The last time this tournament was played in India was in 2019, but after that it is becoming difficult to organize it in view of the situation created due to COVID.
This year also there will be no Syed Modi badminton tournament
Syed Modi International Super 300, the prestigious Badminton tournament played in India, has been canceled for the second consecutive year. The World Badminton Federation (BWF) gave this information. This tournament was canceled last year due to COVID-19 and this year it was to be organized in Lucknow from October 12 to 17. “Ahead of the announcement of the BWF Calendar 2021 in August, BWF confirms that the Syed Modi International 2021 has now been cancelled,” the BWF said in a statement.
BWF has canceled and postponed many tournaments due to COVID but it has not given the reason behind the cancellation of this tournament. BWF said, “The Badminton Association of India (BAI), the organizer of the tournament, has taken this decision after consulting and discussing with the local government.”
BWF expressed grief
BWF has expressed grief over the cancellation of the tournament. “BWF regrets the cancellation of this tournament, but remains committed to securely organize badminton tournaments around the world throughout the year, including the HSBC BWF World Tour,” he added.
These tournaments have been canceled
Last month, the BWF had decided to cancel the Korea Open, to be held from August 31 to September 5. Apart from this, it was also decided to cancel the Macau Open to be played between November 2 and 7. Chinese Taipei was to be held from September 7 to 12, but this tournament was also canceled. The reason for all this has been attributed to the difficulties in hosting due to COVID-19. The China Open was to be held from September 21 to 26 but it was also cancelled. The Japan Open was to be played from 28 September to 3 October, but this tournament was also canceled. Fuzhou China Open was to be played in November from 9th to 14th, but now this tournament will also not be played. Hong Kong Open was to be played from 16th to 21st in the month of November itself, but the name of this tournament has also been included in the canceled tournament.
was organized in 2019
The Syed Modi tournament was last organized in 2019. In men’s singles, Wang Tzu Wei won the tournament, while Spain’s Carolina Marin became the winner in women’s singles, India’s Sameer Verma won the men’s singles title in 2018 and China’s Han Yu became the winner in the women’s section this year. was successful in In 2017, Sameer was successful in winning the men’s singles category and PV Sindhu in the women’s singles category.
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