On June 28, the Badminton World Federation officially updated its event plan for the remaining second half of the 2021 season on its official website. The three major competitions that were postponed or canceled due to the epidemic in the past two years will be held intensively.

html On June 28, the Badminton World Federation officially updated its event plan for the remaining second half of the 2021 season on its official website. The three major tournaments that have been postponed or canceled due to the epidemic in the past two years will be held intensively. Among them, the Sudirman Cup, Thomas & Uber Cup and World Championships will all move to Europe and be held in Finland, Denmark and Spain respectively, while the Badminton League Tour Finals will be held in Indonesia. It is worth noting that as the defending champion of the Sudirman Cup, the national badminton team may be in a dilemma by then, because the badminton events of the Shaanxi National Games will be held between September 13th and 25th, and Sudirman The Cup will start on the 26th, and seamless connection may not be realistic for the national badminton schedule.

According to the original plan, the 17th Sudirman Cup Mixed Team Championship was supposed to be held in Suzhou, China, in May 2021, but it had to be postponed due to the epidemic. In addition, the Thomas and Uber Cup originally planned to be held in Aarhus, Denmark, last year was also canceled due to the epidemic. It was originally planned to be postponed to October last year, but was postponed again. In addition, the Badminton World Championships originally planned to be held in Spain in August last year was also rescheduled and postponed directly to the end of this year. In addition, the World Badminton Federation Finals had previously been determined to be held in Guangzhou for four consecutive years. However, due to the epidemic, last season was changed to Thailand in early January this year, and this year's will be changed to Indonesia.

In the 2019 Sudirman Cup, Guoyu defeated the Japanese team in Nanning, Guangxi and regained the championship. Therefore, in this year's Sudirman Cup, Guoyu will play as the defending champion. However, judging from the latest schedule updated by the Badminton World Federation, the Sudirman Cup will be moved to Vantaa, Finland, from September 26th to October 3rd. However, September coincides with the 14th National Games of China. The opening and closing times are from September 15th to 27th. The badminton competition is specifically from September 13th to 25th. The men’s and women’s teams will be decided on September 19th. The five individual champions will be determined on September 25th. Therefore, judging from the current schedule of the two events, the national badminton team will face a choice, either the National Games schedule will be adjusted, or the main players of the national team will give up the National Games and go directly to Finland to compete in the Sudirman Cup.

Judging from the schedule previously announced by the Shaanxi National Games Organizing Committee, it was mentioned at the time that the schedule was only version 1.0 and would be adjusted in the future based on actual conditions. Now that the World Badminton Federation has announced the schedule of the three most important competitions, the Chinese badminton team is bound to make an application. I am afraid that the National Games badminton schedule will be advanced by then to ensure that the national team has enough time and energy to prepare for the Sudirman Cup. title defense battle. It is worth noting that less than a week after the end of the Sudirman Cup, the Thomas and Uber Cup will start in Denmark from October 9th to 17th. These are also two men's and women's team events that the national badminton team cannot relax. I hope that they will be able to compete by then. The coordination is in place, giving Guoyu ample time to prepare.