According to Chinese Taipei media reports on June 2, the Chinese Taipei Badminton Association’s application to host the 2020 Chinese Taipei Badminton Open has been approved. This will be the first international badminton event in the world to be held normally, and spectators will

According to Chinese Taipei media reports on June 2, the Chinese Taipei Badminton Association’s application to host the 2020 Chinese Taipei Badminton Open has been approved. This will be the first international badminton event in the world to be held normally, and spectators will be allowed to enter.

Chen Zongyan, deputy commander of the Taiwan Epidemic Command Center, said that on the morning of June 2, discussions were held with the Chinese Taipei Badminton Association about the Chinese Taipei Badminton Open to be held in Taiwan on September 1, and the command center has agreed in principle to hold it. , but diversion work must be done, and it is also expected that spectators will be allowed to enter the venue to cheer for the players.

Chen Zongyan said that he will assist with various epidemic prevention measures, including home quarantine for players, group entry and exit, time division and exclusive training channels, etc., and work together to help the Open be held smoothly.

Chen Zongyan also said that due to the severe global coronavirus epidemic, major events have been cancelled. Badminton has not held major international events since the All England Open in March. The Chinese Taipei Open will be held in September and is expected to become the world's No. 1 open event. A publicly held world-class event also hopes to let the world see Taiwan, China's achievements in epidemic prevention.

Li Yulong, secretary-general of the Chinese Taipei Badminton Association, said that although games are allowed to be held, foreign players, coaches, referees and other staff still have to comply with many regulations, including providing COVID-19 test certificates three days before coming to Taiwan, and being self-sufficient when coming to Taiwan. Health management must be carried out for at least five days, and you cannot leave the stage immediately after losing. "We met with the Minister of Azerbaijan in the morning. He was optimistic about the success of the game and also gave some epidemic prevention measures. We will report it to the Badminton World Federation first."

Lee Yoo-ryong explained that the epidemic command center is worried that if foreign players leave Taiwan before staying for two weeks, bringing or contracting the virus, the source of infection will not be caught, which may become a gap in epidemic prevention, and super500's Korea Open will debut on September 8 , the Korean Open's epidemic prevention rules and the players' accustomed participation mode may conflict with the Taipei competition, and they are worried that "the international competition will become a regional ranking competition." Moreover, many sponsors have canceled their sponsorship this year, and the funding problem is serious.