The 2011 Asia-Pacific sports calendar:

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JANUARY

01-08: Tennis – Hopman Cup at Perth

02-09: Tennis – ATP/WTA at Brisbane

03-07: Cricket – Australia v England 5th Test at Sydney

03-08: Tennis – WTA at Auckland; ATP at Chennai Open

06-09: Badminton – Super Series finals at Taipei

06: Football – AFC Congress at Doha

06-11: Cricket – ICC tribunal into Pakistan spot-fixing claims at Doha

07-09: Skiing – World Cup ski jump at Sapporo

07-09: Golf – Royal Trophy at Hua Hin in Thailand

07-11: Cricket – New Zealand v Pakistan 1st Test at Hamilton

07-29: Football – Asian Cup at Doha

07-15: Tennis – WTA at Hobart

09-15: Tennis – ATP/WTA at Sydney

10: Cricket – Australian PM’s XI v England at Canberra

11: Golf – International final qualifying for British Open at Melbourne

11-15: ATP at Heineken Open in Auckland

12: Cricket – Australia v England T20 at Adelaide

12-15: Tennis – Kooyong Classic at Melbourne

12-Feb 6: Sailing – Velux 5 round-the-world ocean race stopover in Wellington

14: Cricket – Australia v England T20 at Melbourne

15-19: Cricket – New Zealand v Pakistan 2nd Test at Wellington

16: Cricket – Australia v England 1st ODI at Melbourne

16-23: Cycling – Tour Down Under at Adelaide

17-30: Tennis – Australian Open at Melbourne

18-23: Badminton – Malaysia Open Super Series

21: Cricket – Australia v England 2nd ODI at Hobart

22: Cricket – New Zealand v Pakistan 1st ODI at Wellington

23: Cricket – Australia v England 3rd ODI at Sydney

23-01: Cycling – Tour of Langkawi in Malaysia

25-30: Badminton – Korea Open Super Series

26: Cricket – Australia v England 4th ODI at Adelaide; New Zealand v Pakistan 2nd ODI at Queenstown

29: Cricket – New Zealand v Pakistan 3rd ODI at Christchurch

30: Cricket – Australia v England 5th ODI at Brisbane

30: Athletics – Osaka international women’s marathon

30-06: Asian Winter Games at Kazakhstan

FEBRUARY

02: Cricket – Australia v England 6th ODI at Sydney

04-05: Rugby Union – New Zealand Sevens

05-06: Tennis – Australia v Italy FedCup at Hobart

06: Athletics – Beppu-Oita marathon at Oita, Japan

06: Cricket – Australia v England 7th ODI at Perth

07-13: Tennis – WTA at Pattaya Classic, Thailand

10-13: Golf – Asian Tour at Myanmar Open

13: Athletics – Chiba cross country at Chiba, Japan; Yokohama international women’s marathon at Yokohama, Japan

17-20: Golf – European Tour/Asian Tour at Avantha Masters at New Delhi; New Zealand Women’s Open at Christchurch

18: Rugby Union – Super 15 season kicks-off

19-02 April: Cricket – World Cup in India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh

25-28: Golf – US LPGA at HSBC Champions in Singapore

27: Athletics – Tokyo marathon

28-06: Tennis – WTA at Malaysia Open

MARCH

01: Football – AFC Champions League

01: Cricket – New Zealand v Pakistan 4th ODI at Napier

01-02: Table Tennis – Asia-Europe All Star challenge at Beijing

02: Football – AFC Champions League

03: Cricket – New Zealand v Pakistan 5th ODI at Hamilton

05: Cricket – New Zealand v Pakistan 6th ODI at Auckland

06: Athletics – Lake Biwa marathon at Otsu, Japan

13: Athletics – Nagoya marathon at Nagoya, Japan

15: Football – AFC Champions League

16: Football – AFC Champions League

18: Athletics – International Track Meet at Christchurch

21-27: Figure Skating – World Championships at Tokyo

22-15: Golf – Asian Tour at Sail Open in New Delhi

24-27: Golf – OneAsia Tour at Indonesia Championships

25-27: Formula One – Australian Grand Prix

25-27: Rugby Union – Hong Kong Sevens

APRIL

02: Cricket – World Cup final at Mumbai

02-03: Rugby Union – Adelaide Sevens

05: Football – AFC Champions League

05-18: Weightlifting – Asian Championships in China

06: Football – AFC Champions League

08-10: Formula One – Malaysian Grand Prix

08-May 22: Cricket – Indian Premier League

14-17: Golf – European Tour/Asian Tour at Malaysian Open

15-17: Formula One – Shanghai Grand Prix

19: Football – AFC Champions League

20: Football – AFC Champions League

19-24: Badminton – Asia Championships in China

20: Football – AFC Champions League

21-24: Golf – OneAsia Tour at Volvo China Open; Asian Tour at OSK Masters in Malaysia

24: Motorcycling – Japan GP

26-01: Badminton – India Open Super Series

28-01: Golf: European Tour/Asian Tour at Ballantines Championships in South Korea

MAY

03: Football – AFC Champions League

04: Football – AFC Champions League

05-08: Golf – OneAsia Tour at Maekyung Open at South Korea; Asian Tour at Philippine Open

10: Football – AFC Champions League

11: Football – AFC Champions League

12-15: Golf – OneAsia Tour at new Korean event

15: Athletics. Diamond League meet at Shanghai

19-23: Golf – OneAsia Tour at SK Telecom Open at South Korea

20: Football – AFC Champions League

25: Rugby League – State of Origin I. Queensland v NSW at Brisbane

22-29: Badminton – Sudirman Cup World Team Championship in Qingdao, China

JUNE

09-12: Golf – OneAsia Tour at Indonesian Open

14-19: Badminton – Singapore Open Super Series

15: Rugby League – State of Origin II. NSW v Queensland at Sydney

15-19: Table tennis – China Open

21-23: Table tennis – China vs World Team Challenge in Shanghai

21-26: Badminton – Indonesia Open Super Series

23-26: Golf – Asian Tour at Queen’s Cup in Thailand

JULY

01-02: Rugby Union – Super 15 semi-finals

02: Rugby Union – Pacific Nations Cup at Tokyo – Tonga v Fiji; Japan v Samoa

06: Rugby League – State of Origin III. Queensland v NSW at Brisbane

07-10: Athletics – Asian athletics championships at Kobe, Japan

07-10: Table tennis – Japan Open at Kobe, Japan

08: Rugby Union – Pacific Nations Cup at Tokyo – Tonga v Samoa; Fiji v Japan

09: Rugby Union – Super 15 final

13: Rugby Union – Pacific Nations Cup at Tokyo – Samoa v Fiji; Japan v Tonga

16-31: Swimming – World Championships in Shanghai

21-24: Golf – Asian Tour at Brunei Open

23: Rugby Union – Tri-Nations. Australia v South Africa at Sydney

28-31: Golf – Asian Tour at Selangor Masters in Malaysia

30: Rugby Union – Tri-Nations. New Zealand v South Africa at Wellington

AUGUST

06: Rugby Union – Tri-Nations. New Zealand v Australia at Auckland

08-23: Summer Universiade in Shenzhen, China

24-28: Table Tennis. ITTF event in Suzhou, China

27: Rugby Union – Tri-Nations. Australia v New Zealand at Brisbane

27-04: Athletics – World Championships in Daegu, South Korea

SEPTEMBER

01-04: Golf – European Tour/Asian Tour at European Masters in Switzerland

08-11: Golf – Asian Tour at Singapore Classic

09-23 Oct: Rugby Union- World Cup in New Zealand

11: Rally Australia at Coffs Harbour, Australia

13-18: Badminton – China Masters Super Series

19-25: Tennis – WTA at Guangzhou Open; WTA at Korea Open

20-25: Badminton – Japan Open Super Series

22-25: Golf – Asian Tour/Japan Tour at Panasonic Open in Japan

23-25: Formula One: Singapore Grand Prix

25-01: Tennis – WTA Pan Pacific Open at Tokyo

26-02: Tennis – ATP at Malaysia Open; ATP at Thailand Open

29-02: Golf – Asian Tour at Indonesia President Invitational

OCTOBER

01-07: Tennis – ATP/WTA at China Open

03-9: Tennis – ATP at Japan Open in Tokyo

06-09: Golf – Asian Tour at Yeangder Players Championships in Taiwan

07-09: Formula One – Japan Grand Prix

08-16: Gymnastics – World Championhips at Tokyo

10-16: Tennis – WTA at Japan Open in Osaka

10-17: Tennis – ATP at Shanghai Masters

13-16: Golf – OneAsia Tour at Midea China Classic

14-16: Formula One – Korean Grand Prix

16: Motorcycling – Australian GP

23: Motorcycling – Malaysian GP

24: Athletics – Beijing marathon

27-30: Golf – USPGA Tour/Asian Tour at CIMB Asia-Pacific Classic in Kuala Lumpur; LPGA at Taiwan Open

28-30: Formula One – Indian Grand Prix

NOVEMBER

03-06: Golf – WGC HSBC Champions in Shanghai; Asian Tour at Taiwan Masters

03-10: Tennis – WTA at Tournament of Champions in Bali

04-06: Figure skating – Cup of China in Beijing

04-18: Volleyball – Women’s World Cup at Japan

10-13: Golf – European Tour/Asian Tour at Singapore Open; OneAsia Tour at Australian PGA

11-25: Southeast Asian Games at Palembang, Indonesia

15-20: Hong Kong Open Super Series

17-20: Golf – Presidents Cup at Melbourne; Asian Tour at Johor Open

20-04: Volleyball – Men’s World Cup at Japan

22-27: China Open Super Series

24-27: Golf – Omega Mission Hills World Cup in Hainan, China; Asian Tour at Cambodian Open; OneAsia Tour at Australian PGA Championships

DECEMBER

01-04: Golf – European Tour/Asian Tour at Hong Kong Open

08-11: Golf – OneAsia Tour at OneAsia Championships, venue TBA; Asian Tour at King’s Cup in Thailand

08-18: FIFA Club World Cup in Japan

14-18: Badminton – Super Series Finals, venue TBA

15-18: Golf – Asian Tour at Tour Championships, venue TBA

— AFP