..(kwun might've already posted this schedule up, but he's probably temporarily hiding it)..

Barring any changes, here are the tentative 2009 BWF schedule showing mostly Super Series(magenta), GP Gold (blue) and GP (green) events.

There will be as usual 12 Super Series events, 5 GP Gold events and 8 GP events. And 2 BWF Events (World Championships & Sudirman Cup)
Looks like KLRC will be hosting 2 GP events this yr: the Canadian Open and the New Zealand Open.

Other notables:
India will host 2 BWF-sanctioned events. While China will host 3 BWF-sanctioned events.

January:
06 Jan-11 Jan Malaysia Super Series 2009 Kuala Lumpur, MAS SS USD 200,000
13 Jan-18 Jan Korea Super Series 2009 Seoul, KOR SS USD 300,000

February:
24 Feb-01 Feb Yonex German Open Grand Prix Mulheim, GER GP USD 80,000

March:
03 Mar-08 Mar All England Super Series 2009 Birmingham, ENG SS USD 200,000
10 Mar-15 Mar Swiss Super Series 2009 SUI SS USD 200,000
24 Mar-29 Mar Yonex-Sunrise India Open Gold GP 2009 Hyderabad, IND GP Gold USD 120,000

April:
27 Apr-02 May KLRC Canadian Open Grand Prix 2009 Quebec, CAN GP USD 50,000

May:
10 May-17 May Sudirman Cup Mixed Team Championships 2009 Guangzhou,CHN BWF Events (<--I AM REALLY TEMPTED TO GO HERE & VISIT CHN, AGAIN! another BC get-together :phttp://l.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/mesg/emoticons7/21.gif;))

June:
02 Jun-07 Jun Philippines OPen Grand Prix Gold 2009 (Event TBC) Manila, PHI GP Gold USD 120,000
09 Jun-14 Jun Singapore Super Series 2009 * Singapore City, SIN SS USD 200,000
16 Jun-21 Jun Indonesia Super Series 2009 INA SS USD 250,000
23 Jun-28 Jun Thailand Open Gold Grand Prix * THA GP Gold USD 120,000

July:
07 Jul-12 Jul USA Open Grand Prix 2009 * Los Angeles, USA GP Gold USD 50,000 (this must be a typo, should be just a GP event)
28 Jul-02 Aug KLRC New Zealand Open Grand Prix 2009 * Auckland, NZL GP USD 50,000

August:
10 Aug-16 Aug World Championships 2009 * Hyderabad, IND BWF Events
(our Oldhand might be attending this one??:);))
18 Aug-23 Aug Macau Open GP Badminton Championships 2009 MAC GP Gold USD 120,000

September:
01 Sep-06 Sep Chinese Taipei Gold Grand Prix * TPE GP Gold USD 125,000
15 Sep-20 Sep China Masters Super Series 2009 * (TBD)CHN SS USD 250,000
22 Sep-27 Sep Yonex Open Japan Super Series * Tokyo, JPN SS USD 200,000 (<--tempted also, but depends on schedule next yr)

October:
06 Oct-11 Oct Vietnam Open Grand Prix 2009 * HCMC, VIE GP USD 50,000
13 Oct-18 Oct Dutch Open Grand Prix 2009 * Almere, NED GP Gold USD 50,000 (this must be a typo. Should be just a GP event)
20 Oct-25 Oct Denmark Super Series 2009 * Odense, DEN SS USD 200,000
27 Oct-01 Nov French Super Series 2009 * Paris, FRA SS USD 200,000

November:
03 Nov-08 Nov Russian Open Grand Prix 2009 * Moscow, RUS GP USD 50,000
10 Nov-15 Nov Hong Kong Super Series 2009 * Hong Kong, HKG SS USD 250,000
17 Nov-22 Nov China Open Super Series 2009 * (TBD)CHN SS USD 250,000
24 Nov-29 Nov Bitburger Saarlorlux Open 2009 * LUX GP USD 50,000

There will also be 3 non-BWF sanctioned continental events:
- World's Masters Games which will be held in Sydney, AUS from 10 Oct-18 Oct
- European Mixed Team Championships which will be held in Liverpool, ENG from 10 Feb-15 Feb
- Asian Continental Championships which will be held in MAS from 07 Apr-12 Apr

..the above info/schedule was taken courtesy from BWF's website:

http://internationalbadminton.org/calendar.asp?mm=1&Year=2009&Submit=Submit

http://badmintoninternational.net/website/printables/calendarprintable_year.asp?year=2009

In Guangzhou, I can stay Company's apt for FREE....

..in the right direction for another BC get-together (next May)..:p..:D.....;)
*I hope the other CHN-based BCers can come, again...:cool:

May:
10 May-17 May Sudirman Cup Mixed Team Championships 2009 Guangzhou,CHN BWF Events (<--I AM REALLY TEMPTED TO GO HERE & VISIT CHN, AGAIN! another BC get-together :phttp://l.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/mesg/emoticons7/21.gif;))


Where is the venue ? I might be going too ...

Badminton events in Guangzhou are usually only in one place - Tianhe.

- World's Masters Games which will be held in Sydney, AUS from 10 Oct-18 Oct



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Hope that many BC players could attend the 2009 Sydney World Masters Games.
You don't have to be a professional Badminton player to participate in it.
But you have to be old enough to fit into the Age Categories. :):):)

For more info: click here (http://www.badmintoncentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=60067)

Cheers... chris-ccc
:):):)
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...in next yr's World Masters Game, chris@ccc??(you know, i might swing over to AUS)...;):)..It's interesting why they use the term "Masters"(are they really the "master" of the sports??)...:cool:

...in next yr's World Masters Game, chris@ccc?? (you know, i might swing over to AUS)...;):)


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ctjcad ... Because of my coaching and CCC activities/commitments in Melbourne, there is little chance for me to participate in the 2009 Sydney World Masters Games. :o:o:o

Even for the 2002 World Masters Games held in Melbourne, I couldn't make it.

Serving Badminton players in Melbourne is my priority. Therefore, I don't think that I would be participating in the 2009 Sydney World Masters Games.

Anyway, if you can make it, let me know. I might be able to link you up with some Australian players participating there.

Cheers... chris-ccc
:):):)
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..i might swing to AUS for............................................... ..........vacation (and perhaps see you play; not to compete myself)..:p;)

oohhh God!! been looking for this schedule...
looking forward for malaysia super series on 06-11 jan next year!!
i am going on 10 january!
YAHOO!:):):);););)

THANKS FOR POSTING THE SCHEDULE!!

Why are the WBCs being held in Hyderabad...they already have the GP Gold...:(

KLRC Canadian Open Grand Prix 2009 Quebec

what does KLRC stand for?

..stands for Kuala Lumpur Racquet Club..;)

serious???
huh really?

..see 6th paragraph down (or you can do a Search in BC for "KLRC"):
http://www.bam.org.my/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=525&Itemid=1

If not, our ants or our other M'sian BCers can confirm that for you...;)

Anyone know if the tickets can be bought online and when and where they will be available.

KLRC Canadian Open Grand Prix 2009 Quebec

what does KLRC stand for?

..stands for Kuala Lumpur Racquet Club..;)

serious???
huh really?

..see 6th paragraph down (or you can do a Search in BC for "KLRC"):
http://www.bam.org.my/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=525&Itemid=1

If not, our ants or our other M'sian BCers can confirm that for you...;)

why u so surprise eh???klrc is kuala lumpur racket club for sure...many player under its sponsor...;)

Based on BWF calendar, as usual all five GP Gold tourneys will be concentrated in Asian region with PHI Open still needs further confirmation whether it will be cancelled or not. June, September to November are busy months, hectic schedule. Overall, there's no major differences with this year calendar except BWF events of course.

KLRC Canadian Open Grand Prix 2009 Quebec

what does KLRC stand for?

..stands for Kuala Lumpur Racquet Club..;)

Why call it KLRC if played in Canada?:confused:

Why call it KLRC if played in Canada?:confused:
The club is based in Kuala Lumpur, and it sponsors alot of tournaments.. therefore the tournaments get named after it.

Just like the Singapore "AVIVA" Open. It's sponsored by the company named AVIVA.

No World-Junior-Championships this year ?

No World-Junior-Championships this year ?
if you mean world junior championship this year, that tournament had already recently ended on the 2nd of November 2008..:cool:
u may check out all the results here>> http://www.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/tournament.aspx?id=25261

if you mean world junior championship this year, that tournament had already recently ended on the 2nd of November 2008..:cool:
u may check out all the results here>> http://www.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/tournament.aspx?id=25261
No, "this" year as in "this" topic, 2009 :p.. I'm very confusing and unclear with my wordings :o

No WJC in 2009 ? :eek:

April:
27 Apr-02 May KLRC Canadian Open Grand Prix 2009 Quebec, CAN GP USD 50,000

July:
07 Jul-12 Jul USA Open Grand Prix 2009 * Los Angeles, USA GP Gold USD 50,000 (this must be a typo, should be just a GP event)


hum these 2 tournaments are looking good for me, since there in my area so i can travel to them. hopefully finals dont fall on to when the Canadian Open is taking place else wont be able to play. the US Open though well we will see that wouldnt be a bad one to go to either.

Other notables:
India will host 2 BWF-sanctioned events. While China will host 3 BWF-sanctioned events.




hmm, not sure if India will be a safe place to organize badminton tournament next year:o:confused::(..

hmm, not sure if India will be a safe place to organize badminton tournament next year:o:confused::(..


lets consider Thailand Open as well...:D:D:D

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Our kwun must be so busy that our 2009 BWF Schedule has not been released yet.

But it's great that our BCers are adding more and more info regarding tournaments to be held in 2009.

:):):)
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February:
24 Feb-01 Feb Yonex German Open Grand Prix Mulheim, GER GP USD 80,000


this must be typo error;)

Asian Continental Championships will be held in korea for next year...

this must be typo error;)
..i noticed something looked a bit weird there, doesn't it??...
It should've been from Feb. 24 to March 01, 2009.:cool:

KLRC has been sponsoring events in New Zealand and more recently Bulgaria. So, no surprise if it's sponsoring event in Canada too. Some of the Canadian players might be under KLRC too.

12 Super Series Events as usual

5 confirmed GP Gold Events:
India, BAC, Thailand Macau, Chinese-Taipei. Philippines Open are not confirmed yet.

8 annual GP Events:
German, Dutch, Bitburger, Russia, Vietnam, New Zealand, US, Canada.

KLRC has been sponsoring events in New Zealand and more recently Bulgaria. So, no surprise if it's sponsoring event in Canada too. Some of the Canadian players might be under KLRC too.



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To me, it is great to have KLRC(from Malaysia) sponsoring Badminton tournaments away from Malaysia.

I hope that more clubs from stronger Badminton playing nations like China, Denmark, Indonesia, Korea, etc... could do the same.
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To me, it is great to have KLRC(from Malaysia) sponsoring Badminton tournaments away from Malaysia.

I hope that more clubs from stronger Badminton playing nations like China, Denmark, Indonesia, Korea, etc... could do the same.
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..KLRC and/or even Djarum (akhem;)) are welcome to sponsor the U.S. Open...:cool:

where is china this year? I don't know if everyone already knows or not, but it seems no one is talking about it. They weren't in Malaysia and they won't be in Korea...What's the deal?

..we've discussed about their absence already...;)
You can search the threads in the Professional Players' sub-forum/section as well as in last month's SS Masters Final in the 2008 Tournaments sub-forum/section...

where is china this year? I don't know if everyone already knows or not, but it seems no one is talking about it. They weren't in Malaysia and they won't be in Korea...What's the deal?



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They are at military camp: click here (http://www.badmintoncentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=64188)
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..they **were** at the military/police camp. It's officially over, at least for a week, already. They're now @ full time baddy training camp.

No, "this" year as in "this" topic, 2009 :p.. I'm very confusing and unclear with my wordings :o

No WJC in 2009 ? :eek:

According to BWF website, World Junior Championship 2009 will be held in Stadium Bandaraya, Johor Bahru - MALAYSIA. The schedule :

- Mixed team competition : 23 - 27 October 2009
- Individual event : 28 October - 01 November 2009

According to BWF website, World Junior Championship 2009 will be held in Stadium Bandaraya, Johor Bahru - MALAYSIA. The schedule :

- Mixed team competition : 23 - 27 October 2009
- Individual event : 28 October - 01 November 2009

ya...i 99% will go too...:D

ya...i 99% will go too...:D

And don't forget take pix, share some side info here...

And don't forget take pix, share some side info here...

haha...sure...hehe...i take many in mo and post liao...for side news...i sms many to uncle sam...but he SELECTIVE to post...so...dont blame me...i didnt have time to on9 during tournament...also no blackberry...:crying:...

According to BWF website, World Junior Championship 2009 will be held in Stadium Bandaraya, Johor Bahru - MALAYSIA. The schedule :

- Mixed team competition : 23 - 27 October 2009
- Individual event : 28 October - 01 November 2009
oh really?? held in Malaysia??? :eek: Then I must arrange some time to go because I wanna support my 'sister' :D It is her last year to participate in WJC because she is born in 1991 :D She said she is ready to get a gold medal in team event and individual event :D

oh really?? held in Malaysia??? :eek: Then I must arrange some time to go because I wanna support my 'sister' :D It is her last year to participate in WJC because she is born in 1991 :D She said she is ready to get a gold medal in team event and individual event :D

will we sit together this time???:)

will we sit together this time???:)
but we are not supporting the same team :o Don't know will you still want to sit with me? :o:D:p

but we are not supporting the same team :o Don't know will you still want to sit with me? :o:D:p

tats why i will sit beside u...close ur mouth by my hand...:D....if still cannot...then i kick u out of the stadium....:D...joke...will u go the whole week?or just few day???who is 'ur sister' btw???name?

tats why i will sit beside u...close ur mouth by my hand...:D....if still cannot...then i kick u out of the stadium....:D...joke...will u go the whole week?or just few day???who is 'ur sister' btw???name?
not sure yet, but surely not whole week. My 'sister' from China second team, short hair girl, you guess yourself. :p In last year December, among 155 people participated in WS second team selection contest, she won the 1st place in the second team selection contest :D I give you so much hints, I think you should be able to know who is my 'sister' now ;)

not sure yet, but surely not whole week. My 'sister' from China second team, short hair girl, you guess yourself. :p In last year December, among 155 people participated in WS second team selection contest, she won the 1st place in the second team selection contest :D I give you so much hints, I think you should be able to know who is my 'sister' now ;)

u tot i am a chinese squad expert???:eek:...

if u say malaysia team...then i know lar...

just tell me...

u tot i am a chinese squad expert???:eek:...

if u say malaysia team...then i know lar...

just tell me...
don't want to tell you first, sooner or later you will know :D But if I'm not mistaken, I have mentioned a bit before in BC :p I am opposite with you, don't talk to me Malaysia team, I totally no ideas who are the juniors and even some first team youngster I also no ideas who are them :p Tell you when the time comes :p Between, I think WJC ticket is much more cheaper than normal SS?? :rolleyes:

not sure yet, but surely not whole week. My 'sister' from China second team, short hair girl, you guess yourself. :p In last year December, among 155 people participated in WS second team selection contest, she won the 1st place in the second team selection contest :D I give you so much hints, I think you should be able to know who is my 'sister' now ;)
..can you give us another hint: are her initials 2 or 3 letters??..:confused: :)

..can you give us another hint: are her initials 2 or 3 letters??..:confused: :)
Erm.. let's talk about this under the WJC 09 thread opened by limsy :D

..*hop-skipping to that thread*..

..regarding the upcoming U.S. Open, yes, it will have $80,000 prize money indeed. As to whether why they classify it as a GP Gold, that i don't know.
Btw, word has it that Japanese players (and another foreign group of players) might be invading the OCBC hall for the U.S. Open.:cool: