Sundis
Regular Member
I have the same problem, no clue about the tour anymore. I check BC every day though so I wont miss anything important
BWF CALENDAR 2018
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stanleyfm
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The same. I only knows it mainly from this forum or instagram now....I have the same problem, no clue about the tour anymore. I check BC every day though so I wont miss anything important
But still, that is a setback from marketing point of view
Griff88
Regular Member
We have to admit that India Open is always like that.. Combination of both the scheduling and the location deter would-be participants.
Well let's hope for better in 2019 since it "should be" back to 2017 timeline.. Commonwealth Games in Australia really made BWF World Tour's first year a mini-failure
I lament it too. I checked out the World Tour rankings yesterday and if the current Top 8 of the 5 disciplines made it, the Finals would definitely not be watchable with a lot of 2nd tier players. We’ll see if it normalizes but so many events too close together (WC, Asian Games) that the top players will be forced to choose and skip some. To give you a snapshot of the weeks to come, there will be a 2 week break after TUC and then followed by 7 weeks of tournaments (4 of which top players are required to play) starting with US S300, CAN S100, MAS S750, INA S1000, THA S500, SGP S500 then RUS and JPN S100 in the same week. The following week would be the World Championships. A 2 week break follows and then we have the Asian Games. Too jam packed. I hope the players avoid injuries.
s_mair
Regular Member
My thoughts exactly. That whole calender is just a big mess - I wonder if they will change anything for next season.
nilesh123
Regular Member
There are no CWG, TC/UC, AG next year. That should help them spread it a lil.
But seriously, this year it's ridiculous.
I don't look for the schedule either. Cause I am not sure, which tourney to look out for anymore. If there's more than a couple of pages of discussion on this forum, I checkout the results, but that's that.
CLELY
Regular Member
2019 BWF calendar has better time-slot arrangement than this year hectic and congested schedule => http://bwfcorporate.com/events/calendar/2019/remaining/0/-1/
The insane and tiring schedule will be started end of this month, MAS Super 750, INA Super 1000, THA Super 500, SGP Super 500, four weeks non stop BWF World Tour tournaments in South East Asia region. Two weeks break to prepare WC (30 July-05 August) then followed by Asian Games (19-28 August). Just wondering how elite players particularly for the Asians will reach their best in two major events with only brief resting time period
s_mair
Regular Member
And if you extend it to the three weeks before that, I get a certain feeling that the entry list for the Swiss Open will be at the same low level as this year:2019 has its share of packed chaos!
4 Weeks in a row
a)March 19-24 Badminton Asia Mixed Team Championships (Results used for Sudirman Cup in May)
b)March 26-31 India Open Super 500
c)April 02-07 Malaysia Open Super 750
d)April 09-14 Singapore Open Super 500
a-3) February 26 - March 03 German Open
a-2) March 05-10 All England Open
a-1) March 12-17 Swiss Open
As every year, the German Open will be used for several players as a warm-up for the AE wheras the Swiss Open sits exactly where everyone wants to take a break to prepare for the following 4 weeks tournament marathon.
Edit:
The only reason I can imagine why some of the top guns might show up at the Swiss Open would be to get a feel for the venue in which the WC will take place. But anyway, most of them know that place already from playing there in the past years.
As it is, LCW has elected to concentrate more on the quadrennial AG than the annual WC, saying the former event will be his last appearance and final shot at gold.2019 BWF calendar has better time-slot arrangement than this year hectic and congested schedule => http://bwfcorporate.com/events/calendar/2019/remaining/0/-1/
The insane and tiring schedule will be started end of this month, MAS Super 750, INA Super 1000, THA Super 500, SGP Super 500, four weeks non stop BWF World Tour tournaments in South East Asia region. Two weeks break to prepare WC (30 July-05 August) then followed by Asian Games (19-28 August). Just wondering how elite players particularly for the Asians will reach their best in two major events with only brief resting time period
I supposed, Lin Dan too would have to choose between the WC and the AG. Let's see which of the two he values more in view of his 5 WC and 2 AG golds.
Just one small point. The continental mixed team championship results are not used for the Sudirman Cup. Admittance to Group 1 of the Sudirman is based purely on ranking.2019 has its share of packed chaos!
4 Weeks in a row
a)March 19-24 Badminton Asia Mixed Team Championships (Results used for Sudirman Cup in May)
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Might not be the right place to ask, but does anyone know if the Malaysia open 2018 tickets are available to purchase online? It's less than a month away and I can't find anything online :/ Any help is much appreciated
Griff88
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According to BAM, you can check myticket.asiaMight not be the right place to ask, but does anyone know if the Malaysia open 2018 tickets are available to purchase online? It's less than a month away and I can't find anything online :/ Any help is much appreciated
too expensive compared to previous edition...
Master
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Here are more complete information from BAM Official Twitter account:Might not be the right place to ask, but does anyone know if the Malaysia open 2018 tickets are available to purchase online? It's less than a month away and I can't find anything online :/ Any help is much appreciated
BWF World Tour made everything more expensive
