The World Badminton Federation said that the world ranking will start to “freeze” from March 17, the last event before the full suspension of the international competition-the ranking after the end of the British Open “.
Xinhua News Agency, Kuala Lumpur, March 31 (reporter Lin Hao) the World Badminton Federation announced on the 31st that in view of the impact of the new coronavirus epidemic, it decided to “freeze” the world ranking and the World Youth ranking until further notice.
The World Badminton Federation said in a statement on the same day that the international competition from the middle of March to the end of April had been suspended due to the impact of the new coronavirus epidemic. At this stage, considering that the events scheduled to be held in May and June may be postponed, it is difficult to predict when the next international event will be held.
The World Badminton Federation said that the world ranking will start to “freeze” from March 17, the last event before the full suspension of the international competition-the first stage after the All-Britain open “. This ranking will also serve as the benchmark for shortlisted and seed ranking for the next international event.
The World Badminton Federation also said that it would provide more information about how to “unfreeze” the ranking, but also mentioned that before the game was resumed and the postponed game date was reconfirmed, it is difficult to determine the exact procedure of ranking “thawing. However, the World Badminton Federation will seek to avoid a sharp drop in players’ points and a serious impact on the ranking structure at this stage. The athletes committee has agreed to “freeze” the decision of the world ranking.
The World Badminton Federation also said that after the Tokyo Olympic Games was held from July 23 to August 8, 2021, the World Badminton Federation had started the evaluation procedure to confirm how the Olympic Games qualification system would be affected, the conclusion is expected to be announced in a few weeks. Meanwhile, the “freezing” of the world ranking does not affect the Olympic qualification points system.
The World Badminton Federation said that after the Tokyo Olympics was rescheduled, it had begun to discuss with the host Spain about the rescheduling of the 2021th world championships. Badminton World Championships are generally held in August in the year when the Summer Olympics are held.