BWF confirm cancellation of Russian Open and Indonesia Masters Super 100 competitions

The Badminton World Federation (BWF) has confirmed the cancellation of the Russian Open and Indonesia Masters Super 100 competitions due to COVID-19.
The Badminton World Federation (BWF) has confirmed the cancellation of the Russian Open and Indonesia Masters Super 100 competitions due to COVID-19.
The agenda for next month's Badminton World Federation (BWF) Annual General Meeting (AGM) has been published, with a proposed change to the sport's scoring system set to be voted on.
The top seeds in the singles draws continued their progress at the Dubai Para Badminton International, although David Toupe of France was made to battle hard to win his latest Group A match in the WH1 wheelchair category.
Malaysian Lee Zii Jia claimed the men’s singles title at the All England Open Badminton Championships after outlasting defending champion Viktor Axelsen in a titanic tussle at the Arena Birmingham.
Thailand’s Pornpawee Chochuwong secured her place in her first Badminton World Federation (BWF) World Tour Super 1000 final at this year’s All England Open Badminton Championships in Birmingham.
Japanese third seed Akane Yamaguchi was given a bye into the quarter-finals of the All England Open Badminton Championships after her Turkish opponent Neslihan Yiğit was told to self-isolate.
The entire Indonesian team was withdrawn from the All England Open Badminton Championships at the end of the first day of the competition, which was affected by coronavirus scares.
The start of play at the All England Open Badminton Championships has been delayed following what organisers called "a significant number" of inconclusive COVID-19 tests and some positives.
The top two seeds in the women’s singles draw are set to meet in the final of the Badminton World Federation (BWF) Yonex Swiss Open, after both came through their last four encounters in Basel today.
The top seeds in the men’s and women’s singles, Viktor Axelsen of Denmark and Carolina Marin of Spain, were among the winners as the line-ups for the last four were decided at the Badminton World Federation (BWF) Yonex Swiss Open in Basel.
Top seeds Chan Peng Soon and Goh Liu Ying of Malaysia battled to a three-game victory against Nipitphon Phuangphuapet and Benyapa Aimsaard of Thailand as the first round of the mixed doubles opened the Badminton World Federation (BWF) Yonex Swiss Open.
The 30th anniversary edition of the Badminton World Federation (BWF) Yonex Swiss Open has attracted a high-quality field, with more than 600 players registering for the tournament, due to begin at the St Jakobshalle in Basel tomorrow.
Badminton World Federation (BWF) has confirmed its updated Tokyo 2020 qualification process has been approved by the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
World number one Kento Momota, whose positive COVID-19 test in January this year led to him and the rest of the Japanese team pulling out of three scheduled events in Thailand, has been named top seed for next month’s All England Open Badminton Championships.
The qualification period for the badminton tournaments at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games has been extended from April 25 to June 15.