2021 BWF season explained

2021 BWF season
Duration:	12 January – 19 December
Categories:	Grade 1 – (Olympics, Individuals, Teams, Mixed Teams): 4 Grade 2 – BWF World Tour Finals: 1 Grade 2 – Super 1000: 3 Grade 2 – Super 750: 3 Grade 2 – Super 500: 2 Grade 2 – Super 300: 3 Grade 2 – Super 100: 1 Grade 3 – International Challenge: 16 Grade 3 – International Series: 18 Grade 3 – Future Series: 14 Continental Championships: TBD
Player Of The Year:	Viktor Axelsen (male, 2020–2021) Tai Tzu-ying (female, 2020–2021) Greysia Polii (pair, 2020–2021) Apriyani Rahayu (pair, 2020–2021)
Most Promising Player Of The Year:	Kunlavut Vitidsarn (2020–2021)
Previous:	2020
Next:	2022

The 2021 BWF season was the overall badminton circuit organized by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) for the 2021 badminton season to publish and promote the sport. The world badminton tournament in 2021 consisted of:
1. BWF tournaments (Grade 1; Major Events)

BWF World Men and Women's Team Championships (Thomas & Uber Cup)
BWF World Mixed Team Championships (Sudirman Cup)
Olympic Games
BWF World Championships

2. BWF World Tour (Grade 2)

Level 1 (BWF World Tour Finals)
Level 2 (BWF World Tour Super 1000)
Level 3 (BWF World Tour Super 750)
Level 4 (BWF World Tour Super 500)
Level 5 (BWF World Tour Super 300)
Level 6 (BWF Tour Super 100)

3. Continental Circuit (Grade 3) BWF Open Tournaments: BWF International Challenge, BWF International Series, and BWF Future Series.

The Thomas & Uber Cup were teams event. The Sudirman Cup were mixed teams event. The others – Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300, Super 100, International Challenge, International Series, and Future Series are all individual tournaments. The higher the level of tournament, the larger the prize money and the more ranking points available.

The 2021 BWF season calendar comprises these six levels of BWF tournaments.

Schedule

This is the complete schedule of events on the 2021 calendar,^[1] with the champions and runners-up documented.

Key

Olympic/World Championships
World Tour Finals
Super 1000
Super 750
Super 500
Super 300
Super 100
International Challenge
International Series
Future Series
Continental events/Team Events

January

Week commencing	Tournament	Champions
11 January	Thailand Masters (Draw) (cancelled) Host: Bangkok, Thailand Venue: Indoor Stadium Huamark Level: Super 300 Prize: $200,000 Format: 32MS/32WS/32MD/32WD/32XD
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	Estonian International (cancelled) Host: Tallinn, Estonia Venue: Kalev Sports Hall Level: International Series Prize: $10,000 Format: 32MS/32WS/32MD/32WD/32XD
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18 January	Swedish Open (cancelled) Host: Lund, Sweden Venue: IFU Arena Level: International Series Prize: $10,000 Format: 32MS/32WS/32MD/32WD/32XD
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25 January	Iceland International (cancelled) Host: Reykjavík, Iceland Venue: Tennis- og Badmintonfélag Reykjavíkur Level: Future Series Format: 32MS/32WS/32MD/8WD/32XD
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February

Week commencing	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up
1 February	Iran Fajr International (cancelled) Host: Shiraz, Iran Venue: Shahid Dastgheib Sport Complex Level: International Challenge Prize: $25,000 Format: 64MS/32WS/16MD/16WD
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8 February	Canadian International (cancelled) Host: Fort McMurray, Canada Venue: MacDonald Island Park Level: International Challenge Prize: $25,000 Format: 32MS/24WS/16MD/16WD/16XD
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15 February	European Mixed Team Badminton Championships (Draw) Host: Vantaa, Finland Venue: Vantaan Energia Areena Level: Continental Team Championships Format: 8 teams (Round robin)
		Viktor Axelsen	Christo Popov
		Mia Blichfeldt	Qi Xuefei
		Kim Astrup Anders Skaarup Rasmussen	Ronan Labar Julien Maio
			Léa Palermo Anne Tran
			Thom Gicquel Delphine Delrue
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	Pan Am Mixed Team Badminton Championships (Draw) (cancelled) Host: Fort McMurray, Canada Venue: Suncor Community Leisure Centre Level: Continental Team Championships Format:

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	Oceania Mixed Team Badminton Championships (Draw) (cancelled) Host: Auckland, New Zealand Venue: Badminton North Harbour Centre Level: Continental Team Championships Format: TBD Teams (Round robin)

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	Oceania Badminton Championships (Draw) (cancelled) Host: Auckland, New Zealand Venue: Badminton North Harbour Centre Level: Continental Championships (International Challenge) Format: 64MS/32WS/32MD/32WD/32XD
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22 February	Austrian Open (cancelled) Host: Graz, Austria Venue: Raiffeisen Sportpark Level: International Challenge Prize: $25,000 Format: 32MS/32WS/32MD/32WD/32XD
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	Uganda International Host: Kampala, Uganda Venue: MTN Arena Level: International Series Prize: $10,000 Format: 32MS/32WS/16WD/32XD	Varun Kapur	Sankar Subramanian
		Score: 21–18, 16–21, 21–17
		Malvika Bansod	Anupama Upadhyaya
		Score: 17–21, 25–23, 21–10
		Husina Kobugabe Mable Namakoye	Fadilah Mohamed Rafi Tracy Naluwooza
		Score: 21–9, 21–17
		Israel Wanagalya Betty Apio	Brian Kasirye Husina Kobugabe
		Score: 21–13, 22–20

March

Week commencing	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up
1 March	Swiss Open (Draw) Host: Basel, Switzerland Venue: St. Jakobshalle Level: Super 300 Prize: $140,000 Format: 32MS/32WS/32MD/32WD/32XD	Viktor Axelsen	Kunlavut Vitidsarn
		Score: 21–16, 21–6
		Carolina Marín	P. V. Sindhu
		Score: 21–12, 21–5
		Kim Astrup Anders Skaarup Rasmussen	Mark Lamsfuß Marvin Seidel
		Score: 21–16, 21–11
		Pearly Tan Thinaah Muralitharan	Gabriela Stoeva Stefani Stoeva
		Score: 21–19, 21–12
		Thom Gicquel Delphine Delrue	Mathias Christiansen Alexandra Bøje
		Score: 21–19, 21–19
	Slovak Open (cancelled) Host: Trenčín, Slovakia Venue: Športové centrum M-Šport Level: Future Series Format: 32MS/32WS/32MD/32WD/32XD
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	Kenya International (cancelled) Host: Nairobi, Kenya Venue: TBA Level: Future Series Format: 32MS/32WS/32MD/32WD/32XD
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8 March	German Open (Draw) (cancelled) Host: Mülheim, Germany Venue: Innogy Sporthalle Level: Super 300 Prize: $140,000 Format: 32MS/32WS/32MD/32WD/32XD
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15 March	All England Open (Draw) Host: Birmingham, England Venue: Utilita Arena Birmingham Level: Super 1000 Prize: $850,000 Format: 32MS/32WS/32MD/32WD/32XD	Lee Zii Jia	Viktor Axelsen
		Score: 30–29, 20–22, 21–9
		Nozomi Okuhara	Pornpawee Chochuwong
		Score: 21–12, 21–16
		Hiroyuki Endo Yuta Watanabe	Takeshi Kamura Keigo Sonoda
		Score: 21–15, 17–21, 21–11
		Mayu Matsumoto Wakana Nagahara	Yuki Fukushima Sayaka Hirota
		Score: 21–18, 21–16
		Yuta Watanabe Arisa Higashino	Yuki Kaneko Misaki Matsutomo
		Score: 21–14, 21–13
	Maldives International (cancelled) Host: Malé, Maldives Venue: Male' Kulhivaru Ekuveni Level: International Challenge Prize: $25,000 Format: TBD<	--MS/WS/MD/WD/XD-->
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	Giraldilla International (cancelled) Host: Havana, Cuba Venue: Coliseo de la Ciudad Deportiva Level: Future Series Format: 32MS/16WS/8MD/8WD/16XD
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22 March	Lingshui China Masters (Draw) (cancelled) Host: Lingshui, China Venue: Agile Stadium of Lingshui Culture and Sports Square Level: Super 100 Prize: $100,000 Format: 48MS/32WS/32MD/32WD/32XD
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	Orléans Masters (Draw) Host: Orléans, France Venue: Palais des Sports Level: Super 100 Prize: $75,000 Format: 64MS/32WS/32MD/32WD/32XD	Toma Junior Popov	Mads Christophersen
		Score: 23–21, 21–13
		Busanan Ongbamrungphan	Line Christophersen
		Score: 16–21, 21–15, 21–19
		Ben Lane Sean Vendy	Krishna Prasad Garaga Vishnu Vardhan Goud Panjala
		Score: 19–21, 21–14, 21–19
		Jongkolphan Kititharakul Rawinda Prajongjai	Gabriela Stoeva Stefani Stoeva
		Score: 21–16, 21–16
		Mathias Christiansen Alexandra Bøje	Niclas Nøhr Amalie Magelund
		Score: 21–13, 21–17
	Polish Open Host: Gniezno, Poland Venue: Hala widowiskowo-sportowa Level: International Challenge Prize: $15,000 Format: 32MS/32WS/32MD/32WD/32XD	Ng Tze Yong	Pablo Abián
		Score: 21–19, 21–11
		Kristin Kuuba	Tanya Hemanth
		Score: 24–22, 21–14
		Man Wei Chong Tee Kai Wun	Chang Yee Jun Chia Weijie
		Score: 21–17, 20–22, 21–19
		Bengisu Erçetin Nazlıcan İnci	Zuzanna Jankowska Anastasia Khomich
		Score: 21–11, 21–12
		Choong Hon Jian Toh Ee Wei	Nicolas A. Müller Ronja Stern
		Score: 21–16, 21–12
	Santo Domingo Open Host: Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Venue: Pabellon de Tenis de Mesa Level: International Series Prize: $5,000 Format: 16MS/16WS/8MD/8WD/16XD	Rubén Castellanos	Luis Montoya
		Score: 19–21, 21–19, 21–13
		Nikté Sotomayor	Sabrina Solis
		Score: 21–17, 21–18
		Aníbal Marroquín Jonathan Solís	Rubén Castellanos Christopher Martínez
		Score: 21–10, 21–19
		Diana Corleto Nikté Sotomayor	Alejandra Paiz Mariana Paiz
		Score: 21–11, 21–14
		Luis Montoya Vanessa Villalobos	Jonathan Solís Diana Corleto
		Score: 21–17, 21–17
29 March	Osaka International (cancelled) Host: Moriguchi, Osaka, Japan Venue: Moriguchi City Gymnasium Level: International Challenge Prize: $25,000 Format: 32MS/32WS/32MD/32WD/32XD
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April

Week commencing	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up
5 April	Malaysia Masters (Draw) (postponed) Host: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Venue: Axiata Arena Level: Super 500 Prize: $400,000 Format: 32MS/32WS/32MD/32WD/32XD
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12 April	Dutch International (cancelled) Host: Wateringen, Netherlands Venue: VELO Hall Level: International Series Prize: $10,000 Format: TBD<	--MS/WS/MD/WD/XD-->
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19 April	Peru International Host: Lima, Peru Venue: Polideportivo 2 Car Videna Level: International Series Prize: $10,000 Format: 32MS/32WS/32MD/16WD/32XD	Brian Yang	Ygor Coelho
		Score: 21–16, 21–18
		Laura Sárosi	Daniella Gonda
		Score: 21–15, 21–12
		Koceila Mammeri Youcef Sabri Medel	Aníbal Marroquín Jonathan Solís
		Score: 21–18, 21–15
		Diana Corleto Nikté Sotomayor	Alejandra Paiz Mariana Paiz
		Score: 24–22, 21–7
		Jonathan Solís Diana Corleto	Luis Montoya Vanessa Villalobos
		Score: 21–12, 21–7
26 April	Badminton Asia Championships (Draw) (postponed) Host: TBC, China Venue: TBC Level: Continental Championships (Super 1000) Prize: $400,000 Format: 32MS/32WS/32MD/32WD/32XD
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	European Badminton Championships (Draw) Host: Kyiv, Ukraine Venue: Palace of Sports Level: Continental Championships (Super 500) Format: 40MS/40WS/28MD/28WD/28XD	Anders Antonsen	Viktor Axelsen
		Score: Walkover
		Carolina Marín	Line Christophersen
		Score: 21–13, 21–18
		Vladimir Ivanov Ivan Sozonov	Mark Lamsfuß Marvin Seidel
		Score: Walkover
		Gabriela Stoeva Stefani Stoeva	Chloe Birch Lauren Smith
		Score: 21–14, 21–19
		Rodion Alimov Alina Davletova	Marcus Ellis Lauren Smith
		Score: 11–21, 21–16, 21–15
	Pan American Badminton Championships (Draw) Host: Guatemala City, Guatemala Venue: Teodoro Palacios Flores Level: Continental Championships (Super 300) Format: 64MS/32WS/16MD/16WD/32XD	Brian Yang	Jason Ho-Shue
		Score: 21–13, 18–10 Retired
		Beiwen Zhang	Rachel Chan
		Score: 21–14, 21–18
		Phillip Chew Ryan Chew	Jason Ho-Shue Nyl Yakura
		Score: Walkover
		Rachel Honderich Kristen Tsai	Francesca Corbett Alison Lee
		Score: 21–12, 21–7
		Joshua Hurlburt-Yu Josephine Wu	Christopher Martínez Mariana Paiz
		Score: 21–18, 21–18

May

Week commencing	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up
3 May	New Zealand Open (Draw) (cancelled) Host: Auckland, New Zealand Venue: Eventfinda Stadium Level: Super 300 Prize: $200,000 Format: 32MS/32WS/32MD/32WD/32XD
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	Portuguese International Host: Caldas da Rainha, Portugal Venue: Badminton High Performance Sports Centre Level: International Series Prize: $10,000 Format: 32MS/32WS/32MD/32WD/32XD	Ditlev Jæger Holm	Max Weißkirchen
		Score: 21–15, 21–17
		Laura Sárosi	Marie Batomene
		Score: 21–19, 21–19
		Mads Pieler Kolding Frederik Søgaard	Emil Lauritzen Mads Vestergaard
		Score: 21–17, 21–18
		Christine Busch Amalie Schulz	Kati-Kreet Marran Helina Rüütel
		Score: 21–16, 21–14
		Callum Hemming Jessica Pugh	William Villeger Sharone Bauer
		Score: 21–18, 19–21, 21–15
10 May	India Open (Draw) (cancelled) Host: New Delhi, India Venue: K. D. Jadhav Indoor Stadium Level: Super 500 Prize: $400,000 Format: 32MS/32WS/32MD/32WD/32XD
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	Australian Open (Draw) (cancelled) Host: Sydney, Australia Venue: Sydney Olympic Park Level: Super 300 Prize: $200,000 Format: 32MS/32WS/32MD/32WD/32XD
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17 May	Spain Masters (Draw) Host: Huelva, Spain Venue: Palacio de los Deportes Carolina Marín Level: Super 300 Prize: $140,000 Format: 32MS/32WS/32MD/32WD/32XD	Toma Junior Popov	Chico Aura Dwi Wardoyo
		Score: 21–15, 21–17
		Putri Kusuma Wardani	Line Christophersen
		Score: 21–15, 21–10
		Pramudya Kusumawardana Yeremia Rambitan	Sabar Karyaman Gutama Muhammad Reza Pahlevi Isfahani
		Score: 21–15, 18–21, 21–14
		Yulfira Barkah Febby Valencia Dwijayanti Gani	Amalie Magelund Freja Ravn
		Score: 21–16, 21–14
		Rinov Rivaldy Pitha Haningtyas Mentari	Niclas Nøhr Amalie Magelund
		Score: 21–18, 21–15
	Slovenian International Host: Medvode, Slovenia Venue: Sport hall Medvode Level: International Series Prize: $5,000 Format: 64MS/32WS/32MD/32WD/32XD	Arnaud Merklé	Panji Ahmad Maulana
		Score: 21–8, 21–10
		Mutiara Ayu Puspitasari	Ágnes Körösi
		Score: 21–14, 19–21, 21–16
		Putra Erwiansyah Patra Harapan Rindorindo	William Kryger Boe Christian Faust Kjær
		Score: 21–13, 21–13
		Low Yeen Yuan Valeree Siow	Isabella Nielsen Marie Louise Steffensen
		Score: 21–11, 21–15
		Choong Hon Jian Toh Ee Wei	Putra Erwiansyah Sofy Al Mushira Asharunnisa
		Score: 21–18, 21–18
24 May	Malaysia Open (Draw) (postponed) Host: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Venue: Axiata Arena Level: Super 750 Prize: $600,000 Format: 32MS/32WS/32MD/32WD/32XD
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	Austrian Open Host: Graz, Austria Venue: Raiffeisen Sportpark Level: International Series Prize: $5,000 Format: 32MS/32WS/32MD/32WD/32XD	Panji Ahmad Maulana	Arnaud Merklé
		Score: 11–21, 21–8, 21–15
		Clara Azurmendi	Yaëlle Hoyaux
		Score: 21–6, 21–14
		Junaidi Arif Muhammad Haikal	Lucas Corvée Ronan Labar
		Score: 21–17, 21–15
		Ni Ketut Mahadewi Istarani Serena Kani	Anna Cheong Yap Cheng Wen
		Score: 21–11, 21–16
		Choong Hon Jian Toh Ee Wei	William Villeger Sharone Bauer
		Score: 16–21, 21–9, 21–19
31 May	Singapore Open (Draw) (cancelled) Host: Singapore Venue: Singapore Indoor Stadium Level: Super 500 Prize: $320,000 Format: 32MS/32WS/32MD/32WD/32XD
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	Korea Masters (Draw) (cancelled) Host: TBD, South Korea Venue: TBD Level: Super 300 Prize: $200,000 Format: 32MS/32WS/32MD/32WD/32XD
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June

Week commencing	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up
7 June	Lithuanian International Host: Kaunas, Lithuania Venue: VS Fitness-MEGA Level: Future Series Format: 32MS/32WS/32MD/16WD/32XD	Alex Lanier	B. R. Sankeerth
		Score: 18–21, 23–21, 21–15
		Malvika Bansod	Rachael Darragh
		Score: 21–14, 21–11
		Emil Lauritzen Mads Vestergaard	Danylo Bosniuk Oleksandar Shmundyak
		Score: 21–23, 21–12, 21–18
		Téa Margueritte Anna Tatranova	Nerea Ivorra Claudia Leal
		Score: 21–13, 21–17
		Mads Vestergaard Clara Løber	Dmitriy Panarin Kamila Smagulova
		Score: 21–12, 21–16
14 June	Thailand Open (Draw) (cancelled) Host: Bangkok, Thailand Venue: Indoor Stadium Huamark Level: Super 500 Prize: $400,000 Format: 32MS/32WS/32MD/32WD/32XD
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	Spanish International Host: La Nucia, Spain Venue: Ciudad Deportiva Camilo Cano Level: International Challenge Prize: $15,000 Format: 32MS/32WS/32MD/32WD/32XD	Pablo Abián	Jan Louda
		Score: 22–20, 20–22, 21–14
		Kisona Selvaduray	Goh Jin Wei
		Score: 21–14, 21–19
		Man Wei Chong Tee Kai Wun	Lucas Corvée Ronan Labar
		Score: 21–15, 21–18
		Alyssa Tirtosentono Imke van der Aar	Paula López Lorena Uslé
		Score: 21–11, 21–19
		Tee Kai Wun Teoh Mei Xing	Callum Hemming Jessica Pugh
		Score: 21–15, 13–21, 21–19
	German International (cancelled) Host: Bonn, Germany Venue: Erwin Kranz Halle Level: Future Series Format: TBD<	--MS/WS/MD/WD/XD-->
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28 June	Canada Open (Draw) (cancelled) Host: Calgary, Canada Venue: WinSport Level: Super 100 Prize: $100,000 Format: 48MS/32WS/32MD/32WD/32XD
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July

Week commencing	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up
5 July	U.S. Open (Draw) (cancelled) Host: Fullerton, California, United States Venue: TBD Level: Super 300 Prize: $200,000 Format: 32MS/32WS/32MD/32WD/32XD
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	Vietnam International Challenge (cancelled) Host: Hanoi, Vietnam Venue: Tay Ho District Stadium Level: International Challenge Prize: $25,000 Format: TBD<	--MS/WS/MD/WD/XD-->
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	White Nights (cancelled) Host: Gatchina, Russia Venue: FOK Arena Level: International Challenge Prize: $25,000 Format: TBD<	--MS/WS/MD/WD/XD-->
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19 July	Russian Open (Draw) (cancelled) Host: Vladivostok, Russia Venue: TBD Level: Super 100 Prize: $100,000 Format: 48MS/32WS/32MD/32WD/32XD
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	Olympic Games (Draw) Host: Tokyo, Japan Venue: Musashino Forest Sport Plaza Level: World Championships Format: 41MS/43WS/16MD/16WD/16XD	Viktor Axelsen	Chen Long
		Score: 21–15, 21–12
		Chen Yufei	Tai Tzu-ying
		Score: 21–18, 19–21, 21–18
		Lee Yang Wang Chi-lin	Li Junhui Liu Yuchen
		Score: 21–18, 21–12
		Greysia Polii Apriyani Rahayu	Chen Qingchen Jia Yifan
		Score: 21–19, 21–15
		Wang Yilyu Huang Dongping	Zheng Siwei Huang Yaqiong
		Score: 21–17, 17–21, 21–19

August

Week commencing	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up
2 August	Denmark Masters Host: Esbjerg, Denmark Venue: Blue Water Dokken Level: International Challenge Prize: $25,000 Format: 32MS/32WS/32MD/32WD/32XD	Brian Yang	Victor Svendsen
		Score: 16–21, 21–17, 21–15
		Line Christophersen	Julie Dawall Jakobsen
		Score: 21–11, 21–17
		Daniel Lundgaard Mathias Thyrri	Lucas Corvée Ronan Labar
		Score: 24–22, 21–19
		Amalie Magelund Freja Ravn	Ashwini Ponnappa N. Sikki Reddy
		Score: 15–21, 21–19, 21–14
		Jeppe Bay Sara Lundgaard	Niclas Nøhr Amalie Magelund
		Score: 21–15, 21–14
9 August	Malaysia International Series (cancelled) Host: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Venue: TBD Level: International Series Prize: $10,000 Format: TBD<	--MS/WS/MD/WD/XD-->
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	Bulgarian Open (cancelled) Host: Sofia, Bulgaria Venue: Badminton Hall "Europe" Level: International Series Prize: $10,000 Format: TBD<	--MS/WS/MD/WD/XD-->
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16 August	Akita Masters (Draw) (cancelled) Host: Akita, Akita Prefecture, Japan Venue: CNA Arena Akita Level: Super 100 Prize: $100,000 Format: 48MS/32WS/32MD/32WD/32XD
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	Benin International Host: Cotonou, Benin Venue: Stade de l’Amitié Général Mathieu Kérékou Level: Future Series Format: 32MS/32WS/32MD/16WD/32XD	Farogh Sanjay Aman	Dmitriy Panarin
		Score: 21–13, 21–17
		Johanita Scholtz	Deidre Laurens Jordaan
		Score: 21–11, 21–10
		Gideon Babalola Habeeb Temitope Bello	Daniel Steyn Bongani von Bodenstein
		Score: 21–18, 21–17
		Demi Botha Deidre Laurens Jordaan	Amy Ackerman Diane Olivier
		Score: 21–16, 21–19
		Jarred Elliott Deidre Laurens Jordaan	Cameron Coetzer Amy Ackerman
		Score: 21–17, 22–20
23 August	Hyderabad Open (Draw) (cancelled) Host: Hyderabad, India Venue: TBD Level: Super 100 Prize: $100,000 Format: 48MS/32WS/32MD/32WD/32XD
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	Latvia International Host: Jelgava, Latvia Venue: Zemgales Olimpiskais centrs Level: Future Series Format: 32MS/32WS/32MD/32WD/32XD	Meiraba Luwang	Alex Lanier
		Score: 21–15, 12–21, 22–20
		Polina Buhrova	Mariia Stoliarenko
		Score: 21–13, 21–16
		Muhammad Nurfirdaus Azman Yap Roy King	Junaidi Arif Muhammad Haikal
		Score: 21–23, 21–15, 21–19
		Low Yeen Yuan Valeree Siow	Martina Corsini Judith Mair
		Score: 21–7, 21–17
		Yap Roy King Valeree Siow	Muhammad Nurfirdaus Azman Low Yeen Yuan
		Score: 22–20, 21–15
30 August	Korea Open (Draw) (cancelled) Host: Yeosu City, South Korea Venue: Jinnam Indoor Stadium Level: Super 500 Prize: $320,000 Format: 32MS/32WS/32MD/32WD/32XD
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	Mexican International Challenge Host: Aguascalientes City, Mexico Venue: Gimnasio Olímpico Level: International Challenge Prize: $15,000 Format: 32MS/32WS/32MD/8WD/32XD	Luís Enrique Peñalver	Luis Montoya
		Score: 21–10, 21–12
		Beatriz Corrales	Clara Azurmendi
		Score: 21–18, 21–17
		Job Castillo Luis Montoya	Enrico Asuncion Vinson Chiu
		Score: 21–16, 21–14
		Clara Azurmendi Beatriz Corrales	Lucía Rodríguez Ania Setién
		Score: 23–21, 12–21, 22–20
		Vinson Chiu Jennie Gai	Luis Montoya Vanessa Villalobos
		Score: 21–17, 21–18
	Hellas International Host: Lavrio, Greece Venue: Lavrio Gym Stadium Level: Future Series Format: 32MS/32WS/32MD/16WD/32XD	Lee Shun Yang	Jan Louda
		Score: 21–14, 24–22
		Abigail Holden	Vivien Sándorházi
		Score: 18–21, 21–15, 21–14
		Junaidi Arif Muhammad Haikal	Ondřej Král Adam Mendrek
		Score: 21–16, 21–15
		Low Yeen Yuan Valeree Siow	Katharina Fink Yasmine Hamza
		Score: 21–15, 21–16
		Yap Roy King Valeree Siow	Carl Christian Mork Solvår Flåten Jørgensen
		Score: 21–13, 21–17

September

Week commencing	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up
6 September	Taipei Open (Draw) (cancelled) Host: Taipei, Taiwan Venue: Taipei Arena Level: Super 300 Prize: $500,000 Format: 32MS/32WS/32MD/32WD/32XD
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	Kathmandu International (cancelled) Host: Kathmandu, Nepal Venue: Dashrath Stadium Level: International Series Prize: $7,500 Format: TBD<	--MS/WS/MD/WD/XD-->
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	Ukraine International Host: Kharkiv, Ukraine Venue: Lokomotyv Sports Palace Level: International Series Prize: $5,000 Format: 32MS/32WS/32MD/16WD/32XD	Priyanshu Rajawat	Sathish Kumar Karunakaran
		Score: 21–17, 21–18
		Polina Buhrova	Dounia Pelupessy
		Score: 21–17, 21–12
		Junaidi Arif Muhammad Haikal	Ishaan Bhatnagar K. Sai Pratheek
		Score: 21–15, 19–21, 21–15
		Stine Küspert Emma Moszczynski	Mariia Stoliarenko Yelyzaveta Zharka
		Score: 21–18, 19–21, 21–15
		Yap Roy King Valeree Siow	Johannes Pistorius Emma Moszczynski
		Score: 21–19, 21–12
	Brazil International Series Host: Teresina, Piauí, Brazil Venue: TBD Level: International Series Prize: $5,000 Format: 32MS/32WS/32MD/8WD/32XD	Jonathan Matias	Donnians Oliveira
		Score: 20–22, 21–15, 21–18
		Juliana Viana Vieira	Jaqueline Lima
		Score: 14–21, 25–23, 21–15
		Fabrício Farias Francielton Farias	Izak Batalha Artur Silva Pomoceno
		Score: 21–18, 21–10
		Jaqueline Lima Sâmia Lima	Sania Lima Julia Viana Vieira
		Score: 15–21, 21–14, 21–17
		Fabrício Farias Jaqueline Lima	Artur Silva Pomoceno Sâmia Lima
		Score: 21–19, 21–12
13 September	Vietnam Open (Draw) (cancelled) Host: Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Venue: TBD Level: Super 100 Prize: $100,000 Format: 48MS/32WS/32MD/32WD/32XD
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	Bendigo International (cancelled) Host: Bendigo, Australia Venue: Bendigo Stadium Level: International Challenge Prize: $15,000 Format: TBD<	--MS/WS/MD/WD/XD-->
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	Finnish Open (cancelled) Host: Vantaa, Finland Venue: Energia Areena Level: International Series Prize: $7,000 Format: 32MS/32WS/32MD/32WD/32XD
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20 September	China Open (Draw) (cancelled) Host: Changzhou, China Venue: Olympic Sports Center Xincheng Gymnasium Level: Super 1000 Prize: $1,100,000 Format: 32MS/32WS/32MD/32WD/32XD
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	Sydney International (cancelled) Host: Sydney, Australia Venue: Sydney Olympic Park Level: International Series Prize: $5,000 Format: TBD<	--MS/WS/MD/WD/XD-->
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	Polish International Host: Zakopane, Poland Venue: Zespół Szkół Mistrzostwa Sportowego w Zakopanem Level: International Series Prize: $5,000 Format: 32MS/32WS/32MD/32WD/32XD	Kiran George	Jason Teh
		Score: 13–21, 21–14, 21–13
		Jaslyn Hooi	Samiya Imad Farooqui
		Score: 21–11, 21–9
		Ishaan Bhatnagar K. Sai Pratheek	Rory Easton Zach Russ
		Score: 21–18, 27–25
		Margot Lambert Anne Tran	Treesa Jolly Gayathri Gopichand
		Score: 21–10, 21–18
		William Villeger Anne Tran	Paweł Śmiłowski Wiktoria Adamek
		Score: 21–15, 21–17
	Guatemala International Series Host: Guatemala City, Guatemala Venue: Gimnasio Teodoro Palacios Flores Level: International Series Prize: $10,000 Format: 32MS/16WS/8MD/8WD/16XD	Kevin Cordón	Victor Lai
		Score: 21–13, 21–11
		Jennie Gai	Samayara Panwar
		Score: 21–6, 21–9
		Kevin Lee Ty Alexander Lindeman	Jonathan Solís Aníbal Marroquín
		Score: 19–21, 21–17, 21–10
		Francesca Corbett Allison Lee	Ana Pamela González Karolina Orellana
		Score: 21–12, 21–4
		Ty Alexander Lindeman Josephine Wu	Joshua Yuan Allison Lee
		Score: 21–17, 21–8
27 September	Sudirman Cup (Draw) Host: Vantaa, Finland Venue: Energia Areena Level: World Mixed Team Championships Format: 16 teams
		He Jiting / Zhou Haodong	Takuro Hoki / Yugo Kobayashi
			Akane Yamaguchi
		Shi Yuqi	Kento Momota
		Chen Qingchen / Jia Yifan	Mayu Matsumoto / Misaki Matsutomo
		Wang Yilyu / Huang Dongping	Yuta Watanabe / Arisa Higashino
		Score: 3–1
	Japan Open (Draw) (Cancelled) (cancelled) Host: Tokyo, Japan Venue: Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium Level: Super 750 Prize: $750,000 Format: 32MS/32WS/32MD/32WD/32XD
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	Mongolia International (cancelled) Host: Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia Venue: Galkhuu Zulbaatar Level: International Challenge Prize: $25,000 Format: TBD<	--MS/WS/MD/WD/XD-->
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	Croatian International (cancelled) Host: Zagreb, Croatia Venue: Dom Sportova Level: Future Series Prize: $500 Format: 32MS/32WS/24MD/24WD/24XD
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October

Week commencing	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up
4 October	Indonesia Masters Super 100 (Draw) (cancelled) Host: TBD, Indonesia Venue: TBD Level: Super 100 Prize: $90,000 Format: 48MS/32WS/32MD/32WD/32XD
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	Maldives International Future Series (cancelled) Host: Malé, Maldives Venue: Malé Kulhivaru Ekuveni Level: Future Series Format: TBD<	--MS/WS/MD/WD/XD-->
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	Chile Future Series (cancelled) Host: Santiago, Chile Venue: TBC Level: Future Series Format: TBD<	--MS/WS/MD/WD/XD-->
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	Bulgarian International Championship Host: Sofia, Bulgaria Venue: Badminton Hall "Europe" Level: Future Series Format: 32MS/32WS/32MD/32WD/32XD	Meiraba Luwang	Daniel Nikolov
		Score: 21–19, 7–21, 21–14
		Samiya Imad Farooqui	Özge Bayrak
		Score: 16–21, 22–20, 21–11
		Avinash Gupta Brandon Yap	Lau Yi Sheng Lee Yi Bo
		Score: 21–19, 21–19
		Amalie Cecilie Kudsk Signe Schulz	Yasemen Bektaş Cansu Erçetin
		Score: 21–8, 21–17
		Kristian Kræmer Amalie Cecilie Kudsk	Emre Sönmez Zehra Erdem
		Score: 21–15, 21–15
11 October	Thomas & Uber Cup (Draw) Host: Aarhus, Denmark Venue: Ceres Arena Level: World Team Championships Format: 16MT/16WT
		Anthony Sinisuka Ginting	Lu Guangzu
		Fajar Alfian / Muhammad Rian Ardianto	He Jiting / Zhou Haodong
		Jonatan Christie	Li Shifeng
			Liu Cheng / Wang Yilyu
			Weng Hongyang
		Score: 3–0

			Akane Yamaguchi
		Chen Qingchen / Jia Yifan	Yuki Fukushima / Mayu Matsumoto
		He Bingjiao	Sayaka Takahashi
		Huang Dongping / Li Wenmei	Misaki Matsutomo / Nami Matsuyama
			Aya Ohori
		Score: 3–1
	Syed Modi International (Draw) (cancelled) Host: Lucknow, India Venue: TBD Level: Super 300 Prize: $170,000 Format: 32MS/32WS/32MD/32WD/32XD
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	Dutch Open Host: Almere, Netherlands Venue: Topsportcentrum Level: International Challenge Prize: $15,000 Format: 32MS/32WS/32MD/32WD/32XD	Loh Kean Yew	Lakshya Sen
		Score: 21–12, 21–16
		Kristin Kuuba	Abigail Holden
		Score: 23–21, 21–18
		Terry Hee Loh Kean Hean	Tan Kian Meng Tan Wee Kiong
		Score: 21–14, 18–21, 22–20
		Johanna Magnusson Clara Nistad	Debora Jille Cheryl Seinen
		Score: 17–21, 21–14, 21–12
		Mikkel Mikkelsen Rikke Søby Hansen	Robin Tabeling Selena Piek
		Score: 21–18, 13–21, 21–15
	Maldives International Series (cancelled) Host: Malé, Maldives Venue: Malé Kulhivaru Ekuveni Level: International Series Prize: $10,000 Format: TBD<	--MS/WS/MD/WD/XD-->
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	Egypt International (cancelled) Host: Cairo, Egypt Venue: Hesham ElTohamy Level: Future Series Format: TBD<	--MS/WS/MD/WD/XD-->
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	Cyprus International Host: Nicosia, Cyprus Venue: Eleftheria Athletic Center Level: Future Series Format: 32MS/32WS/32MD/16WD/32XD	Dmitriy Panarin	Tarun Reddy Katam
		Score: 22–20, 9–21, 21–11
		Hristomira Popovska	Yasmine Hamza
		Score: 22–20, 21–11
		Georgii Lebedev Gleb Stepakov	Jan Janoštík Jiří Král
		Score: 21–18, 21–15
		Katharina Fink Yasmine Hamza	Tetyana Potapenko Polina Tkach
		Score: 21–10, 11–7 Retired
		Mihajlo Tomić Anđela Vitman	Maël Cattoen Camille Pognante
		Score: 21–14, 21–16
18 October	Denmark Open (Draw) Host: Odense, Denmark Venue: Odense Sports Park Level: Super 1000 Prize: $850,000 Format: 32MS/32WS/32MD/32WD/32XD	Viktor Axelsen	Kento Momota
		Score: 20–22, 21–18, 21–12
		Akane Yamaguchi	An Se-young
		Score: 18–21, 25–23, 16–5 retired
		Takuro Hoki Yugo Kobayashi	Kim Astrup Anders Skaarup Rasmussen
		Score: 21–18, 21–12
		Huang Dongping Zheng Yu	Lee So-hee Shin Seung-chan
		Score: 21–15, 21–17
		Yuta Watanabe Arisa Higashino	Dechapol Puavaranukroh Sapsiree Taerattanachai
		Score: 21–18, 21–9
	African Mixed Team Championships (Draw) Host: Kampala, Uganda Venue: MTN Arena Level: Continental Team Championships Format: 9 teams (Round robin)
			Koceila Mammeri / Tanina Mammeri
		Doha Hany	Halla Bouksani
		Adham Hatem Elgamal	Mohamed Abderrahime Belarbi
		Nour Ahmed Youssri / Doha Hany	Mounib Celia / Tanina Mammeri
			Koceila Mammeri / Youcef Sabri Medel
		Score: 3–1
	India International Challenge Host: Bengaluru, India Venue: Prakash Padukone Badminton Academy Level: International Challenge Prize: $25,000 Format: 64MS/64WS/32MD/32WD/32XD	Priyanshu Rajawat	Raghu Mariswamy
		Score: 12–21, 21–10, 21–8
		Anupama Upadhyaya	Unnati Hooda
		Score: 21–19, 21–16
		Krishna Prasad Garaga Vishnu Vardhan Goud Panjala	Arun George Sanyam Shukla
		Score: 24–22, 13–21, 22–20
		Treesa Jolly Gayathri Gopichand	Tanisha Crasto Rutaparna Panda
		Score: 23–21, 21–14
		Ishaan Bhatnagar Tanisha Crasto	K. Sai Pratheek Gayathri Gopichand
		Score: 21–16, 21–19
	Czech Open Host: Brno, Czech Republic Venue: Sportovni hala Vodova Level: International Series Prize: $5,000 Format: 32MS/32WS/32MD/32WD/32XD	Jan Louda	Ng Tze Yong
		Score: 16–21, 21–16, 27–25
		Putri Kusuma Wardani	Siti Nurshuhaini
		Score: 21–16, 21–5
		Terry Hee Loh Kean Hean	Man Wei Chong Tee Kai Wun
		Score: 13–21, 21–15, 21–15
		Anna Cheong Teoh Mei Xing	Febby Valencia Dwijayanti Gani Jesita Putri Miantoro
		Score: 21–15, 16–21, 21–17
		Terry Hee Tan Wei Han	Lev Barinov Anastasiia Boiarun
		Score: 21–18, 21–12
	Algeria International (cancelled) Host: Algiers, Algeria Venue: Federation Algerienne de Badminton Level: Future Series Format: TBD<	--MS/WS/MD/WD/XD-->
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25 October	French Open (Draw) Host: Paris, France Venue: Stade Pierre de Coubertin Level: Super 750 Prize: $600,000 Format: 32MS/32WS/32MD/32WD/32XD	Kanta Tsuneyama	Chou Tien-chen
		Score: 15–21, 21–8, 21–17
		Akane Yamaguchi	Sayaka Takahashi
		Score: 21–18, 21–12
		Ko Sung-hyun Shin Baek-cheol	Marcus Fernaldi Gideon Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo
		Score: 21–17, 22–20
		Lee So-hee Shin Seung-chan	Kim So-yeong Kong Hee-yong
		Score: 21–17, 21–12
		Yuta Watanabe Arisa Higashino	Mathias Christiansen Alexandra Bøje
		Score: 21–8, 21–17
	African Badminton Championships (Draw) Host: Kampala, Uganda Venue: MTN Arena Level: Continental Championships (International Challenge) Format: 64MS/32WS/16MD/16WD/32XD	Adham Hatem Elgamal	Ahmed Salah
		Score: 21–14, 21–14
		Johanita Scholtz	Doha Hany
		Score: 21–15, 21–11
		Koceila Mammeri Youcef Sabri Medel	Abdelrahman Abdelhakim Ahmed Salah
		Score: 21–16, 21–13
		Amy Ackerman Johanita Scholtz	Mounib Celia Tanina Mammeri
		Score: 23–21, 21–13
		Koceila Mammeri Tanina Mammeri	Adham Hatem Elgamal Doha Hany
		Score: 21–10, 21–7
	Belgian International Host: Leuven, Belgium Venue: Sportoase Philipssite Leuven Level: International Challenge Prize: $15,000 Format: 32MS/32WS/32MD/32WD/32XD	Ng Tze Yong	Ajay Jayaram
		Score: 21–14, 21–14
		Riko Gunji	Hsu Wen-chi
		Score: 12–21, 21–16, 23–21
		Pramudya Kusumawardana Yeremia Rambitan	Muhammad Shohibul Fikri Bagas Maulana
		Score: 21–18, 22–20
		Rin Iwanaga Kie Nakanishi	Julie MacPherson Ciara Torrance
		Score: 21–12, 21–15
		Hiroki Midorikawa Natsu Saito	Jesper Toft Clara Graversen
		Score: 21–18, 21–9
	Dominican Open Host: Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Venue: Palacio Gioriver Arias Level: Future Series Prize: $2,000 Format: 32MS/32WS/32MD/16WD/32XD	Jonathan Matias	Donnians Oliveira
		Score: 14–21, 21–14, 22–20
		Juliana Viana Vieira	Sâmia Lima
		Score: 21–9, 21–17
		Fabricio Farias Francielton Farias	Izak Batalha Artur Silva Pomoceno
		Score: 21–16, 21–12
		Jaqueline Lima Sâmia Lima	Sânia Lima Tamires Santos
		Score: 21–14, 21–12
		Fabricio Farias Jaqueline Lima	Artur Silva Pomoceno Sâmia Lima
		Score: 24–22, 21–19
	Israel Open (cancelled) Host: Kibbutz Hatzor, Israel Venue: Hatzor Sports Hall Level: Future Series Prize: $10,000 Format: TBD<	--MS/WS/MD/WD/XD-->
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November

Week commencing	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up
1 November	Hylo Open (Draw) Host: Saarbrücken, Germany Venue: Saarlandhalle Level: Super 500 Prize: $400,000 Format: 32MS/32WS/32MD/32WD/32XD	Loh Kean Yew	Lee Zii Jia
		Score: 19–21, 21–13, 17–12 retired
		Busanan Ongbamrungphan	Yeo Jia Min
		Score: 21–10, 21–14
		Marcus Fernaldi Gideon Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo	Leo Rolly Carnando Daniel Marthin
		Score: 21–14, 21–19
		Chisato Hoshi Aoi Matsuda	Rin Iwanaga Kie Nakanishi
		Score: 22–20, 21–18
		Dechapol Puavaranukroh Sapsiree Taerattanachai	Praveen Jordan Melati Daeva Oktavianti
		Score: 22–20, 21–14
	Macau Open (Draw) (cancelled) Host: Macau Venue: TBD Level: Super 300 Prize: $170,000 Format: 32MS/32WS/32MD/32WD/32XD
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	Lagos International (cancelled) Host: Lagos, Nigeria Venue: Sir Molade Okoya-Thomas Hall Level: International Challenge Prize: $25,000 Format: TBD<	--MS/WS/MD/WD/XD-->
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	Hungarian International Host: Budaors, Hungary Venue: Budaors Sportshall Level: International Series Prize: $10,000 Format: 32MS/32WS/32MD/32WD/32XD	Daniel Nikolov	Sathish Kumar Karunakaran
		Score: 21–17, 21–18
		Hsu Wen-chi	Aditi Bhatt
		Score: 16–21, 21–11, 21–7
		Emil Lauritzen Mads Vestergaard	Rory Easton Zach Russ
		Score: 18–21, 21–13, 21–13
		Ornnicha Jongsathapornparn Phataimas Muenwong	Amalie Cecilie Kudsk Frederikke Lund
		Score: 21–10, 21–6
		Rory Easton Annie Lado	Mads Vestergaard Clara Løber
		Score: 21–18, 21–17
8 November	Fuzhou China Open (Draw) (cancelled) Host: Fuzhou, China Venue: Haixia Olympic Sports Center Level: Super 750 Prize: $750,000 Format: 32MS/32WS/32MD/32WD/32XD
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	Malaysia International Challenge (cancelled) Host: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Venue: TBD Level: International Challenge Prize: $25,000 Format: TBD<	--MS/WS/MD/WD/XD-->
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	Norwegian International (cancelled) Host: Sandefjord, Norway Venue: Jotunhallen Level: International Series Prize: $10,000 Format: TBD<	--MS/WS/MD/WD/XD-->
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	Cameroon International (cancelled) Host: Yaoundé, Cameroon Venue: Palais Polyvalent des Sports de Yaoundé Level: International Series Prize: $10,000 Format: TBD<	--MS/WS/MD/WD/XD-->
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	Guatemala Future Series Host: Guatemala City, Guatemala Venue: Gimnasio Teodoro Palacios Flores Level: Future Series Format: 32MS/32WS/8MD/16WD/16XD	Rubén Castellanos	Don Henley Averia
		Score: 21–17, 13–21, 24–22
		Lauren Lam	Ishika Jaiswal
		Score: 21–11, 21–10
		Enrico Asuncion Don Henley Averia	Rubén Castellanos Christopher Martínez
		Score: 21–19, 25–23
		Diana Corleto Nikté Sotomayor	Lauren Lam Kodi Tang Lee
		Score: 21–19, 21–13
		Jonathan Solís Diana Corleto	Nicolas Nguyen Alexandra Mocanu
		Score: 18–21, 21–17, 21–15
15 November	Indonesia Masters (Draw) Host: Badung Regency, Bali, Indonesia Venue: Bali International Convention Center Level: Super 750 Prize: US$600,000 Format: 32MS/32WS/32MD/32WD/32XD	Kento Momota	Anders Antonsen
		Score: 21–17, 21–11
		An Se-young	Akane Yamaguchi
		Score: 21–17, 21–19
		Takuro Hoki Yugo Kobayashi	Marcus Fernaldi Gideon Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo
		Score: 21–11, 17–21, 21–19
		Nami Matsuyama Chiharu Shida	Jeong Na-eun Kim Hye-jeong
		Score: 21–9, 21–11
		Dechapol Puavaranukroh Sapsiree Taerattanachai	Tang Chun Man Tse Ying Suet
		Score: 21–11, 21–12
	Hong Kong Open (Draw) (cancelled) Host: Hong Kong Venue: Hong Kong Coliseum Level: Super 500 Prize: $400,000 Format: 32MS/32WS/32MD/32WD/32XD
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	Irish Open Host: Dublin, Ireland Venue: National Indoor Arena Level: International Challenge Prize: $15,000 Format: 32MS/32WS/32MD/32WD/32XD	Yeoh Seng Zoe	Mads Christophersen
		Score: 21–18, 21–14
		Hsu Wen-chi	Line Kjærsfeldt
		Score: 21–9, 14–21, 21–15
		Man Wei Chong Tee Kai Wun	Rory Easton Zach Russ
		Score: 21–7, 21–17
		Debora Jille Cheryl Seinen	Chen Hsuan-yu Gronya Somerville
		Score: 15–21, 21–14, 21–14
		Robin Tabeling Selena Piek	Mikkel Mikkelsen Rikke Søby Hansen
		Score: 21–18, 21–15
	Bahrain International Series Host: Manama, Bahrain Venue: The India Club Level: International Series Prize: $5,000 Format: 32MS/16WS/16MD/16WD/16XD	Bobby Setiabudi	Chan Yin Chak
		Score: 21–18, 11–21, 21–16
		Aisyah Sativa Fatetani	Komang Ayu Cahya Dewi
		Score: 14–21, 21–14, 21–19
		Amri Syahnawi Christopher David Wijaya	Putra Erwiansyah Patra Harapan Rindorindo
		Score: 21–13, 21–13
		Yeung Nga Ting Yeung Pui Lam	Ng Tsz Yau Tsang Hiu Yan
		Score: 21–13, 21–18
		Lee Chun Hei Ng Tsz Yau	Law Cheuk Him Yeung Nga Ting
		Score: 23–21, 21–12
22 November	Indonesia Open (Draw) Host: Badung Regency, Bali, Indonesia Venue: Bali International Convention Center Level: Super 1000 Prize: $850,000 Format: 32MS/32WS/32MD/32WD/32XD	Viktor Axelsen	Loh Kean Yew
		Score: 21–13, 9–21, 21–13
		An Se-young
		Score: 21–17, 22–20
		Marcus Fernaldi Gideon Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo	Takuro Hoki Yugo Kobayashi
		Score: 21–14, 21–18
		Nami Matsuyama Chiharu Shida	Greysia Polii Apriyani Rahayu
		Score: 21–19, 21–19
		Dechapol Puavaranukroh Sapsiree Taerattanachai	Yuta Watanabe Arisa Higashino
		Score: 21–12, 21–13
	Bahrain International Challenge Host: Manama, Bahrain Venue: The Bahrain Keraleeya Samajam Level: International Challenge Prize: $15,000 Format: 32MS/16WS/16MD/16WD/16XD	Ikhsan Rumbay	Jason Teh
		Score: 21–18, 21–15
		Lauren Lam	Asty Dwi Widyaningrum
		Score: 21–18, 21–10
		Raymond Indra Daniel Edgar Marvino	Amri Syahnawi Christopher David Wijaya
		Score: 22–20, 18–21, 22–20
		Yeung Nga Ting Yeung Pui Lam	Ng Tsz Yau Tsang Hiu Yan
		Score: 21–12, 21–18
		Law Cheuk Him Yeung Nga Ting	Akbar Bintang Cahyono Winny Oktavina Kandow
		Score: 11–21, 21–13, 21–11
	Scottish Open Host: Glasgow, Scotland Venue: Emirates Arena Level: International Challenge Prize: $15,000 Format: 32MS/32WS/32MD/32WD/32XD	Ng Tze Yong	Soong Joo Ven
		Score: 21–18, 21–14
		Hsu Wen-chi	Line Kjærsfeldt
		Score: 21–15, 21–18
		Christopher Grimley Matthew Grimley	Junaidi Arif Muhammad Haikal
		Score: 22–20, 21–16
		Rachel Honderich Kristen Tsai	Anna Cheong Teoh Mei Xing
		Score: 21–14, 21–12
		Callum Hemming Jessica Pugh	Ishaan Bhatnagar Tanisha Crasto
		Score: 21–15, 21–17
	Slovenia Future Series Host: Brežice, Slovenia Venue: Sporthall Brežice Level: Future Series Format: 32MS/32WS/32MD/32WD/32XD	Andi Fadel Muhammad	Giovanni Toti
		Score: 21–13, 21–12
		Simona Pilgaard	Rhucha Sawant
		Score: 21–17, 17–21, 21–11
		William Kryger Boe Christian Faust Kjær	Jakob Houe Mads Juel Møller
		Score: 21–14, 21–14
		Viktoriia Kozyreva Mariia Sukhova	Nika Arih Lia Šalehar
		Score: 21–10, 14–21, 21–17
		Mads Muurholm Clara Løber	Jacob Hougaard Frederikke Østergaard
		Score: 21–19, 21–18
	Botswana International Host: Lobatse, Botswana Venue: Lobatse Sports Complex Level: Future Series Format: 32MS/32WS/32MD/16WD/32XD	Farogh Sanjay Aman	Naren Shankar Iyer
		Score: 25–23, 19–21, 23–21
		Revati Devasthale	Johanita Scholtz
		Score: 18–21, 21–13, 21–13
		Jarred Elliott Robert Summers	Artur Niyazov Dmitriy Panarin
		Score: 21–19, 13–21, 21–6
		Amy Ackerman Johanita Scholtz	Kamila Smagulova Aisha Zhumabek
		Score: 21–9, 21–10
		Dmitriy Panarin Kamila Smagulova	Artur Niyazov Aisha Zhumabek
		Score: 21–16, 21–18
29 November	BWF World Tour Finals (Draw) Host: Badung Regency, Bali, Indonesia Venue: Bali International Convention Center Level: World Tour Finals Prize: $1,500,000 Format: 8MS/8WS/8MD/8WD/8XD	Viktor Axelsen	Kunlavut Vitidsarn
		Score: 21–12, 21–8
		An Se-young	P. V. Sindhu
		Score: 21–16, 21–12
		Takuro Hoki Yugo Kobayashi	Marcus Fernaldi Gideon Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo
		Score: 21–16, 13–21, 21–17
		Kim So-yeong Kong Hee-yong	Nami Matsuyama Chiharu Shida
		Score: 21–14, 21–14
		Dechapol Puavaranukroh Sapsiree Taerattanachai	Yuta Watanabe Arisa Higashino
		Score: 21–19, 21–11
	Indonesia International Challenge (Cancelled) Host: Badung Regency, Bali, Indonesia Venue: Bali International Convention Center Level: International Challenge Prize: $75,000 Format: TBD<	--MS/WS/MD/WD/XD-->
		Score:

		Score:

		Score:

		Score:

		Score:
	Bangladesh International Host: Dhaka, Bangladesh Venue: Shahid Tajuddin Ahmed Indoor Stadium Level: International Challenge Prize: $15,000 Format: 64MS/32WS/16MD/8WD/16XD	Abhishek Saini	Rithvik Sanjeevi Satish Kumar
		Score: 21–15, 21–1
		Putri Kusuma Wardani	Tasya Farahnailah
		Score: 21–12, 21–8
		Sachin Dias Buwaneka Goonethilleka	Bokka Navaneeth Srikrishna Sai Kumar Podile
		Score: 21–15, 21–9
		Mehreen Riza Arathi Sara Sunil	Kasturi Radhakrishnan Venosha Radhakrishnan
		Score: 22–20 21–12
		Sachin Dias Kavidi Sirimannage	Pratik Ranade Akshaya Warang
		Score: 21–15, 21–18
	Welsh International Host: Cardiff, Wales Venue: Sport Wales National Centre Level: International Challenge Prize: $15,000 Format: 32MS/32WS/32MD/32WD/32XD	Arnaud Merklé	Siril Verma
		Score: 21–14, 11–21, 21–15
		Hsu Wen-chi	Wen Yu Zhang
		Score: 22–20, 21–15
		Kim Gi-jung Kim Sa-rang	Man Wei Chong Tee Kai Wun
		Score: 21–18, 18–21, 21–15
		Margot Lambert Anne Tran	Treesa Jolly Gayathri Gopichand
		Score: 22–20, 17–21, 21–14
		William Villeger Anne Tran	Callum Hemming Jessica Pugh
		Score: 21–15, 17–21, 21–16
	South Africa International Host: Johannesburg, South Africa Venue: John Barrable Hall Level: Future Series Format: 32MS/32WS/16MD/16WD/32XD	Farogh Sanjay Aman	Robert Summers
		Score: 15–21, 21–16, 21–12
		Johanita Scholtz	Deidre Laurens Jordaan
		Score: 21–10, 21–11
		Jarred Elliott Robert Summers	Caden Kakora Robert White
		Score: 21–15, 9–21, 21–15
		Amy Ackerman Johanita Scholtz	Megan De Beer Deidre Laurens Jordaan
		Score: 21–17, 21–11
		Robert White Deidre Laurens Jordaan	Jarred Elliott Amy Ackerman
		Score: Walkover

December

Week commencing	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up
6 December	Vietnam International Series (cancelled) Host: Danang, Vietnam Venue: Tien Son Sports Complex Level: International Series Prize: $10,000 Format: TBD<	--MS/WS/MD/WD/XD-->
		Score:

		Score:

		Score:

		Score:

		Score:
	Internacional Mexicano Host: Guadalajara, Mexico Venue: Polideportivo Manuel Avila Camacho Level: International Series Prize: $5,000 Format: 32MS/32WS/32MD/16WD/32XD	Danylo Bosniuk	Job Castillo
		Score: 21–12, 21–13
		Lauren Lam	Jennie Gai
		Score: 21–9, 21–15
		Adam Dong Nyl Yakura	Fabio Caponio Giovanni Toti
		Score: 21–10, 21–10
		Srivedya Gurazada Ishika Jaiswal	Crystal Lai Alexandra Mocanu
		Score: 20–22, 21–17, 21–16
		Vinson Chiu Jennie Gai	Nicolas Nguyen Alexandra Mocanu
		Score: 21–13, 21–11
13 December	World Championships (Draw) Host: Huelva, Spain Venue: Palacio de los Deportes Carolina Marín Level: World Championships Prize: N/A Format: 64MS/48WS/48MD/48WD/48XD	Loh Kean Yew	Srikanth Kidambi
		Score: 21–15, 22–20
		Akane Yamaguchi	Tai Tzu-ying
		Score: 21–14, 21–11
		Takuro Hoki Yugo Kobayashi	He Jiting Tan Qiang
		Score: 21–12, 21–18
		Chen Qingchen Jia Yifan	Lee So-hee Shin Seung-chan
		Score: 21–16, 21–17
		Dechapol Puavaranukroh Sapsiree Taerattanachai	Yuta Watanabe Arisa Higashino
		Score: 21–13, 21–14
	Italian International Host: Milan, Italy Venue: PalaBadminton Level: International Series Prize: $5,000 Format: 32MS/32WS/32MD/32WD/32XD	Alex Lanier	Jan Louda
		Score: 21–12, 18–21, 21–11
		Edith Urell	Polina Buhrova
		Score: 18–21, 21–18, 21–18
		Kristian Kræmer Marcus Rindshøj	William Kryger Boe Christian Faust Kjær
		Score: 21–18, 21–19
		Stine Küspert Emma Moszczynski	Annabella Jäger Leona Michalski
		Score: 21–9, 21–10
		Jesper Toft Clara Graversen	Rory Easton Annie Lado
		Score: 21–19, 21–16
	El Salvador International Host: San Salvador, El Salvador Venue: Palacio Nacional de los Deportes "Carlos el Famoso Hernández" Level: International Series Prize: $5,000 Format: 32MS/32WS/32MD/16WD/32XD	Uriel Canjura	Donnians Oliveira
		Score: 21–14, 21–12
		Ishika Jaiswal	Juliana Viana Vieira
		Score: 21–19, 21–17
		Jonathan Matias Artur Silva Pomoceno	Fabio Caponio Giovanni Toti
		Score: 21–11, 14–21, 21–17
		Sânia Lima Tamires Santos	Katharina Fink Yasmine Hamza
		Score: 21–12, 13–21, 21–13
		Christopher Martinez Mariana Paiz	Kevin Shi Ishika Jaiswal
		Score: 21–14, 21–18

BWF Player of the Year Awards

The followings are the nominees and the winners of the 2020/2021 BWF Player of the Year Awards.^[2]

Player of the Year
Male Player of the Year	Female player of the Year
Viktor Axelsen (Men's singles) Anders Antonsen (Men's singles) Wang Yilyu (Mixed doubles) Yuta Watanabe (Men's & mixed doubles)	Tai Tzu-ying (Women's singles) Chen Yufei (Women's singles) Carolina Marín (Women's singles) Akane Yamaguchi (Women's singles)
Pair of the Year
Greysia Polii / Apriyani Rahayu (Women's doubles) Kim So-yeong / Kong Hee-yong (Women's doubles) Lee Yang / Wang Chi-lin (Men's doubles) Wang Yilyu / Huang Dongping (Mixed doubles) Yuta Watanabe / Arisa Higashino (Mixed doubles)
Most Improved Player of the Year
Lee Yang / Wang Chi-lin (Men's doubles) Aaron Chia / Soh Wooi Yik (Men's doubles) Pornpawee Chochuwong (Women's singles) Lee Zii Jia (Men's singles)
Eddy Choong Most Promising Player of the Year
Kunlavut Vitidsarn (Men's singles) Line Christophersen (Women's singles) Toma Junior Popov (Men's singles & doubles) Brian Yang (Men's singles)
Para-badminton Player of the Year
Male Para-badminton Player of the Year	Female Para-badminton Player of the Year
Qu Zimo (Men's singles WH1 & doubles WH1–WH2) Pramod Bhagat (Men's singles SL3 & mixed doubles SL3–SU5) Cheah Liek Hou (Men's singles SU5) Daiki Kajiwara (Men's singles WH2 & doubles WH1–WH2) Kim Jung-jun (Men's singles WH2 & doubles WH1–WH2) Lucas Mazur (Men's singles SL4 & Mixed doubles SL3–SU5)	Leani Ratri Oktila (Women's singles SL4, doubles SL3–SU5 & mixed doubles SL3–SU5) Cheng Hefang (Women's singles SL4 & doubles SL3–SU5) Liu Yutong (Women's singles WH2 & doubles WH1–WH2) Faustine Noël (Women's singles SL4, doubles SL3–SU5 & mixed doubles SL3–SU5) Sujirat Pookkham (Women's singles WH1 & doubles WH1–WH2) Sarina Satomi (Women's singles WH2 & doubles WH1–WH2)
Para-badminton Pair of the Year
Lucas Mazur / Faustine Noël (Mixed doubles SL3–SU5) Pramod Bhagat / Manoj Sarkar (Men's doubles SL3–SL4) Lee Dong-seop / Kim Jung-jun (Men's doubles WH1–WH2) Qu Zimo / Mai Jianpeng (Men's doubles WH1–WH2) Sarina Satomi / Yuma Yamazaki (Women's doubles WH1–WH2) Hary Susanto / Leani Ratri Oktila (Mixed doubles SL3–SU5)

Retirements

Following is a list of notable players (winners of the main tour title, and/or part of the BWF Rankings top 100 for at least one week) who announced their retirement from professional badminton, during the 2021 season:

Shiho Tanaka (born 5 September 1992 in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan) reached a career-high of no. 4 in the women's doubles on 14 June 2018. She was the bronze medalist at the 2018 World Championships in the women's doubles, and at the 2015 Summer Universiade in the women's singles. She won the year-end tournament Superseries Finals in 2017. Tanaka was part of the Japanese winning team at the 2017 Asia Mixed Team Championships, 2018 Uber Cup, and at the 2018 Asia Women's Team Championships. She announced her retirement from the badminton tournament at the press conference in the Akita Prefectural office on 29 January 2021. The 2019 BWF World Championships was her last tournament.^[3]
Koharu Yonemoto (born 7 December 1990 in Hiroshima, Japan) reached a career-high of no. 4 in the women's doubles on 14 June 2018. She was the women's doubles bronze medalist at the 2018 World Championships, and the silver medalist at the 2013 East Asian Games. She won the year-end tournament Superseries Finals in 2017. Yonemoto was part of the Japanese winning team at the 2017 Asia Mixed Team Championships, 2018 Uber Cup, 2018 Asian Games, and at the 2018 Asia Women's Team Championships. She announced her retirement from the badminton tournament at the press conference in the Akita Prefectural office on 29 January 2021. The 2019 BWF World Championships was her last tournament.^[3]
Chris Adcock (born 27 April 1989 in Leicester, England) reached a career-high of no. 4 in the mixed doubles and no. 9 in the men's doubles. He was two times mixed doubles European and Commonwealth Games champion. During his career in badminton, Chris Adcock has won two titles at the European Junior Championships in the boys' doubles and the mixed team event; silver at the World Junior Championships; a silver and a bronze at the World Championships; a silver at the European Games; two golds, a silver and 2 bronzes at the Commonwealth Games; and two golds and 3 bronzes at the European Championships. He was the first English player that won the year-end tournament in the 2015 Dubai World Superseries Finals (partnered with Gabby Adcock). Badminton England reported his retirement on 27 May 2021. The 2020 Denmark Open was his last tournament.^[4]
Gabby Adcock (born 30 September 1990 in Leeds, England) reached a career-high of no. 4 in the mixed doubles and no. 16 in the women's doubles. She was two times mixed doubles European and Commonwealth Games champion. During her career in badminton, Gabby Adcock has won a gold and a bronze at the European Junior Championships; a silver at the World Junior Championships; a bronze at the World Championships; a silver at the European Games; two golds, a silver and 3 bronzes at the Commonwealth Games; and two golds at the European Championships. She was the first English player that won the year-end tournament in the 2015 Dubai World Superseries Finals (partnered with Chris Adcock). Badminton England reported her retirement on 27 May 2021. The 2020 Denmark Open was her last tournament.^[4]
Sabrina Jaquet (born 21 June 1987 in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland) reached a career-high of no. 30 in the women's singles on 14 September 2017. She was the bronze medalist at the 2017 European Championships. She announced her retirement after her last match at the 2020 Summer Olympics on 28 July 2021. The 2020 Summer Olympics was her last tournament.^[5]
Chow Mei Kuan (born 23 December 1994 in Cheras, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) reached a career-high of no. 10 in the women's doubles on 2 February 2021. She was the gold medalist at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in women's doubles and silver in the mixed team; gold at the World Junior Championships in mixed team and two bronze at the women's and mixed doubles; and bronze at the 2019 Southeast Asian Games and 2013 Summer Universiade in women's doubles. She helped the Malaysian team win a silver at the 2018 Commonwealth Games Mixed Team and bronze at the 2020 Asian Women's Team Championships. The Badminton Association of Malaysia announced her retirement on 16 August 2021. The 2020 Summer Olympics was her last tournament.^[6]
Han Chengkai (born 29 January 1998 in Fuzhou, Fujian, China) reached a career-high of no. 5 in the men's doubles on 9 April 2019. He won the boys' doubles title at the 2016 Asian and World Junior Championships, and also 2 World Tour titles. Han also part of the Chinese team that won the 2019 Tong Yun Kai and Sudirman Cups. He announced his retirement at the age of 23 after competing at the 2021 National Games of China on 13 September 2021. The 2020 All England Open was his last tournament.^[7]
Gergely Krausz (born 25 December 1993 in Mór, Hungary) reached a career-high of no. 81 in the men's singles on 10 May 2018. He won 2 International Series titles. He is the first ever Hungarian men's singles player to participate at the Olympics by competing at the 2020 Tokyo Games. He retired from the international badminton on 17 October 2021. The 2020 Summer Olympics was his last tournament.^[8]
Mads Pieler Kolding (born 27 January 1988 in Holbæk, Denmark) reached a career-high of no. 4 in the men's doubles on 14 May 2018. He won the men's doubles gold medal at the 2016 European Championships, 6 Grand Prix titles and 14 International Challenge/Series titles. He was part of the Danish winning team at the 2014, 2016 and 2018 European Men's Team Championships, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021 European Mixed Team Championships, and also at the 2016 Thomas Cup. He retired from the international badminton on 4 November 2021. The 2020 Thomas Cup was his last tournament.^[9]
Li Junhui (born 10 May 1995 in Anshan, Liaoning, China) reached a career-high of no. 1 in the men's doubles on 6 April 2017. He won the men's doubles gold medal at the 2018 World Championships and silver at the 2020 Summer Olympics with Liu Yuchen. Li was also part of the Chinese team that won the Sudirman Cup in 2019, the Thomas Cup in 2018, and also the Asian Games in 2018. He announced his retirement through social media on 12 November 2021. The 2020 Summer Olympics was his last tournament.^[10]

External links

Badminton World Federation (BWF) at www.bwfbadminton.org

Notes and References

https://corporate.bwfbadminton.com/events/calendar/2021/all/0/-1/ "BWF Tournament Calendar – 2021"
Web site: Player of the Year Awards 2020/2021 Nominees Announced . Badminton World Federation . 11 November 2021 . 14 November 2021.
Web site: バドミントンのヨネタナペア引退「感謝でいっぱい」 . Asahi . 30 January 2021 . 1 June 2021 . ja . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210601100101/https://www.asahi.com/articles/ASP1Y6VDXP1XULUC025.html . 1 June 2021.
Web site: The End Of The Road For Adcocks . Badminton England . 27 May 2021 . 31 May 2021 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210531053313/https://www.badmintonengland.co.uk/the-end-of-the-road-for-adcocks/ . 31 May 2021.
Web site: Sabrina Jaquet: Sad to quit but in a way I'm relieved. Badminton Europe. 28 July 2021. 28 July 2021.
Web site: Official: Thank you, Mei Kuan . Badminton Association of Malaysia . 16 August 2021 . 29 August 2021.
Web site: 韩呈恺因伤病退役附韩呈恺个人资料简介 . QTT . 16 September 2021 . 10 November 2021 . zh . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20211110022328/https://www.qtt.net/article/20210916163529cc6963.html . 10 November 2021.
Web site: Visszavonult Krausz Gergely . BATV . 17 October 2021 . 6 November 2021 . hu . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20211017163614/http://www.atv.hu/belfold/20211017-visszavonult-krausz-gergely . 17 October 2021.
Web site: Elkjær . Ronni Burkal . Mads Kolding stopper sin internationale karriere . Badminton Danmark . 4 November 2021 . 6 November 2021 . da . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20211104143041/https://badminton.dk/2021/11/04/mads-kolding-stopper-sin-internationale-karriere/ . 4 November 2021.
Web site: Liew . Vincent . 2021-11-13 . Men's Doubles Star - Li Junhui Announces Retirement at Age 26 . 2022-08-29 . BadmintonPlanet.com . en-US.