The International Badminton Federation (BWF) has revealed the provisional schedule for the first six months of 2021, as decided by its executive committee. It will begin in January with an Asian tour, organized in health bubbles, with a first long stage in Thailand from January 12. Thailand will also host the World Tour Finals, scheduled for January 27-31, 2021. The qualification period for the Tokyo Games will open with the Swiss Open in March, closing on the final day of the India Open in May. The world ranking established on May 18, 2021 will serve as a reference for Olympic qualification. Initially scheduled for last May, then postponed to the beginning of October 2020, the Thomas Cups (men) and Uber Cups (women) will finally take place after the Tokyo Games, during the month of October 2021, in the Danish city of 'Aarhus. Both competitions will be followed by the Danish Open. The international badminton body also unveiled its aid plan for world circuit tournaments. It notably provides for a halving of registration fees for level 2 tournaments, but also the possibility for the Super 1000 and Super 750 stages to lower their player bonus scale, to increase them respectively from 1,1, 850.000 million to 750.000 dollars, and from 600.000 to XNUMX dollars.
