Action-Packed Season Ahead!
The Princess Sirivannavari Thailand Masters 2018 which began yesterday raised the curtains on the much-anticipated HSBC BWF World Tour.
· DEV SUKUMAR
The Thailand Masters is a HSBC BWF World Tour Super 300 event offering US$150,000 prize money, one of 11 such tournaments spread around the world. This will be followed by three HSBC BWF World Tour Super 500 tournaments – in Malaysia, Indonesia and India.
Featuring six levels of tournaments, the BWF World Tour runs until 2021. The season finale in December – the HSBC BWF World Tour Finals – will have US$1.5 million up for grabs. The HSBC BWF World Tour Super 1000 level boasts three million-dollar events to be held in China, England and Indonesia.
Five events have been classified as HSBC BWF World Tour Super 750 (with US$700,000 prize money); seven as Super 500 (US$350,000 in prize money); and 11 as Super 300 (US$150,000 in prize money).