Location of 2013 superseries final

cobalt said:
BAM willing to host Super Series Finals but with two conditions

Saturday June 22, 2013

http://thestar.com.my/sports/story.asp?file=/2013/6/22/sports/13273063

KUALA LUMPUR: The Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) are willing to host the BWF’s Super Series Finals from Dec 11-15 – but with two conditions.

They want the Badminton World Federation to guarantee that the national body will make profit and that all the top players will turn up for the premier event.
The US$500,000 Finals will be the BWF’s season-finale of their two-tier Super Series tournament.

All the top eight singles players and top eight pairs, after completing a total of 12 legs – five Premier Super Series and seven Super Series – will feature in the finale.

The sixth leg of the series is being held in Singapore.

BAM general manager Kenny Goh said that they had learnt their lesson from hosting the Sudirman Cup at the Putra Stadium in May.

Then, according to him, BAM suffered a loss of about RM500,000. In fact, the daily average attendance was less than 2,000 people, including the athletes and officials.

Under the BWF’s new ruling, the host of a major event can only take a smaller percentage of the profits.

“It all depends on the guarantee that the BWF can give us.

We should be able to make a profit and promote our event – by getting the top players to come,” said Kenny.

“In the past, top players have shied away from the Finals.

“We have sponsors who are willing to come in but we must be clear of BWF’s stand in giving the host some kind of advantage in terms of making a profit.”
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lee chong wei is not going to attend the final, this does not fulfill the conditions.
 
LCW is not attending?
I just checked my holiday schedule and think about coming over to KL for this tournament.
No idea so far if venue is Putra Stadium or another location. Tickets also doesn't seem to be available.
I hope for news in the coming days.
 
Hagen said:
LCW is not attending?
I just checked my holiday schedule and think about coming over to KL for this tournament.
No idea so far if venue is Putra Stadium or another location. Tickets also doesn't seem to be available.
I hope for news in the coming days.
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As mentioned on Badzine, the venue has now been named and it is the Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium.

Also, what Chong Wei hinted in the Badzine video interview has now been confirmed by the New Straits Times, who now say he will attend.
 
Thanks for the update.
Venue is The Kuala Lumpur Badminton Center at Jalan Cheras then... ok.
Who else thinks about coming there?
 
madcarrot2007 said:
According to some news, he has changed his mind after found out finals wil be held in m'sia.
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Lee Chong Wei was still saying, in mid-September, that he did not intend to play even after the Superseries Finals were confirmed for Malaysia. He also hinted the same thing in the interview with Badzine, where he mentions that it's difficult because it's in Malaysia but says he still wants to take a break in December. While he did play in the leagues in India and China, it looks like his other tournament choices involve outside pressure. He faces BWF fines if he skips China or Denmark and his sponsor no doubt wants him to play France and Hong Kong. As for the SSF, I'm sure everyone was trying to persuade him to play - the BWF, BAM, possibly Yonex, if they're sponsoring it, not to mention the fans.
 
MAS needs LCW as not many MAS players may qualify...INA will send Towi/Natsir,Pia/Rizky, Jordan/vita or Kido/ pia,Ahsan/ Hendra, may be Tommy and Sony if qualify
 
Sure MAS needs LCW, sponsors need LCW, etc.....Maybe LD not playing, home venue with high winning advantage, crowd supports, more $$$ than SSP, less games to play...so Dato changes his mind to play.
 
It'll be held in Cheras Badminton Stadium in Kuala Lumpur... not Putra Stadium in Bukit Jalil. Anyway, hope to see you guys there if anyone is coming.
 
Hi, hope someone can help answer my questions:-
1) For Cheras Stadium, what is the nearest train station name?
2) Can I buy tickets at the stadium on match day itself?

Thanks
 
limsy said:
cheras lrt~，just few minutes walk~
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OR Maluri LRT. :) I'd recommend that instead for a safer walk to the Badminton Stadium, rather than walking through the dodgy low cost housing area of Sri Johor flats, Taman Ikan Emas and Sri Sabah flats.
 
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