U.S. Open called off due to Covid-related organisational complications

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.

By Reuters

9 Jun

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.

(Reporting by Aadi Nair in BengaluruEditing by Christian Radnedge)

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U.S. Open called off due to Covid-related organisational complications

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