The Thomas and Uber Cup Finals scheduled to be held in Aarhus, Denmark, from 16-24 May has been postponed until 15-23 August 2020.
The Badminton World Federation (BWF), in close consultation and consensus with tournament hosts Badminton Denmark, has come to the conclusion that due to extraordinary circumstances related to the severe escalation of the COVID-19 outbreak globally, the tournament could not take place on its originally scheduled dates.
BWF Secretary General Thomas Lund said: “All relevant health, safety and logistical risks have been considered by BWF, Badminton Denmark, tournament organisers, Sport Event Denmark, and the local Aarhus government in reaching this decision.
“The health, safety and wellbeing of all athletes, their entourage, officials and the greater badminton community is the top priority. Heightened travel and quarantine restrictions and the subsequent extreme logistical complications this has caused has also contributed to the postponement,” said Lund.
“While we look forward to staging this tournament at a later date, our thoughts are first and foremost with everyone affected by this pandemic around the world.”
The tournament will still be staged at the Ceres Arena in Aarhus.
Sixteen finalists including Malaysia, the seventh seeds, have qualified for the Thomas Cup. As for the Uber Cup, Malaysia are seeded ninth.
BWF has also been forced to move the BWF Members’ Forum and AGM 2020. Both are key events on the BWF calendar and will now take place 20 and 21 August in Aarhus.
THE SEEDING
THOMAS CUP
1. Indonesia, 2. Japan, 3. China, 4. Denmark, 5. Taiwan, 6. India, 7. Malaysia,
8. South Korea, 9. Thailand, 10. England, 11. Germany, 12. Canada, 13. France,
14. Holland, 15. Australia, 16. Algeria.
UBER CUP
1. Japan, 2. China, 3. South Korea, 4. Thailand, 5. Indonesia, 6. Taiwan, 7.
India, 8. Denmark, 9. Malaysia, 10. Canada, 11. France, 12. Germany, 13. Spain,
14. Australia, 15. Egypt, 16. Scotland.
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