Kuala Lumpur, Dec 1 (UNI) India will host two Super 100 tournaments as nine BWF Tour Super 100 events have been added to the tournament calendar for 2023 and 2024.
The Super 100 circuit welcome new hosts from Chinese Taipei, Malaysia, and UAE, Badminton World Federation (BWF) said in release on Thursday.
Member hosts can stage up to six tournaments each year including a maximum of two Super 100 tournaments, it added.
Besides India, Indonesia will also stage two Super 100 tournaments. Other tournaments will be in China and Vietnam.
The sports world governing body said that ranking points earned at these Super 100 tournaments will go towards qualification for the end-of-year BWF World Tour Finals.
They will also pose as important ranking tournaments for the Race to Paris Olympic Games Qualification.
The Race to Paris Olympic Qualification period begins on May 1, 2023 and runs until April 28, 2024 with the Race to Paris ranking lists as of April 30, 2024 used to determine the initial list of qualifiers.
BWF World Tour events in India for 2023-
India Open Super 750, January 17-22 in New Delhi
Syed Modi Super 300, November 28-03 in Lucknow
Two Super 100s , December 5-10 & 12-17 (locations to be confirmed)
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