BWF extends 2020 Tokyo Olympics qualifying period
KUALA LUMPUR: The Badminton World Federation (BWF) will extend the Olympic qualifying period until Week 17 of 2021 and will include only those tournaments that were postponed, cancelled or suspended due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The world governing body said in a statement issued today that the eligible tournaments within the new qualifying period must be completed […]
2021 World Championships dates pushed back
KUALA LUMPUR: The 2021 Badminton World Championships which was initially scheduled to take place in August 2021 in Huelva, Spain, has been moved at the end of next year. Badminton World Federation (BWF) in a statement yesterday said the Spanish Badminton Federation (FESBA) has agreed to organise the biennial tournament from Nov 29 until Dec 5 at the Carolina Marin Stadium, […]
BWF postpones May-July Tournaments
KUALA LUMPUR: The Badminton World Federation (BWF) has postponed all tournaments including grade two and three competitions from May to July due to the global Covid-19 pandemic. BWF in the statement issued yesterday said, the decision was reached after consulting the host countries and also the continental confederations. “The escalation of the Covid-19 pandemic globally has led all parties […]
Better solution needed for Olympic qualification system
KUALA LUMPUR: Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) coaching director Wong Choong Hann suggests that the Badminton World Federation (BWF) should come up with a better solution regarding the Olympic qualification system, following the postponement of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games to 2021 due to the global Covid-19 pandemic. While the former national player welcomes the news that the BWF is mulling over […]
Get used to synthetic shuttlecocks quickly or lag behind
KUALA LUMPUR: All national badminton players have been advised to get used to synthetic shuttlecocks as quickly as possible to ensure that they will not face any problem when the use of the synthetic shuttlecocks is implemented in all tournaments from next year. National men’s singles head coach Datuk Misbun Sidek said although the players […]
