2009 BWF schedule-Looking ahead..

[ctjcad]

..(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 )

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

[ctjcad]

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

http://internationalbadminton.org/ca...&Submit=Submit

http://badmintoninternational.net/we....asp?year=2009

[huangkwokhau]

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

[ctjcad]

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

[samuel882]

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 )


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

[Cheung]

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

[chris-ccc]

- 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

Cheers... chris-ccc

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[ctjcad]

...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??)...

[chris-ccc]

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

.
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.

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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[ctjcad]

..i might swing to AUS for............................................... ..........vacation (and perhaps see you play; not to compete myself)..

[nauyuchi]

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!!

[rwg05]

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

[jchan04]

KLRC Canadian Open Grand Prix 2009 Quebec

what does KLRC stand for?

[ctjcad]

..stands for Kuala Lumpur Racquet Club..

[jchan04]

serious???
huh really?

[ctjcad]

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

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

[Walter Lim]

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