BWF-Badminton World Federation and BAT-Badminton Association of Thailand agreed on staging of the two HSBC BWF World Tour Super 1000 tournaments and HSBC BWF World Tour Finals in Bangkok, Thailand during January 2021.
It is the first time that three tournaments will be held in one month in one country.
The signing event was hosted by BWF Deputy President and President of BAT, Mr. KhunyingPatama Leeswadtrakul, and virtually attended by BWF President, Mr. Poul-Erik Høyer and BWF Secretary General, Mr. Thomas Lund. In addition, Thailand’s Deputy Prime Minister was also present.
The three tournaments to be staged are as per apended schedule:
| 1. YONEX Thailand Open (Super 1000) | 12-17 January 2021 |
| 2. TOYOTA Thailand Open (Super 1000) | 19-24 January 2021 |
| 3. HSBC BWF World Tour Finals 2020 | 27-31 January 2021 |
The Asian leg follows the successful staging of the DANISA Denmark Open 2020 earlier in October.
Further details on tournament logistics and health and safety measures at the Asian leg will be revealed in due course.
