Oly badminton qualifiers: Blow for Indians as Malaysia Open postponed
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New Delhi, May 7 : The chances of several Indian badminton players hoping to qualify for this year s Tokyo Olympic Games were dealt a body blow on Friday as the Malaysia Open Super 750 tournament was postponed.
The Badminton World Federation (BWF) also announced that the tournament would no longer be an Olympic qualification event, leaving June s Singapore Open Super 500 as the only remaining Olympic qualifier where players will have to perform well to qualify.
CELCOM AXIATA MALAYSIA OPEN POSTPONED 05/07/21
Tournament organisers Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) and Badminton World Federation have jointly agreed to postpone the CELCOM AXIATA Malaysia Open 2021 scheduled for 25 – 30 May 2021.
All attempts were made by the organisers and BWF to provide a safe tournament environment for all participants, but the recent surge in cases left no choice but to postpone the tournament.
The CELCOM AXIATA Malaysian Open 2021 is a Super 750 event on the HSBC BWF World Tour and was originally scheduled as an Olympic qualifying tournament.
BWF can confirm the rescheduled tournament will no longer take place in the Olympic qualifying window. New tournament dates will be confirmed at a later date.
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The Malaysia Open, scheduled for May 25-30, has been postponed due to a rise in COVID-19 cases in the Southeast Asian country, organizers said on Friday.
Malaysia on Wednesday imposed movement restrictions in the capital Kuala Lumpur due to an increase in the number of COVID-19 infections in recent weeks.
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“All attempts were made by the organizers and BWF to provide a safe tournament environment for participants, but the recent surge in cases left no choice but to postpone the tournament,” the Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) and global body Badminton World Federation (BWF) said in a joint statement.
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Lee Chong Wei of Malaysia hits a return during his men s singles final match against Tommy Sugiarto of Indonesia at the Malaysian Open Super Series 2014 badminton tournament in Kuala Lumpur on Jan 19, 2014. (Photo: Reuters/Samsul Said)
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KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysia Open, scheduled for May 25 to May 30, has been postponed due to a rise in COVID-19 cases in the Southeast Asian country, organisers said on Friday (May 7).
Malaysia on Wednesday imposed movement restrictions in the capital Kuala Lumpur due to an increase in the number of COVID-19 infections in recent weeks.
SAI U-turn after BAI says India not withdrawn from Oly qualifiers
Thu, May 06 2021 10:13:35 PM
New Delhi, May 6 (IANS): There seems to be a communication gap between the Sports Authority of India (SAI) and the Badminton Association of India (BAI). Just over an hour after SAI announced that the Indian badminton team had withdrawn from this month s Malaysia Open Super 750 tournament, BAI contradicted the statement saying it was still in talks with the Malaysian government for allowing Indians to compete there. SAI subsequently did a U-turn on its initial statement.
Malaysia has put a travel ban on Indians due to the raging Covid-19 pandemic. But the tournament is important for Indian shuttlers as Malaysia Open Super 750 and the Singapore Open Super 500 tournament on June 1-6 are the last qualification events for this year s Tokyo Olympic Games. The withdrawal of the Indian team from these events would mean the end of hope to qualify for the likes of former world No.1 players