The all-important event will be preceded by the
Hyderabad Open (August 11 to 16) and the Syed Modi International (November 17
to 22).
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Agencies
New Delh : The Olympic-qualifying
India Open badminton tournament, which was postponed due to the COVID-19
pandemic, will now be held here from December 8 to 13 after the BWF unveiled a
revised calendar to salvage the disruption-hit season. The World Tour Super 500
tournament, originally scheduled to be held in New Delhi from March 24-29, will
now take place from December 8 to 13, the Badminton World Federation (BWF) said
in a release.
The all-important event will be preceded by the Hyderabad
Open (August 11 to 16) and the Syed Modi International (November 17 to 22).
As many as eight tournaments were rescheduled from their
original dates, including important events such as New Zealand Open Super 300,
Indonesia Open Super 1000, Malaysia Open Super 750, Thailand Open Super 500 and
World Tour Finals in China.
“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,” BWF Secretary General Thomas Lund said.
“At this point in
time, it is difficult to predict when international movement and entry
restrictions will be lifted by individual countries and territories, but we
will not resume competition unless it is absolutely clear that is safe to do
so.”
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