Malaysia Open postponed due to COVID-19 surge
Seng Foo Lee
May 7, 2021 09:06 MYT
May 7, 2021 09:06 MYT
The Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) and Badminton World Federation (BWF) jointly agreed to postpone the 2021 Malaysia Open following a rise in COVID-19 cases in the country.
"All attempts were made by the organisers and BWF to provide a safe tournament environment for all participants, but the recent surge in cases left no choice but to postpone the tournament," read an official BWF statement.
Pecahan kes baharu mengikut negeri, 7 Mei 2021.#COVID19 #JagaDiriJagaKeluarga pic.twitter.com/dlB6PldFJh — KKMalaysia?? (@KKMPutrajaya) May 7, 2021
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The new dates for the Super 750 event, originally scheduled to take place from May 25 to 30, would be decided in the future.
The postponement dealt a huge blow to shuttlers aiming to book their tickets to the Tokyo Olympics, as they are left with only the Singapore Open (June 1-6) to score much-needed qualifying points.