The top six nations withdrew and the Thomas and Uber Cup postponed for a year
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The Badminton World Federation (BWF) was eventually forced to suspend both prestigious tournaments for a year after the top six countries announced they would not send their teams to the Thomas and Uber Cup finals in Denmark due to the Corona epidemic. After Australia, Thailand, Chinese Taipei and Algeria, Indonesia and South Korea also announced their decision not to send their teams to participate in the elite tournament due to the threat of corona. However, India had announced the names of the teams for both the tournaments and the players were also preparing to leave.
The men's and women's badminton team events, the Thomas and Uber Cup finals, to be held in Aarhus, Denmark from October 9 to 11, have been postponed for a year. "We had in-depth discussions with the tournament's host Denmark on other issues, ranging from the hosting agreement, and decided to postpone both events this year in light of the situation," the BWF said in a statement.
"We were forced to make this decision as many countries participating in the tournament withdrew," he added. Along with this tournament, it has been decided to postpone the European leg of the BWF World Tour. According to media reports, the Badminton World Federation made several attempts to save its prestigious tournaments, but they did not succeed. When some teams initially withdrew, the World Federation sent out invitations to Singapore and Hong Kong to join the major tournament as alternate teams. However, both the countries refused to send their players due to the severity of the Koro epidemic. After which they decided not to leave.
The Japanese team is not ready to take part in the tournament and the Chinese team is also awaiting government approval. The last date for naming the tournament is September 18 and the decision was taken in view of the uncertainty of most of the teams. Earlier, India's top badminton star Saina Nehwal also questioned the organization of a major tournament amid the epidemic.
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