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2026 BWF Continental Circuit

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2026 BWF Continental Circuit
Tournament details
Dates6 January – 13 December
Edition20th
2025 2027

The 2026 BWF Continental Circuit is a series of Grade 3 badminton tournaments in 2026 organized by each continental confederation under the auspices of the BWF. The circuit consists of 71 tournaments,[1] which are divided into three levels:

  • International Challenge (32 tournaments)
  • International Series (18 tournaments)
  • Future Series (21 tournaments).

Each of these tournaments offers different ranking points and prize money.

Points distribution

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Below is the point distribution table for each phase of the tournament based on the BWF points system for the BWF Continental Circuit events.[2]

Tournament Winner Runner-up 3/4 5/8 9/16 17/32 33/64 65/128 129/256
International Challenge 4,000 3,400 2,800 2,200 1,520 920 360 170 70
International Series 2,500 2,130 1,750 1,370 920 550 210 100 40
Future Series 1,700 1,420 1,170 920 600 350 130 60 20

Results

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Below is the schedule released by Badminton World Federation:[3]

Winners

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International Challenge

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Tour Men's singles Women's singles Men's doubles Women's doubles Mixed doubles
Iran Iran Fajr International Postponed
Azerbaijan Azerbaijan International Poland Dominik Kwinta India Devika Sihag England Alex Green
England Zach Russ
Japan Miku Sugiyama
Japan Natsumi Takasaki
India Sathwik Reddy Kanapuram
India Radhika Sharma
Uganda Uganda International Australia Karono India Anupama Upadhyaya India Bhargav Arigela
India Vishwatej Gobburu
United States Lauren Lam
United States Allison Lee
India Ishaan Bhatnagar
India Shruti Mishra
Singapore Singapore International     Indonesia
Indonesia 
South Korea
South Korea

 
Sri Lanka Sri Lanka International Postponed
Poland Polish Open    
 

 

 
Brazil Brazil International    
 

 

 
Vietnam Vietnam International    
 

 

 
Mexico Mexican International    
 

 

 
Réunion Réunion Open    
 

 

 
Denmark Denmark Challenge    
 

 

 
Thailand Phuket International    
 

 

 
France Valence Alpes International    
 

 

 
Northern Mariana Islands Northern Marianas Open    
 

 

 
Northern Mariana Islands Saipan International    
 

 

 
Philippines Philippines International    
 

 

 
Malaysia Malaysia International    
 

 

 
Indonesia Indonesia International I    
 

 

 
Belgium Belgian International    
 

 

 
Guatemala Guatemala International    
 

 

 
New Zealand North Harbour International    
 

 

 
Netherlands Dutch Open    
 

 

 
Turkey Türkiye International    
 

 

 
Australia Bendigo International    
 

 

 
United States Arise International    
 

 

 
Australia Sydney International    
 

 

 
Peru Peru International    
 

 

 
India India International (Raipur)    
 

 

 
India India International (Bengaluru)    
 

 

 
Republic of Ireland Irish Open    
 

 

 
Indonesia Indonesia International II    
 

 

 
Thailand Chiang Mai International    
 

 

 
Canada Canadian International    
 

 

 

International Series

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Tour Men's singles Women's singles Men's doubles Women's doubles Mixed doubles
Estonia Estonian International Japan Minoru Koga India Rujula Ramu Denmark Christian Faust Kjær
Denmark Rasmus Kjær
Malaysia Low Zi Yu
Malaysia Noraqilah Maisarah
Germany Jonathan Dresp
Germany Selin Hübsch
Sweden Swedish Open England Oliver Butler
England Samuel Jones
Denmark Simona Pilgaard
Denmark Signe Schulz
Malaysia Loo Bing Kun
Malaysia Noraqilah Maisarah
Singapore Singapore International    
 

 

 
Portugal Portugal International    
 

 

 
Sri Lanka Sri Lanka International Postponed
Cuba Cuba International    
 

 

 
Luxembourg Luxembourg Open    
 

 

 
Slovenia Slovenia Open    
 

 

 
Austria Austrian Open    
 

 

 
Italy Italian Open    
 

 

 
Peru Perú International    
 

 

 
Jamaica Jamaica International    
 

 

 
Ghana Ghana International    
 

 

 
Malaysia Malaysia International    
 

 

 
Thailand Nakhon Sawan International    
 

 

 
Poland Polish International    
 

 

 
Dominican Republic Santo Domingo Open    
 

 

 
Mexico Mexican International    
 

 

 
Hungary Hungarian International    
 

 

 
Suriname Suriname International    
 

 

 
Guatemala Guatemala International    
 

 

 
United States LA Open    
 

 

 

Future Series

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Tour Men's singles Women's singles Men's doubles Women's doubles Mixed doubles
Iceland Iceland International Denmark Mikkel Langemark Chinese Taipei Huang Sheng-chun France Baptiste Labarthe
France Quentin Ronget
Russia Anastasiia Boiarun
Russia Daria Kharlampovich
Switzerland Yann Orteu
Switzerland Caroline Racloz
Cuba Giraldilla International


Hungary Hungarian Future Series


Senegal Senegal International Postponed
Malta Malta International


Finland Finnish International


Slovakia Slovak Open


Germany Bonn International


Latvia Latvia International


Venezuela Venezuela Future Series


Czech Republic Czech International


France Future Series Nouvelle-Aquitaine


Bolivia Bolivia International


Mexico Mexico Future Series


Guatemala Guatemala Future Series


Costa Rica Costa Rica Future Series


Lithuania Lithuanian International


Bulgaria Bulgarian International


Iran Iran International Khazar (Caspian) Cup


Qatar Qatar Future Series


Guyana Guyana International


Turkey Türkiye International


El Salvador El Salvador International


Statistics

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Performance by countries

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Below are the 2026 BWF Continental Circuit performances by country. Only countries that have won a title are listed:

International Challenge

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Rank Team AZE
Azerbaijan
UGA
Uganda
SGP
Singapore
POL
Poland
BRA
Brazil
VIE
Vietnam
MEX
Mexico
REU
Réunion
DEN
Denmark
THA1
Thailand
FRA
France
NMI
Northern Mariana Islands
SAI
Northern Mariana Islands
MAS
Malaysia
INA1
Indonesia
BEL
Belgium
GUA
Guatemala
NZL
New Zealand
NED
Netherlands
TUR
Turkey
BND
Australia
USA
United States
SYD
Australia
PER
Peru
IND1
India
IND2
India
IRL
Republic of Ireland
INA2
Indonesia
THA2
Thailand
CAN
Canada
Total
1  India 2 3 5
2  Australia 1 1
 England 1 1
 Indonesia 1 1
 Japan 1 1
 Poland 1 1
 South Korea 1 1
 United States 1 1

International Series

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Rank Team EST
Estonia
SWE
Sweden
SGP
Singapore
POR
Portugal
SRI
Sri Lanka
CUB
Cuba
LUX
Luxembourg
SLO
Slovenia
AUT
Austria
ITA
Italy
PER
Peru
JAM
Jamaica
MAS
Malaysia
THA
Thailand
DOM
Dominican Republic
MEX
Mexico
SUR
Suriname
GUA
Guatemala
Total
1  Denmark 1 1 2
 India 1 1 2
 Japan 1 1 2
 Malaysia 1 1 2
5  England 1 1
 Germany 1 1

Future Series

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Rank Team ISL
Iceland
CUB
Cuba
HUN
Hungary
SEN
Senegal
MLT
Malta
FIN
Finland
SVK
Slovakia
GER
Germany
LAT
Latvia
VEN
Venezuela
CZE
Czech Republic
FRA
France
BOL
Bolivia
MEX
Mexico
GUA
Guatemala
CRC
Costa Rica
LTU
Lithuania
BUL
Bulgaria
GUY
Guyana
TUR
Turkey
ESA
El Salvador
Total
1  Chinese Taipei 1 1
 Denmark 1 1
 France 1 1
 Russia 1 1
  Switzerland 1 1

Performance by categories

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These tables were calculated after the finals of the Uganda International.

References

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  1. ^ "Events". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 20 November 2025.
  2. ^ "World Ranking System" (PDF). Badminton World Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 May 2019. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
  3. ^ "Tournament Calendar – 2026". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 20 November 2025.