Zheng Siwei (R) and Huang Yaqiong of China compete in the mixed doubles final at Istora Gelora Bung Karno in Jakarta, Indonesia, January 19, 2020.
The Badminton World Federation (BWF) has announced its decision to postpone the Lingshui China Masters 2020, due to be held in southern China's Hainan Province in late February "in wake of growing concerns over the coronavirus outbreak in China and surrounding areas."
The decision made it the latest organization to adjust its calendar over the coronavirus concerns in China, following a long list of sports in the country already affected.
International, domestic sports events at all levels affected
China has become a powerhouse for hosting an increasing number of international sports events. The ongoing coronavirus outbreak, however, has severely disrupted the rhythm for this trend in an unprecedented way.
The four-team women's basketball Olympic qualifying tournament, originally scheduled for February 6 to 9 in Foshan, southern China's Guangdong Province, has been relocated to Belgrade, Serbia. The women's football Olympic qualifiers have also been relocated from Wuhan, the epicenter of the coronavirus epidemic, to Sydney, Australia.
The 2020 World Athletics Indoor Championships, one of the most important international athletics events originally scheduled for March 13 to 15 in Nanjing, around 370 miles from Wuhan, has been postponed for a year.
On Friday, the Ladies Professional Golf Association has canceled its 2020 Blue Bay event scheduled for March 5 to 8 in south China's Hainan Province over the coronavirus outbreak and also the travel restrictions implemented.
Shanshan Feng of China plays a shot on the 18th hole during the final round of the Blue Bay LPGA at Jianhu Lake Blue Bay golf course in Hainan Province, south China, November 11, 2017.
Not only have those international tournaments been disrupted, so have China's domestic competitions and national games.
As early as January 24, the Chinese Basketball Association postponed 2020 season indefinitely. The China Football Association made the same decision on the last day of January. China's National Winter Games, the most important domestic winter event for the country, due to take place from February 16 to 26 in northern China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region have also been postponed.
Winter events at Beijing 2022 main venues postponed
The epidemic has also affected preparations for the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games as major winter events were lined up at the beginning of this year to test some major competition venues.
On Monday, X Games announced its decision to postpone X Games Chongli, in Chongli, a district of Zhangjiakou City, northern Hebei Province. The event will include Big Air, Slopestyle and SuperPipe ski and will be the first X Games winter event ever held in China.
The resort of the event, the Secret Garden ski resort in Chongli is one of the key venues for Beijing 2022.
Matthew Cox of Australia competes in the Men's Snowboard Big Air of the 2019 Air+Style Beijing FIS SnowBoard World Cup at Shougang Park in Beijing, China, December 12, 2019.
Two days later, the first official test event for Beijing 2022, the alpine ski World Cup races, was also been canceled over coronavirus concerns. The event, which features men's downhill and men's super-G, was to be held in northwestern Beijing's Yanqing District, another venue of 2022 Olympic Winter Games.
The Beijing 2022's organizing committee has scheduled a total of 20 test events and four other events before the Beijing winter Olympics. With the ongoing coronavirus outbreak, more such events might be affected.