The three premier badminton tournaments, scheduled to be held in Bangkok next month, will take place without spectators after a surge in Covid-19 cases in Thailand.
Muang Thong Thani’s Impact Arena will host three consecutive events — the Yonex Thailand Open from Jan 12-17, the Toyota Thailand Open from Jan 19-24 and the HSBC BWF World Tour Finals 2020 from Jan 27-31.
The first two events, both Super 1000 tournaments, offer a total purse of US$1 million each, while the 2020 season finale has a total prize fund of $1.5 million.
“The organisers are closely monitoring the Covid-19 situation in the country. And to follow the government’s health and safety protocols, it is determined that matches will now take place…
