Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, June 28, 2021: The Badminton World Federation (BWF) can reveal an updated BWF Tournament Calendar for the remainder of 2021.
The next ranking cycle will start immediately following the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. The new calendar offers players a safe and consistent platform to earn important world ranking points and prize money in this crucial post-Olympic Games period for the sport.
COVID-19 restrictions have meant it is not feasible to conduct tournaments in China this year. Therefore, alternative host cities have been identified for the TotalEnergies BWF Sudirman Cup Finals 2021 (Vantaa, Finland) and the HSBC BWF World Tour Finals 2021 (Bali, Indonesia).
Indonesia will host a three-tournament Asian Leg in Bali to close out the HSBC BWF World Tour 2021 season: Indonesia Masters 2021 in Week 46 (16-21 November 2021), which has been upgraded to a Super 750 level, Indonesia Open 2021 in Week 47 (23-28 November 2021) and HSBC BWF World Tour Finals in Week 48 (1-5 December 2021).
A number of tournaments previously classified as postponed from Q1 and Q2 or originally slated for Q3 and Q4 of 2021 have subsequently been cancelled. These include the YONEX-SUNRISE India Open 2021 (Super 500), Hyderabad Open 2021 (Super 100), YONEX SUNRISE Vietnam Open 2021 (Super 100), VICTOR China Open 2021 (Super 1000), DAIHATSU YONEX Japan Open (Super 750), Indonesia Masters 2021 (Super 100), Fuzhou China Open 2021 (Super 750) and YONEX-SUNRISE Hong Kong Open 2021 (Super 500).
A few remaining tournaments are still categorised as postponed, with these respective hosts wishing to explore options to stage their events. These include PERODUA Malaysia Masters (Super 500), CELCOM AXIATA Malaysia Open (Super 750) and Korea Masters 2021 (Super 300).
The updated calendar looks like this:
Week 33: YONEX Akita Masters 2021, 17-22 August, Akita, Japan, BWF Tour Super 100.
Week 35: Korea Open 2021, 31 August - 05 September, Yeosu City, HSBC BWF World Tour Super 500.
Week 36: YONEX Taipei Open 2021, 07-12 September, Taipei City, HSBC BWF World Tour Super 300.
Week 39: TotalEnergies BWF Sudirman Cup Finals 2021, 26 September - 03 October, Vantaa, Finland.
Week 41: TotalEnergies BWF Thomas & Uber Cup Finals 2020, 09-17 October, Aarhus, Denmark.
Week 41: Syed Modi International 2021, 12-17 October, Lucknow, India, HSBC BWF World Tour Super 300.
Week 42: DANISA Denmark Open 2021, 19-24 October, Odense V, HSBC BWF World Tour Super 1000.
Week 43: YONEX French Open 2021, 26-31 October, Paris, HSBC BWF World Tour Super 750.
Week 44: SaarLorLux Open 2021, 02-07 November, Saarbrücken, Germany, BWF Tour Super 100.
Week 44: Macau Open 2021, 02-07 November, HSBC BWF World Tour Super 300.
Week 46: Indonesia Masters 2021, 16-21 November, Bali, HSBC BWF World Tour Super 750.
Week 47: Indonesia Open 2021, 23-28 November, Bali, HSBC BWF World Tour Super 1000.
Week 48: HSBC BWF World Tour Finals, 01-05 December, Bali, Indonesia.
Week 50: TotalEnergies BWF World Championships 2021, 12-19 December, Huelva, Spain.
Source: BWF