Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, May 25, 2020: The Badminton World Federation (BWF) has announced a revamped tournament calendar for the remainder of 2020 following disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
BWF Secretary General Thomas Lund said: “It has been a difficult task to plan for badminton’s return. It is a condensed calendar but we are confident this provides the framework to allow us to start again when it is safe and logistically possible.
“We have also tried to ensure the continued livelihoods of our badminton players, including supporting all our Member Associations, by making considered preparations for badminton’s return at the soonest possible chance at all levels across the world.”
Notable Changes
*The HSBC BWF World Tour is scheduled for a return with the YONEX Taipei Open 2020 (Super 300) from 1-6 September.
*The BARFOOT & THOMPSON New Zealand Open 2020 (Super 300), BLIBLI Indonesia Open 2020 (Super 1000), CELCOM AXIATA Malaysia Open 2020 (Super 750), TOYOTA Thailand Open 2020 (Super 500) and YONEX-SUNRISE India Open 2020 (Super 500) have all found new dates.
*The season-ending HSBC BWF World Tour Finals in Guangzhou, China has been pushed back a week and will now run from December 16-20, 2020.
*Cancelled tournaments include: Singapore Open (7-12 April), Badminton Asia Championships 2020 (21-26 April), YONEX Akita Masters 2020 (18-23 August), Vietnam Open 2020 (25-30 August) and Indonesia Masters 2020 Super 100 (29 September-4 October).
BWF Tournament Calendar 2020 (Grade 1 & Grade 2)
Hyderabad Open 2020, 11-16 Aug, BWF Tour Super 100
Lingshui China Masters 2020, 25-30 Aug, BWF Tour Super 100
YONEX Taipei Open 2020, 1-6 Sep, HSBC BWF World Tour Super 300
Korea Open 2020, 8-13 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, 3-11 Oct, Aarhus, Denmark
YONEX Dutch Open 2020, 6-11 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, Oct 27-1 Nov, HSBC BWF World Tour Super 300
SaarLorLux Open 2020, Oct 27-1 Nov, Saarbrücken, BWF Tour Super 100
Fuzhou China Open 2020, 3-8 Nov, HSBC BWF World Tour Super 750
YONEX-SUNRISE Hong Kong Open 2020, 10-15 Nov, 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, HSBC BWF World Tour Super 300
TOYOTA Thailand Open 2020, 1-6 Dec, Bangkok, HSBC BWF World Tour Super 500
YONEX-SUNRISE India Open 2020, 8-13 Dec, New Delhi, HSBC BWF World Tour Super 500
HSBC BWF World Tour Finals, 16-20 Dec, Guangzhou.
Source: Badminton World Federation