Official! BWF Announce World Tour Finals 2022 Moving Locations From China To Thailand

Thailand has officially hosted the 2022 BWF World Tour Finals. (Photo: Instagram.com/@bwf.official)

JAKARTA - The Badminton World Federation (BWF) has officially announced the relocation of the 2022 World Tour Finals. The year-end tournament, which was originally held in China, will take place in Thailand.

Not only moving the location of the event, the schedule for organizing the tournament has also changed. The agenda, which originally took place from 14-18 December, is one week ahead, which is 7-11 December.

"The World Badminton Federation (BWF) can announce that the BWF 2022 World Tour Finals will no longer take place in Guangzhou, China," the BWF statement said on its official website, Tuesday, November 15.

The tournament has been moved to Nimibutr Arena in Bangkok, Thailand, and will take place from 7-11 December, one week earlier than the scheduled date for Guangzhou. This is due to the availability of stadiums and the consequences of changing locations," the statement continued.

The main reason for the change in location and date of implementation is because currently COVID-19 cases in China are increasing again. The decision that the tournament to be held in Thailand has also been coordinated with the Badminton Federation of China (CBA) and has been approved.

BWF consulted with the Chinese Badminton Association (CBA) agreeing to move the HSBC BWF World Tour Finals 2022 due to the various challenges posed by the current pandemic situation, "continued the BWF statement.

Meanwhile, for the final list of the players who will appear in the BWF World Tour Finals, the BWF will only confirm after the 2022 Australian Open is over.

The list of athletes who qualified for the HSBC BWF World Tour Final will be confirmed on November 22 after the closing of the SATHIO GROUP Australian Open 2022, "concluded the BWF statement.