Badminton World Federation announces revamped 2020 calendar; India Open to be held in December

New Delhi: The Olympic-qualifying India Open badminton tournament, which was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, will now be held here from 8-13 December 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 24-29 March, will now take place from 8-13 December, the Badminton World Federation (BWF) said in a release. The all-important event will be preceded by the Hyderabad Open (11-16 August) and the Syed Modi International (17-22 November).

#BWF has announced a revamped tournament calendar for 2020. This provides the framework for badminton’s potential return when it is safe and logistically possible.#HSBCBWFbadminton #WorldTour #badmintonhttps://t.co/sryvlbYZZ2

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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.”