there are the asian sattelite, vietnam sattelite, ....:confused:
can anybody explain me, what that mean?

Thanks! :rolleyes:

AFAIK, they're basically lower-tier tournaments as opposed to IBF star-ranked tournaments (e.g., World Championship, All England, China/Denmark/Malaysia/US/Indonesia Open, etc.).

Satellite tournaments are 'A grade' IBF events.

A victory in an A grade event is worth 1800 world ranking points.

In Grand Prix events, victories are worth :
2400 points for 1*
3000 points for 2*
3600 points for 3*
4200 points for 4*
4800 points for 5*
5400 points for 6*
6000 points for 7*

Hope this helps... :)

Satellite tournaments are 'A grade' IBF events.

A victory in an A grade event is worth 1800 world ranking points.

In Grand Prix events, victories are worth :
2400 points for 1*
3000 points for 2*
3600 points for 3*
4200 points for 4*
4800 points for 5*
5400 points for 6*
6000 points for 7*

Hope this helps... :)

that really helps!

Thanks you two!

do top players take part in this competition????

do top players take part in this competition????

Very unlikely. But Korea, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, and Thailand do sometimes send its second or even third team to a satelitte tournament. It's an experience for youngsters before they eventually move up the ranks to compete in the 1 to 3* events.

oh now i get it..thanks