BAM want Malaysian Open in end November

PETALING JAYA: The Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) have a new date lined up for the postponed Celcom Axiata Malaysian Open. The national body want to hold the US$750,000 (RM3.27mil) event at the Axiata Arena in Bukit Jalil from Nov 24-29.The tournament’s 63rd edition, initially slated for March 31-April 5, was one of the dozens of events suspended since mid-March due to the Covid-19 outbreak.

The Badminton World Federation (BWF) World Tour and other sanctioned tournaments are all on hold until July, but it remains unknown to when play can restart.