Prospectus:Weird, if you look at the official BWF OSIM site, the price money at All England 2014 is set at 500 000 USD.
While SS or SSP is typically a matter of prize money, AE is a conditionality given its prestige as the oldest badminton tourney.
While SS or SSP is typically a matter of prize money, AE is a conditionality given its prestige as the oldest badminton tourney.
agreed. you just cant award them to the highest bidder, can you?
otherwise we might have the SSF awarded to some places in the middle east thinking the badminton is just another show jumping event!
Actually, it does. And it is the most prestigious of them all.The oldest badminton tourney doesn't mean SSP.
While SS or SSP is typically a matter of prize money, AE is a conditionality given its prestige as the oldest badminton tourney.
I don't quite agree with this. If so, then the All England should have had SSP status from the inception of the SS tour (which is hasn't been). Unless there is something written in the conditions that we don't know about.
I agree world championships and Olympics are considered differently but age of tournament is a weak argument. For it's prestige, yes, I agree All England is a more desirable tournament but SSP status and allowing it to offer less prize money...?
Can't agree more. All England is definitely not an exception given it's prize money is $500,000 in 2014.http://bwfbadminton.org/file.aspx?id=464370&dl=1
Definition 2.3 gives the definition of SSP.
But that should be a minimum criteria. Let's say 7 tournaments offer more than $500,000 , then other factors come into consideration in selecting the 5 SSP out of that 7.
In those definitions, All England is not mentioned as an exception.
The oldest badminton tourney doesn't mean SSP.
dude, the AE is the most prestigious badminton open right now. If it doesn't deserve the SSP status, then no tournament does.
I agree it would be bad if the organizers don't actually respect the BWF's rules as regards Prize Money, but still US$400k is a lot of money.