF World Tour Super 500
HSBC BWF World Tour Finals * 16-20 Dec Guangzhou Major Championships
       

Besides this, ten tournaments have been cancelled attributable to pandemic together with Badminton Asia Championships 2020 (April 21-26), US Open 2020 (June 23-28), Russian Open (July 7-12) and Indonesia Masters 2020 Super 100 (29 September-4 October).

 

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