The upcoming BWF World Tour Finals have been shifted from Guangzhou to Bangkok attributable to COVID-19 and can start on December 7, every week sooner than initially scheduled, the world badminton physique introduced on Tuesday.
The event, which was slated to begin on December 14, was preponed attributable to stadium availability points. The season-ending occasion will now be held on the Nimibutr Enviornment in Bangkok from December 7 to 11. “BWF in session with the Chinese language Badminton Affiliation (CBA) agreed to relocate the HSBC BWF World Tour Finals 2022 as a result of numerous challenges caused by the present pandemic state of affairs,” the BWF mentioned in an announcement.
“BWF would additionally wish to thank the Badminton Affiliation of Thailand for offering a substitute location for the HSBC BWF World Tour Finals 2022 at such late discover.” BWF added that it’s going to verify the listing of certified athletes for the event on November 22 after the conclusion of the continued Australian Open.
HS Prannoy will probably be India’s solely illustration on the World Tour Finals. Double Olympic medallist PV Sindhu, the one different Indian shuttler to qualify for the season-ending occasion, had pulled out of the event on Sunday as she is but to totally recuperate from a stress fracture on her left ankle