The Badminton World Federation has just confirmed that the Thomas Cup and Uber Cup competitions will be held in Denmark in October this year, and there is news that some teams will withdraw from this top Badminton World Federation event.
According to Taiwanese media reports, the Chinese Taipei Badminton Association has decided to withdraw from this year’s Thomas and Uber Cup competition. This is the first team to officially announce its withdrawal from the Thomas and Uber Cup competition. However, the two main men's singles players of the Chinese Taipei team, Zhou Tiancheng and Wang Ziwei, decided to participate individually in the two Super 750 events held in Denmark after the Thomas and Uber Cup.
Caption: Zhou Tiancheng Xinhua News Agency data map
The epidemic is the main reason for the Chinese Taipei Badminton Association to withdraw from the competition. Although Denmark does not require a 14-day mandatory quarantine upon entry, considering that the epidemic in Europe is still serious, and players still need to undergo a 14-day mandatory quarantine when returning to Taiwan after participating in the competition, this is a big test for the players, and it is also easy. Let the outside world worry that it will become a gap in epidemic prevention.
Chinese Taipei team’s women’s singles player Tai Tzu Ying, doubles players Li Yang and Wang Qilin have all decided not to participate in the two Danish Opens after the Thomas and Uber Cup, but the world’s second-ranked men’s singles player Zhou Tiancheng has decided to participate. Zhou Tiancheng said: "This decision is quite difficult, but this virus may coexist with humans for many years. We are just trying to return to normal life first, so we decided to participate in the last two Danish Super 750 series events."
According to It is understood that after Zhou Tiancheng plays two Danish events, he will fly directly to Thailand to prepare for the next three Asian events. After returning to Taiwan, he will go to Hualien for 14 days of quarantine. Zhou Tiancheng revealed that he and his team will definitely find ways to achieve the highest standards of epidemic prevention during this trip, but there are still many uncertainties, including who to practice with and where to practice after going to Denmark. Zhou Tiancheng’s team is expected to leave for Denmark at the end of September.
With the BWF world ranking points still frozen, the two Super 750 events after the Thomas and Uber Cup will not be included in the calculation of world ranking points, but players can still get bonuses, and they also need games to restore their condition. According to previous regulations of the Badminton World Federation, the total prize money for each Super 750 event shall not be less than US$750,000. The three events in Asia are of a higher level. The prize money of the two Super 1000 events is more than 1 million US dollars, and the prize money of the finals will be around 1.5 million US dollars. (Xinmin Evening News reporter Wang Zhiling)
