KUALA LUMPUR: Two Super 100 badminton tournaments – the Russian Open 2021 and Indonesia Masters 2021 Super 100 – have been cancelled due to the global upsurge in COVID-19 related restrictions, the Badminton World Federation (BWF) said on Monday.
"The ongoing COVID-19 restrictions and complications left local organisers no choice but to cancel the tournaments," a BWF statement reads.
"The respective decisions of the National Badminton Federation of Russia and Badminton Indonesia were made in consultation and agreement with the BWF," The statement concludes.