BWF Cancels Hong Kong & Macau Badminton Open Amid COVID Restrictions
The Badminton World Federation (BWF) has announced the cancellation of two world-tour badminton events—Hong Kong Open Super 500 and Macau Open Super 300. The cancellation was in view of COVID-19 restrictions imposed in the two countries. Notably, the governing bodies of the two countries had informed them that hosting an event would not be viable under the current situation. The cancelled events are scheduled to take place in November.
Tags: BWF, Badminton Tournament, Governing Bodies, Hongkong and macau open
Courtesy: The Free Press Journal
Shuttler Srikanth Becomes 1st Indian To Win Silver: World Championships
Badminton player Kidambi Srikanth became the first Indian to win a silver at the BWF World Championships in Spain on December 19. Although he won a silver, he felt sorry for losing against Singapore's Loh Kean Yew in the final by 21-15, 22-20. ''I just wasn't able to finish it, but he played very well,'' said Srikanth. However, Loh also became the first male player to win gold from Singapore.
Tags: BWF, World Championships, Silver, SINGAPORE, Spain
Courtesy: ANI
COVID Blues: Malaysian Open Postponed; Setback For Indian Shuttlers
The Malaysian Open Super 750 tournament scheduled from May 25-30 has been postponed due to COVID-19 surge. The $600,000 prize money tournament was to be held at Kuala Lumpur. Touted as 2021 Tokyo Olympic qualifier, the postponement hit the last hopes of India shuttlers Saina Nehwal and Kidambi Srikanth. After cancellation of Indian Open, the players relied much on this tournament as pandemic-led flight restricted their travel for Singapore… read-more
Tags: BWF, Saina Nehwal, Kidambi Srikanth, Badminton, Malaysia, Tokyo Olympics
Courtesy: The Indian Express
BWF World Tour 2020's Asian Leg Shifted to January 2021
The Badminton World Federation (BWF) shifted the Asian Leg of the World Tour 2020 to next year due to logistical complexities. The event, earlier planned to be held in Indonesia in November 2020, will now be held from January 13-24, 2021 in Thailand. Earlier, it postponed Thomas and Uber Cup since most teams withdrew. Further, the BWF officials stated that the delay would affect world rankings and 2021 tournament calendar.
Tags: Asian Leg, BWF, Postpone, Covid-19, Badminton
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