The decision comes following the withdrawal of a number of participating teams f
rom the TOTAL BWF Thomas and Uber Cup Finals and the European leg of the adjuste
d HSBC BWF World Tour.
BWF, in collaboration with Badminton Denmark, has for many months been preparing
for a safe return to international badminton. This includes going to extreme le
ngths to preserve the health and safety of all participants such as implementing
a bubble system to create a safe badminton ecosystem.
However, in view of the recent COVID-19 related developments around the world, a
number of teams and individual players have elected not to travel to Denmark fo
r tournaments in Aarhus and Odense; a choice the BWF has to respect and acknowle
dge.
These are exceptional circumstances we find ourselves in and while a return to i
nternational badminton remains a priority for the BWF, the health and safety of
the entire badminton community is of utmost importance.
Therefore, after lengthy discussions with key stakeholders, commercial partners
and participating Member Associations, it has been realised that we are not in a
position to deliver the level of competition reasonably expected by fans and al
l stakeholders, and as a result have decided that we will not stage this year’s
TOTAL BWF Thomas and Uber Cup Finals on the dates 3-11 October 2020.
BWF is looking into possible alternative dates to reschedule the World Men’s an
d Women’s Team Championships, but on dates not before into 2021.
Meanwhile, the DANISA Denmark Open 2020 in Odense, a HSBC BWF World Tour Event,
will proceed as originally planned in the BWF Tournament Calendar (13-18 October
). The event will also be used as an opportunity to implement relevant COVID-19
Safety Protocols and Operating Procedures for the planned restart of internation
al badminton tournaments.
The second tournament scheduled for Odense – the VICTOR Denmark Masters 2020 –
slated for 20-25 October has been cancelled as it is no longer feasible to cond
uct this additional event.
A study into the continued feasibility of the planned Asian leg of the adjusted
HSBC BWF World Tour (three HSBC BWF World Tour tournaments hosted in an Asian lo
cation) is being conducted and BWF will make further announcements as soon as de
tails are clarified.
（以下略译：）
BWF与东道主丹麦羽毛球协会进行充分协商并达成协议后，将推迟2020年汤优杯比赛。
此决定是由于一堆国家队退出汤优杯比赛，加上调整世界巡回赛后所做。
BWF与丹麦羽毛球协会合作，为羽球重返国际赛事做了许多努力。这包括确保所有参与者的
健康和安全，还有实施安全生态体系的泡泡系统。（译注：反正就是说雨鞋都很努力就对了
）
可是有鉴于很多国家队跟个人球员都不想去丹麦比赛，我们也只好尊重他们的意愿。
这些都是我们所处的特殊情况，虽然BWF优先考虑让羽球重返国际体坛，但整个羽毛球社群
的健康与安全也至关重要。
因此BWF跟赞助商还有各国雨鞋商量后，觉得实在是没办法把这次汤优杯办得符合球迷期待
的合理水准，所以就决定取消了。（译注：可能是怕汤优杯变成欧洲洲际杯这种笑话）
BWF正在寻找其他日期来重新安排汤优杯，但日期不早于2021年。（译注：应该是会推到奥
运之后）
不过2020的丹麦公开赛还是照常举行（10/13-18），BWF会趁这次机会弄好安全泡泡。
剩下来的第二场丹麦大师赛就直接取消了。
至于接下来今年会不会在亚洲办一次公开赛，还要再进一步研究。
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