Bangkok is set to be the host of the Asian leg of the adjusted HSBC BWF World Tour 2020. The announcement was made on the official website of the Badminton World Federation (BWF) today.
The new announcement comes after the BWF Council meeting was concluded on Thursday evening. This effectively means that the 2020 season will end in January 2021.
BWF: “The January dates provide BWF with the best possible opportunity to resume and complete the HSBC BWF World Tour for 2020 as part of our return to international badminton.”
Tournament Schedule.
- Asia Open I (Super 1000), 12-17 January 2021.
- Asia Open II (Super 1000), 19-24 January 2021.
- HSBC BWF World Tour Finals, 27-31 January 2021.
It was confirmed that BWF and the Badminton Association of Thailand (BAT) along with the Government of Thailand have worked out the framework of safety protocols to conduct the tournaments.
The DANISA Denmark Open is the only remaining HSBC World Tour tournament which will be held this year and scheduled to be conducted on 13-18 October in Odense.