Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, August 28, 2020: The Badminton World Federation has announced an adjusted tournament calendar for the HSBC BWF World Tour in 2020.
In addition, the TOTAL BWF Thomas and Uber Cup Finals in Aarhus, Denmark will remain part of the international tournament calendar and will proceed on the planned dates of October 3-11, 2020.
Thus, following the completion of the TOTAL BWF Thomas and Uber Cup Finals in Weeks 40 and 41 of the tournament calendar, the HSBC BWF World Tour will resume with a two-week European leg in Odense, Denmark to be staged across Weeks 42 and 43.
Both of these tournaments – DANISA Denmark Open I and Denmark Open II – will be Super 750 events.
There will then be a two-week transition time to move the tour and all participants to Asia safely – factoring in the necessary quarantine period – for two Super 1000 tournaments in Weeks 46 and 47, and culminating with the HSBC BWF World Tour Finals in Week 48.
The locations of the three Asian leg tournaments are yet to be announced.
|
Tournament |
Week |
City |
Level |
|
TOTAL BWF Thomas & Uber Cup Finals 2020 |
40-41 |
Aarhus, Denmark |
Major Championships |
|
DANISA Denmark Open I 2020 |
42 |
Odense, Denmark |
HSBC BWF World Tour Super 750 |
|
Denmark Open II 2020 |
43 |
Odense, Denmark |
HSBC BWF World Tour Super 750 |
|
Asia Open I 2020 |
46 |
TBC |
HSBC BWF World Tour Super 1000 |
|
Asia Open II 2020 |
47 |
TBC |
HSBC BWF World Tour Super 1000 |
|
HSBC BWF World Tour Finals 2020 |
48 |
TBC |
Major Championships |
BWF Secretary General Thomas Lund said: “Due to the COVID-19 pandemic it was not possible to implement the revised international tournament calendar for the HSBC BWF World Tour as originally envisaged.
“Managing travel logistics between different territories where different entry and safety restrictions apply has been the biggest challenge. Therefore, an adjusted tournament calendar was developed.
“Our main concern has always been the health and safety of all participants and we have created a BWF Safety Protocols and Operating Procedures document to guide us in this process.”