THE Badminton World Federation (BAM) has upgraded the Maybank Malaysia Open to a premier super series event offering total prize money of US$500,000 (RM1.5 million) beginning 2014.The BA of Malaysia (BAM), which had failed in its previous bid in 2010 for a three-year cycle running until next year, will now see the Malaysia Open attracting a world class field as it is compulsory for the top 10 players and pairs to compete in the premier super series.
BWF, which made the announcement in Bangkok yesterday, also confirmed the Malaysia Open will replace the Korea Open as one of the Premier Super Series legs while the China Masters makes way for the Australia Open, offering US$700,000 (RM2.12 million).
The other four premier super series retained were the Indonesia, China and Denmark Opens and the All England while the India, Singapore, Japan, France and Hong Kong Opens have been maintained as super series events.
The Korea Open, which offered the highest total prize money of US$1.1 million (RM3.3 million) as a premier event, will become one of the seven super series events from 2014.
Courtesy of New Straits Times
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