India, Jan. 14 -- The $950,000 India Open - the country's biggest badminton tournament - will likely shift to February or November from 2027 as the Badminton World Federation (BWF) decides on the BWF World Tour hosts for the 2027-2030 cycle later this year.

While it is likely to retain its Super 750 status, the total prize money could also increase by $30,000-$40,000. "Discussions with BWF are still on. The final decision will be made towards the middle of the year," a Badminton Association of India (BAI) official told HT on Wednesday.

BWF is likely to increase the prize money for most World Tour events.

Originally slotted in March till 2019, India Open wasn't held in 2020 and 2021 due to the Covid-19 pandemic. When it returned in 2022...