The finals are one of the most lucrative tournaments for the BWF, according to Secretary General Thomas Lund, who thanked the Chinese government for the invitation.
Unfortunately, it was not possible to proceed with plans to stage the two tournaments in Changzhou and Fuzhou, he explained.source: HSR SportsThe Hong Kong Open had already been canceled for the third year in a row due to the COVID-19 pandemic and complicated quarantine procedures.
Due to Chinese COVID restrictions, the World Tour Finals were moved to 2020 and 2021. This year, China tightened its COVID-19 policies significantly in order to stem the spread of the highly transmissible Omicron variant.
