The upcoming BWF World Tour Finals have been shifted from Guangzhou to Bangkok attributable to COVID-19 and can start on December 7, per week sooner than initially scheduled, the world badminton physique introduced on Tuesday.
The event, which was slated to start out on December 14, was preponed attributable to stadium availability points. The season-ending occasion will now be held on the Nimibutr Arena in Bangkok from December 7 to 11. “BWF in consultation with the Chinese Badminton Association (CBA) agreed to relocate the HSBC BWF World Tour Finals 2022 due to the various challenges brought about by the current pandemic situation,” the BWF mentioned in a press release.
“BWF would also like to thank the Badminton Association of Thailand for providing a replacement location for the HSBC BWF World Tour Finals 2022 at such late notice.” BWF added that it’s going to affirm the record of certified athletes for the event on November 22 after the conclusion of the continuing Australian Open.
HS Prannoy might 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 completely get better from a stress fracture on her left ankle
