2020 in Indian Sport – Major Events Schedule

With the arrival of 2020, the wait for the much anticipated Tokyo 2020 Olympics is close to coming to an end. But, before the Olympics get here, there are still a host of major sporting events to tickle every sports fan’s fancy. In particular, as would be expected, the first 5 months of the year will see a host of tournaments with Olympic Qualification implications.

Below is a full schedule for announced major events in 2020 that are expected to see participation from elite Indian athletes across various sports. Only senior-level tournaments have been included, except for the Junior World Championship and the Junior Asian Championship in weightlifting where they contribute towards the World Rankings that form the basis for Olympic Qualification. Also, no domestic tournaments or commercial leagues have been included.

JANUARY

Dates	Sport	Event	Comments
05-10	Cricket	SL Tour of India (Men)	3 T20Is
07-12	Badminton	Malaysia Masters	Super 500
09-17	Squash	Tournament of Champions, New York	World Tour Platinum
10-12	Fencing	Sabre Grand Prix, Montreal
13-18	Tennis	Hobart International	Sania Mirza's comeback tournament
14-19	Badminton	Indonesia Masters	Super 500
14-19	Cricket	Australia Tour of India (Men)	3 ODIs
15-18	Wrestling	Matteo Pellicone, Rome	Ranking Series
18-19	Hockey	India vs Netherlands, Bhubaneswar	Pro League (Men)
20-03	Tennis	Australian Open	Grand Slam
22-26	Table Tennis	World Team Olympic Qualifier, Portugal
24-04 Mar	Cricket	India Tour of NZ (Men)	5 T20Is, 3 ODIs, 2 Tests
27-31	Weightlifting	Roma 2020 World Cup	Olympic Qual Ranking - Silver Event
28-02	Table Tennis	German Open	World Tour Platinum
31-12	Cricket	Women's T20 Tri-Series, Australia	India, England, Australia

FEBRUARY

Dates	Sport	Event	Comments
01-05	Weightlifting	International Fajr Cup, Iran	Olympic Qual Ranking - Silver Event
03-09	Tennis	Maharashtra Open	ATP 250
03-14	Boxing	Asia/Oceania Olympic Qualifier, China
04-08	Tennis	Fed Cup Group I, China
08-09	Hockey	India vs Belgium, Bhubaneswar	Pro League (Men)
08-12	Weightlifting	International Solidarity Champs, UZB	Olympic Qual Ranking - Silver Event
11-16	Badminton	Asian Team Championship, Singapore	Also Thomas & Uber Cup Qualifier
13-19	Weightlifting	Asian Junior Championship, UZB	Olympic Qual Ranking - Gold Event
18-23	Table Tennis	Hungarian Open	World Tour
18-23	Wrestling	Asian Championships, Delhi	No Olympic Qualification
20-23	Gymnastics	World Cup, Melbourne	Contributes to Olympic Qualification
21-22	Hockey	India vs Australia, Bhubaneswar	Pro League (Men)
21-08	Cricket	Women's T20 World Cup, Australia
23-29	Tennis	Qatar Open	WTA Premier 5
27-04	Squash	Windy City Open, Chicago	World Tour Platinum
28-01	Weightlifting	Australian Open	Olympic Qual Ranking - Bronze Event
28-01	Weightlifting	Malta International Open	Olympic Qual Ranking - Silver Event
28-01	Table Tennis	Asian Cup	No Direct Olympic Qualification

MARCH

Dates	Sport	Event	Comments
01-14	Chess	Women's Grand Prix, Lausanne
03-08	Table Tennis	Qatar Open	World Tour Platinum
03-08	Weightlifting	Manuel Suarez Memoriam, Cuba	Olympic Qual Ranking - Silver Event
05-08	Weightlifting	Rogue Weightlifting Challenge, USA	Olympic Qual Ranking - Bronze Event
06-07	Fencing	World Cup, Athens	Women's Sabre included
06-07	Tennis	Davis Cup Qualifiers - India v Croatia, CRO
06-12	Shooting	World Cup Shotgun, Cyprus
08-13	Squash	Canary Wharf Classic, London	World Tour Gold, Men only
08-14	Squash	Black Ball Women's Open, Cairo	World Tour Platinum, Women only
11-15	Badminton	All England Open	Super 1000
11-22	Tennis	BNP Paribas Open, USA	ATP 1000, WTA Premier Mandatory
12-15	Gymnastics	World Cup, Baku	Contributes to Olympic Qualification
12-18	Cricket	SA Tour of India (Men)	3 ODIs; 3 T20Is TBC
13-15	Athletics	World Indoor Championships, China
14-21	Weightlifting	Junior World Championship, Bucharest	Olympic Qual Ranking - Gold Event
17-22	Squash	Grasshopper Cup, Zurich	World Tour Gold for Men only
17-25	Shooting	World Cup Rifle/Pistol/Shotgun, Delhi
18-21	Gymnastics	World Cup, Doha	Contributes to Olympic Qualification
20-21	Fencing	World Cup, Belgium	Women's Sabre included
22-29	Table Tennis	World Team Championships, Busan	No Direct Olympic Qualification
24-29	Badminton	Indian Open, Delhi	Super 500
24-05	Tennis	Miami Open	ATP 1000, WTA Premier Mandatory
25-29	Squash	Asian Team Championship, Kuala Lumpur
26	Football	India v Qatar, India	World Cup / Asian Cup Qualifiers
27-29	Wrestling	Asian Olympic Qualifier, China
29	Athletics	World Half Marathon Champs, Poland
31-05	Badminton	Malaysian Open	Super 750

APRIL

Dates	Sport	Event	Comments
06-12	Table Tennis	Asian Olympic Qualifier, Bangkok
07-12	Badminton	Singapore Open	Super 500
08-17	Squash	El Gouna International, Egypt (TBC)	World Tour Platinum
11-18	Hockey	Sultan Azlan Shah Cup, Malaysia
12-19	Tennis	Monte Carlo Masters	ATP 1000
15-16	Fencing	Asian Olympic Qualifier, Korea	Women's Sabre included
16-25	Weightlifting	Asian Championship, Nur-Sultan	Olympic Qual Ranking - Gold Event
17	Athletics	Doha Diamond League	Men's Javelin Throw included
17-18	Tennis	Fed Cup Playoffs	India plays if finishes top 2 in Feb
17-24	Fencing	Asian Championship, Korea	Women's Sabre included
18-25	Shooting	Olympic Test Event, Tokyo
20-26	Archery	Guatemala World Cup
21-26	Badminton	Asian Championship, China
21-26	Table Tennis	Japan Open	World Tour Platinum
24-26	Fencing	Grand Prix, Korea	Women's Sabre included
25-26	Hockey	India vs Germany, Berlin	Pro League (Men)
27-30	Rowing	Asia-Oceania Olympic Qualifier, Korea
30-03	Wrestling	World Olympic Qualifier, Bulgaria

MAY

Dates	Sport	Event	Comments
TBC	Gymnastics	Asian Gymnastics Championships	Oly Qualifier, but based on AA results
02-03	Athletics	World Race Walking Team Champs, Minsk
02-15	Chess	Women's Grand Prix, Italy
03-04	Hockey	India vs Great Britain, London	Pro League (Men)
03-10	Tennis	Madrid Open	ATP 1000, WTA Premier Mandatory
04-10	Archery	Shanghai World Cup
05-10	Table Tennis	Hong Kong Open	World Tour
08-09	Fencing	World Cup, Tunisia	Women's Sabre included
10-17	Tennis	Italian Open	ATP 1000, WTA Premier 5
12-17	Table Tennis	China Open	World Tour Platinum
13-24	Boxing	World Olympic Qualifier, Paris
14-17	Gymnastics	World Challenge Cup, Bulgaria	No Olympic Qualification
16-24	Badminton	Thomas & Uber Cup, Denmark
17-19	Rowing	Final Olympic Qualifier, Lucerne
22-24	Fencing	Grand Prix, Moscow	Women's Sabre included
22, 24	Hockey	India vs New Zealand, Bhubaneswar	Pro League (Men)
24-07	Tennis	French Open	Grand Slam
25-31	Squash	British Open	World Tour Platinum
28-31	Table Tennis	World Singles Olympic Qualifier, Doha
31	Athletics	Morocco Diamond League	Men's Javelin Throw included

JUNE

Dates	Sport	Event	Comments
TBC	Cricket	India Tour of SL (Men)	3 ODIs, 3 T20Is
TBC	Squash	World Tour Finals, Cairo
03-07	Wrestling	Poland Open	Ranking Series
03-07	Squash	Mauritius Open (TBC)	World Tour Gold, Men only
04	Football	India v Bangladesh, BAN	World Cup / Asian Cup Qualifiers
04-08	Shooting	World Cup Rifle/Pistol, Munich
05-06	Hockey	India vs Argentina, Tucuman	Pro League (Men)
05-08	Gymnastics	World Challenge Cup, Cairo	No Olympic Qualification
09	Football	India v Afghanistan, India	World Cup / Asian Cup Qualifiers
09-14	Badminton	Thailand Open	Super 500
11	Athletics	Oslo Diamond League	Men's Javelin Throw included
11-14	Gymnastics	World Challenge Cup, Slovenia	No Olympic Qualification
13-14	Hockey	India vs Spain, Valencia	Pro League (Men)
14-21	Hockey	Women's Asian Champions Trophy, Korea
16-21	Badminton	Indonesia Open	Super 1000
16-21	Table Tennis	Korea Open	World Tour
18-21	Gymnastics	World Challenge Cup, Croatia	No Olympic Qualification
21-28	Archery	Berlin World Cup	Includes Final Olympic Qualifier
23-28	Table Tennis	Australian Open	World Tour Platinum
24-02	Shooting	World Cup Rifle/Pistol/Shotgun, Baku
26-28	Gymnastics	World Challenge Cup, Turkey	No Olympic Qualification
29-12	Tennis	Wimbledon, London	Grand Slam

JULY

Dates	Sport	Event	Comments
24-09	Multi-Sport	2020 Tokyo Olympics

AUGUST

Dates	Sport	Event	Comments
TBC	Cricket	India Tour of Zimbabwe (Men)	3 ODIs
05-18	Chess	World Chess Olympiad, Moscow
10-16	Tennis	Rogers Cup, Canada	ATP 1000, WTA Premier 5
16	Athletics	British Diamond League	Men's Javelin Throw included
16-23	Tennis	Western & Southern Open, USA	ATP 1000, WTA Premier 5
20	Athletics	Swiss Diamond League	Men's Javelin Throw included
25-30	Table Tennis	Czech Open	World Tour
25-06	Multi-Sport	Tokyo 2020 Paralympics
31-13	Tennis	US Open	Grand Slam

SEPTEMBER

Dates	Sport	Event	Comments
TBC	Cricket	Men's Asia Cup (T20)
TBC	Cricket	England Tour of India (Men)	3 ODIs, 3 T20Is
01-06	Table Tennis	Bulgaria Open	World Tour
03	Football	Asian Cup Qualification Play-off Round 1	India plays if fails to qualify for Round 3
04	Athletics	Brussels Diamond League	Men's Javelin Throw included
08	Football	Asian Cup Qualification Play-off Round 1	India plays if fails to qualify for Round 3
08-13	Badminton	Korea Open	Super 500
10-03	Chess	Women's World Cup, Belarus
11	Athletics	Diamond League Finals, Zurich	Men's Javelin Throw included
15-20	Badminton	China Open	Super 1000
18-19	Tennis	Davis Cup Groups I	India competes if loses in March
22-27	Badminton	Japan Open	Super 750
26-27	Archery	World Cup Final (TBC)
28-04	Tennis	Wuhan Open	WTA Premier 5

OCTOBER

Dates	Sport	Event	Comments
TBC	Cricket	India Tour of Australia (Men)	3 T20Is
01-05	Gymnastics	World Challenge Cup, Hungary	No Olympic Qualification
05-11	Tennis	China Open	WTA Premier Mandatory
11-18	Tennis	Shanghai Masters	ATP 1000
13	Football	Asian Cup Qualification Play-off Round 2	India plays if fails to qualify for Round 3
13-18	Badminton	Denmark Open	Super 750
16-18	Table Tennis	Men's World Cup, Germany
20-25	Badminton	French Open	Super 750
23-25	Table Tennis	Women's World Cup, Bangkok
24-15	Cricket	Men's T20 World Cup, Australia
26-01	Tennis	WTA Elite Trophy

NOVEMBER

Dates	Sport	Event	Comments
TBC	Cricket	India Tour of Australia (Men)	4 Tests, 3 ODIs
02-08	Tennis	Paris Masters	ATP 1000
02-08	Tennis	WTA Finals, China
03-08	Badminton	Fuzhou China Open	Super 750
03-08	Table Tennis	Swedish Open	World Tour
10-15	Badminton	Hong Kong Open	Super 500
10-15	Table Tennis	Austrian Open	World Tour Platinum
15-22	Tennis	ATP Finals, London
17	Football	Asian Cup Qualification Play-off Round 2	India plays if fails to qualify for Round 3
17-22	Badminton	Syed Modi International, Lucknow	Super 300
17-27	Hockey	Men's Asian Champions Trophy, Dhaka
23-29	Tennis	Davis Cup Finals, Madrid	India competes if wins in March
30-13	Football	Asian Solidarity Cup	India plays if eliminated from Asian Cup

DECEMBER

Dates	Sport	Event	Comments
09-13	Badminton	World Tour Finals, China
10-13	Table Tennis	World Tour Grand Finals
12-18	Squash	Black Ball Men's Open, Cairo	World Tour Platinum, Men only
15-20	Squash	Women's World Teams, Kuala Lumpur