like i stated in a different thread:
i can't imagine any tournaments happening in the remainder of 2020.
Can't imagine fully-packed 2021 with four major events in it : Olympic Games, World Championships, Sudirman Cup and Thomas-Uber Cup.
that won't happen either within a 'normal' calendar year schedule. if bwf wants to hold those 4 tournaments in 2021 many other wt 300 or higher tourneys will have to give way. if not brace yourself for numerous non-entries and/or withdrawals of top players at various points throughout the year. also, when or if other wt 300's or higher levels do give way to the tuc/sudirman cup/wc/og it means there will be a lot less prize money up for grabs. not ideal for the athletes.
if it was up to me i would outright cancel the rest of the year for all tournaments due to the uncertainty in the ability to have a quality tournament. focus 100% on bubble plans for 2021 and 2022 because barring a viable vaccine it will be more of the same. hope-cancel-hope-cancel.
who knows what bwf will decide.
i think they are trying too hard to make things happen without a well thought out plan. you simply cannot satisfy every int'l teams situation. this has exposed how the current system they created and insist on using is flawed: running an individual sport as if it was a team sport which give the int'l associations control over the individual athletes. another lacking aspect of badminton is a league structure made up of the int'l federations. the 'league' would decide whether to have tournaments or not. instead we have bwf saying we want to play, a member assn. saying they're willing to host, then both of them hoping teams/athletes will come.
look at tennis and golf. individual sports with a set of rules & governing body that exists for and accommodates the individual athlete which is why they can still stage tournaments because each athlete can decide to play or not.
look at the major team sports around the world: nba, nhl, mlb, nfl, premier league, etc... they all have a defined league infrastructure thereby giving every stakeholder a role in the decision making process. guess what? they are all currently playing.
our sport lacks a proper defined infrastructure: is this a team sport or individual sport? the current answer is neither, and it puts anyone who tries to make a decision —bwf/member assn's/athletes— into a no win situation. repeatedly claiming 'we will play' then cancelling does not do anyone any good.
my $0.02 worth of non-rocket science.
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