China's Zheng Siwei/Huang Yaqiong match during the BWF World Tour Finals 2019 in Guangzhou, Dec 15, 2019. (PHOTO / XINHUA)

KUALA LUMPUR - The Badminton World Federation (BWF) announced on Monday the suspension of tournaments scheduled for May, June and July amid the current COVID-19 situation.

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The events affected include the several BWF World Tour events headlined by the Blibli Indonesia Open 2020 (Super 1000) and a number of Grade 3, junior and para badminton competitions, the world governing body of badminton said in a statement.

The events affected include the several BWF World Tour events headlined by the Blibli Indonesia Open 2020 (Super 1000) and a number of Grade 3, junior and para badminton competitions

"The escalation of the COVID-19 pandemic globally has led all parties to confirm the suspension of these tournaments. The health, safety and wellbeing of all athletes, their entourages, officials and the greater badminton community remains the top priority," it said.

BWF has suspended tournaments since mid-March. BWF has also announced the freezing of the world rankings and world junior rankings until further notice. It is also reviewing the impact of rescheduling the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games based on the qualification system.

Indonesia Open 2020

The Indonesia Open 2020 was previously scheduled to be held from June 16 to 21 at the Istora Senayan sports stadium in the Indonesian capital of Jakarta.

The decision has been approved by each of the organizing hosts and the badminton continental federation.

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"The worsening COVID-19 pandemic means that all parties have confirmed this suspension," the BWF said in the statement.

In addition to the Indonesia Open, the BWF also suspended the Australia Open scheduled from June 2 to 7, the Thailand Open from June 9 to 14, and the Russia Open from July 7 to 12.