According to this calendar, the World Badminton Federation’s high-level event will be resumed as early as mid-August.
Xinhua News Agency, Kuala Lumpur, May 22 (reporter Lin Hao) World Badminton Federation released the calendar of major events adjusted by the impact of the new coronavirus epidemic on the 22nd. According to this calendar, the World Badminton Federation’s high-level event will be resumed as early as mid-August.
According to the first-level and second-level competition calendar announced by the World Badminton Federation on the same day, the first competition will be the Indian Hyderabad Open on August 11-16. Subsequently, the Lingshui China Badminton Masters competition scheduled to be held at the end of February is planned to be held on August 25-30.
Not all events suspended or postponed due to the epidemic will be rescheduled. 10 events such as the Asian Championship were canceled, and the date of the 4 events was still uncertain.
Moreover, the adjusted calendar is very compact, and many different levels of events will be held at the same time. The final of the World Badminton Federation World Tour held in Guangzhou is planned to be postponed one week from the original time to December 16-20.
Thomas Lund, secretary general of the World Badminton Federation, said in a statement of the World Badminton Federation that this calendar would serve as a framework for the restart of badminton events. At this stage, it is still impossible to predict when all countries and regions will cancel the entry and exit restrictions. The competition will not resume until absolute safety is determined.
“The health, safety and well-being of all athletes, their teams, officials and the whole badminton group are still our greatest concern.” He said.
The World Badminton Federation also said that it was studying how to “unfreeze” the world ranking to avoid a sharp decline in points, thus affecting the entire ranking structure. The World Badminton Federation is considering adjusting the rules of compulsory competition for athletes and the necessary adjustments to the qualifications of the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games.