BWF announces postponement of Thomas and Uber Cup

Published : Sep 15, 2020, 10:51 AM IST

Countries that had withdrawn from the tournament included South Korea, Australia, Chinese Taipei, Thailand, Indonesia, Australia, Singapore and Hong Kong.

Badminton World Federation, Thomas and Uber Cup, COVID-19 pandemic

Kuala Lumpur: The Badminton World Federation (BWF) on Tuesday announced the postponement of the upcoming Thomas and Uber Cup. The Thomas and Uber Cup was slated to be held in Aarhus, Denmark from October 3-11, but after consultation and agreement with host Denmark, it was decided to postpone the tournament.

BWF confirms the TOTAL BWF Thomas and Uber Cup 2020 is postponed; DANISA Denmark Open to proceed.#TotalBadminton #Aarhus2020 #BWF #HSBCbadminton https://t.co/8E3IVIqjPQ
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BWF confirms the TOTAL BWF Thomas and Uber Cup 2020 is postponed; DANISA Denmark Open to proceed.#TotalBadminton #Aarhus2020 #BWF #HSBCbadminton https://t.co/8E3IVIqjPQ
— BWF (@bwfmedia) September 15, 2020
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BWF confirms the TOTAL BWF Thomas and Uber Cup 2020 is postponed; DANISA Denmark Open to proceed.#TotalBadminton #Aarhus2020 #BWF #HSBCbadminton https://t.co/8E3IVIqjPQ
— BWF (@bwfmedia) September 15, 2020

"BWF, in collaboration with Badminton Denmark, has for many months been preparing for a safe return to international badminton," BWF said in a statement.

Thomas and Uber Cup

"However, in view of the recent Covid-19 related developments around the world, a number of teams and individual players have elected not to travel to Denmark for tournaments in Aarhus and Odense; a choice the BWF has to respect and acknowledge," it added.

Thomas and Uber Cup

Countries that had withdrawn from the tournament included South Korea, Australia, Chinese Taipei, Thailand, Indonesia, Australia, Singapore and Hong Kong.

Thomas and Uber Cup

The Indian challenge was set to be spearheaded by world champion PV Sindhu, who had initially pulled out of the tournament citing personal reasons but was later on convinced to reverse her decision by the Badminton Association of India (BAI).

Badminton World Federation

Meanwhile, the BWF also announced that it will conduct the Denmark Open from October 13 to 18 but has cancelled the Denmark Masters, slated to be held from October 20-25

BWF confirms the TOTAL BWF Thomas and Uber Cup 2020 is postponed; DANISA Denmark Open to proceed.#TotalBadminton #Aarhus2020 #BWF #HSBCbadminton https://t.co/8E3IVIqjPQ
— BWF (@bwfmedia) September 15, 2020 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data="
BWF confirms the TOTAL BWF Thomas and Uber Cup 2020 is postponed; DANISA Denmark Open to proceed.#TotalBadminton #Aarhus2020 #BWF #HSBCbadminton https://t.co/8E3IVIqjPQ
— BWF (@bwfmedia) September 15, 2020
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BWF confirms the TOTAL BWF Thomas and Uber Cup 2020 is postponed; DANISA Denmark Open to proceed.#TotalBadminton #Aarhus2020 #BWF #HSBCbadminton https://t.co/8E3IVIqjPQ
— BWF (@bwfmedia) September 15, 2020

"BWF, in collaboration with Badminton Denmark, has for many months been preparing for a safe return to international badminton," BWF said in a statement.

Thomas and Uber Cup

Countries that had withdrawn from the tournament included South Korea, Australia, Chinese Taipei, Thailand, Indonesia, Australia, Singapore and Hong Kong.

Thomas and Uber Cup

Badminton World Federation

Meanwhile, the BWF also announced that it will conduct the Denmark Open from October 13 to 18 but has cancelled the Denmark Masters, slated to be held from October 20-25

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BWF announces postponement of Thomas and Uber Cup

Countries that had withdrawn from the tournament included South Korea, Australia, Chinese Taipei, Thailand, Indonesia, Australia, Singapore and Hong Kong.

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