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BAI writes to BWF after postponement of Malaysia Open
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07 May 2021, 22:18 GMT+10
New Delhi [India], May 7 (ANI): Following the postponement of the Malaysia Open, the Badminton Association of India (BAI) has reached out to the world body, Badminton World Federation (BWF) asking for clarity on the qualification scenario for its shuttlers and future course of action. The Super 750 event was scheduled from May 25-30 and also considered an Olympic qualification tournament. With four of its players, PV Sindhu, B Sai Praneeth, Chirag Shetty, and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy, have already sealed places for Tokyo, BAI expecting few more players to qualify including Saina Nehwal and Kidambi Srikanth.
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The Badminton World Federation (BWF) has announced the postponement of the Malaysian Open, which had been due to serve as a qualification event for Tokyo 2020.
The competition was due to take place from May 25 to 30.
The BWF said efforts were made by the governing body and Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) to ensure a safe environment for participants.
A surge in COVID-19 cases led to the BWF and BAM jointly agreeing to postpone the event, however.
The competition was a Super 750 event on the BWF World Tour.
The event formed part of the qualification process for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.
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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.
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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.
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Lee Zii Jia receiving his second dose of the Covid-19 vaccine at the DBKL Sports Complex on Tuesday. – Bernama photo
Kuala Lumpur: Reigning All England champion Lee Zii Jia hopes to do well in the two remaining Olympic qualifying tournaments – Malaysia Open and Singapore Open – so as to boost his confidence ahead of the Tokyo Games in July.
The 23-year-old Kedahan said both the tournaments were important warm-ups to the July 23-Aug 8 Tokyo Olympics.
Having just resumed training last Friday after nearly two weeks of quarantine following the detection of 15 Covid-19 cases at the Akademi Badminton Malaysia (ABM), Zii Jia admitted that time was running out to get ready for the Malaysia Open (May 25-30) and Singapore Open (June 1-6).
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