June 7 (Reuters) – The Badminton World Federation (BWF) said on Tuesday this year’s U.S. Open has been cancelled due to organisational complications caused by COVID-19.
The U.S. Open, a Super 300 tournament on the BWF World Tour, was due to take place from Oct. 4-9.
“USA Badminton concluded that it was no longer feasible for them to host their tournament this year due to organisational complications coming out of COVID-19,” badminton’s governing body said in a statement.
This is the third straight edition of the tournament to have been cancelled due to COVID-19.
The Indonesia Masters starts later on Tuesday.
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Reporting by Aadi Nair in Bengaluru
Editing by Christian Radnedge
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