TOKYO: The Toray Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo has been cancelled for 2020 due to safety fears amid the COVID-19 pandemic, organisers of the annual ...
TOKYO: The Toray Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo has been cancelled for 2020 due to safety fears amid the COVID-19 pandemic, organisers of the annual women's tournament said on Tuesday.
"But we have come to the tough conclusion that the cancellation of the tournament was the best decision in the interest of public health, especially in light of the concern about the second wave of infection spreading in Japan." The Pan Pacific Open is part of WTA's Asian swing and has been held every year since its 1984 start. It was originally scheduled to be held in September but was postponed to November.Following the cancellation, the Korea Open in Seoul is the only event left in Asia on WTA's provisional calendar for 2020.
Organisers of the Tokyo event said they were yet to decide on the schedule and venue for the 2021 edition.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Japan's WTA Pan Pacific Open tennis scrapped over COVID-19The WTA Pan Pacific Open in Japan, one of Asia's top women's tennis tournaments, has been scrapped for the first time because of the coronavirus, ...
Read more »
Australian PM abandons interstate tour to tackle COVID-19 crisisAustralian Prime Minister Scott Morrison cut short a planned interstate tour to focus on the country's coronavirus crisis on Tuesday, citing a ...
Read more »
COVID-19 pandemic to bring surge in child wasting cases: UNThe unprecedented social and economic crisis caused by the coronavirus pandemic will see nearly seven million more children experience stunting as ...
Read more »
China reports 68 new COVID-19 cases, including 57 in XinjiangChina reported 68 new coronavirus cases in the mainland for July 27, up from 61 cases a day earlier, the health commission said on Tuesday.
Read more »
Golf: Australian Open postponed from November due to COVID-19The Australian Open, the country's oldest and most prestigious golf event, has been postponed from its scheduled staging in November due to ...
Read more »
Pakistan urges worshippers to buy sacrificial animals online to prevent COVID-19 surgePakistani authorities are encouraging people to buy sacrificial animals online or at least wear masks when visiting cattle markets, fearing ...
Read more »