Kuala Lumpur, Aug 10 (Ians) The Badminton World Federation (Bwf) on Thursday named Hangzhou, China as the host city of the season-ending Bwf World Tour Finals for the next four years.
Badminton’s season-ending event has returned to a Chinese city after last year’s edition was moved from Guangzhou to Bangkok due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
“Bwf is now delighted to reveal the prestigious Hsbc Bwf World Tour Finals will head to Hangzhou for the entire cycle. Hangzhou is home of the 19th Asian Games and is the perfect location for international badminton’s showpiece event,” badminton’s world governing body said in a statement.
The 2023 Bwf World Tour Finals is scheduled to be held from December 13 to 17, more than two months after the postponed 2022 Asian Games concludes in the city.
Starting in 2023, Bwf unveiled a 31-event new World Tour calendar, with more Super 1000, Super 750, and Super 500 tournaments, bringing greater prize money opportunities for players.
Badminton’s season-ending event has returned to a Chinese city after last year’s edition was moved from Guangzhou to Bangkok due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
“Bwf is now delighted to reveal the prestigious Hsbc Bwf World Tour Finals will head to Hangzhou for the entire cycle. Hangzhou is home of the 19th Asian Games and is the perfect location for international badminton’s showpiece event,” badminton’s world governing body said in a statement.
The 2023 Bwf World Tour Finals is scheduled to be held from December 13 to 17, more than two months after the postponed 2022 Asian Games concludes in the city.
Starting in 2023, Bwf unveiled a 31-event new World Tour calendar, with more Super 1000, Super 750, and Super 500 tournaments, bringing greater prize money opportunities for players.
- 8/10/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
Kuala Lumpur, May 29 (Ians) The Badminton World Federation (Bwf) on Monday announced the extension of the ban on the new unplayable ‘spin serve’ until after the conclusion of the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games in September next year.
Earlier this month, Bwf issued a temporary ban on a new ‘spin-serve’ that has had the attention of the world’s top badminton players.
“After consultation with the badminton community, Bwf Council believed it best to forbid the ‘spin serve’ for another 15 months so as to not impact the Olympic and Paralympic qualifying periods and the Games themselves,” the badminton world governing body said in a statement.
“The Bwf Laws of Badminton under 9.1.5 of Section 4.1 now reads that the server shall release the shuttle without adding spin, and the server’s racket shall initially hit the base of the shuttle,” it added.
Bwf Secretary General Thomas Lund reiterated that “Bwf welcomed innovation in badminton...
Earlier this month, Bwf issued a temporary ban on a new ‘spin-serve’ that has had the attention of the world’s top badminton players.
“After consultation with the badminton community, Bwf Council believed it best to forbid the ‘spin serve’ for another 15 months so as to not impact the Olympic and Paralympic qualifying periods and the Games themselves,” the badminton world governing body said in a statement.
“The Bwf Laws of Badminton under 9.1.5 of Section 4.1 now reads that the server shall release the shuttle without adding spin, and the server’s racket shall initially hit the base of the shuttle,” it added.
Bwf Secretary General Thomas Lund reiterated that “Bwf welcomed innovation in badminton...
- 5/29/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
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