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Summer Olympics

* July 25 – August 3 ''Postponed'':
Badminton at the 2020 Summer Olympics The badminton tournaments at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo took place between 24 July and 2 August 2021. A total of 172 athletes (86 male and 86 female players) competed in five events: men's singles, men's doubles, women's singles, wome ...
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Tokyo Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropolitan area () is the most populous in the world, with an estimated 37.468 ...
** Men's singles: *** Viktor Axelsen *** Chen Long *** Anthony Sinisuka Ginting ** Women's singles: ***
Chen Yufei Chen Yufei (; born 1 March 1998) is a Chinese badminton player. She is the reigning Olympic champion. She won the girls' singles junior titles at the 2016 Asian and the World Junior Championships. At the same year, Chen clinched her first se ...
*** Tai Tzu-ying *** P.V.Sindhu ** Men's doubles: *** ( Lee Yang &
Wang Chi-lin Wang Chi-lin (; born 18 January 1995) is a Taiwanese badminton player who specializes in doubles. He is the 2020 Olympics men's doubles champion. Career In 2021, at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, he and his partner Lee Yang defeated the 2018 World ...
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Li Junhui Li Junhui (, born 10 May 1995) is a Chinese former badminton player. He was the gold medalist at the 2018 World Championships in the men's doubles event partnered with Liu Yuchen, two times won the gold medal at the Asian Championships in 2017 ...
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Liu Yuchen Liu Yuchen (, born 25 July 1995) is a Chinese badminton player. He was the men's doubles World Champion in 2018, two-time Asian Champion in 2017 and 2018, and also a silver medalist at the 2020 Summer Olympics partnered with Li Junhui. Liu was p ...
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Aaron Chia Aaron Chia Teng Fong (Chinese: 谢定峰, born 24 February 1997) is a Malaysian badminton player. He joined the national team since 2015. He represented Malaysia in the 2018 Thomas Cup. Chia and his partner Soh Wooi Yik were the All England O ...
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Soh Wooi Yik Soh Wooi Yik (, born 17 February 1998) is a Malaysian badminton player. He was part of the Malaysian 2015 and 2016 BWF World Junior Championships team, and has helped Malaysia clinch a silver medal in mixed team after being defeated by China in ...
) ** Women's doubles: *** ( Greysia Polii & Apriyani Rahayu) *** ( Chen Qingchen & Jia Yifan) *** ( Kim So-yeong & Kong Hee-yong) ** Mixed doubles: *** (
Wang Yilyu Wang Yilyu (; ; born 8 November 1994), sometimes also transliterated as Wang Yilu, Wang Yilv or Wang Yilü, is a Chinese badminton player. He is the reigning mixed doubles Olympic Champion, and was two-time mixed doubles Asian Champion winning ...
& Huang Dongping) *** ( Zheng Siwei & Huang Yaqiong) *** (
Yuta Watanabe is a Japanese professional basketball player for the Brooklyn Nets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball in the United States for the George Washington Colonials, becoming the first Japanese-born student at ...
& Arisa Higashino)


Summer Paralympics

* September 2 – 6 ''Postponed'':
Badminton at the 2020 Summer Paralympics Badminton at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan, was played at the Yoyogi National Gymnasium (renamed to Yoyogi National Stadium for the Games) from 1 to 5 September 2021. There were a total of fourteen events taking place: seven male ...
(debut event) in Tokyo ** Men's singles: *** *** *** ** Women's singles: *** *** *** ** Men's doubles: *** *** *** ** Women's doubles: *** *** *** ** Mixed doubles: *** *** ***


International badminton events (Grade 1)

* August 15 – 23:
2020 Thomas & Uber Cup The 2020 Thomas & Uber Cup (officially known as the TotalEnergies BWF Thomas & Uber Cup Finals 2020 for sponsorship reasons) was the 31st edition of the Thomas Cup and the 28th edition of the Uber Cup, the biennial international badminton champio ...
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Aarhus Aarhus (, , ; officially spelled Århus from 1948 until 1 January 2011) is the second-largest city in Denmark and the seat of Aarhus Municipality. It is located on the eastern shore of Jutland in the Kattegat sea and approximately northwest ...
** Thomas Cup winners:
Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It consists of over 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and parts of Borneo and New Guine ...
** Uber Cup winners:
China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...
* September 28 – October 11: 2020 BWF World Junior Championships in
Auckland Auckland (pronounced ) ( mi, Tāmaki Makaurau) is a large metropolitan city in the North Island of New Zealand. The List of New Zealand urban areas by population, most populous urban area in the country and the List of cities in Oceania by po ...
** Singles: (m) / (f) ** Doubles: ( & ) (m) / ( & ) (f) ** Mixed: ( & ) ** Team:


Continental badminton events

* February 10 – 15:
2020 Oceania Badminton Championships The 2020 Oceania Badminton Championships was the continental badminton championships in Oceania sanctioned by the Badminton Oceania, and Badminton World Federation. This championship was organized by Badminton Ballarat, and was the 15th edition of ...
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Ballarat Ballarat ( ) is a city in the Central Highlands (Victoria), Central Highlands of Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia. At the 2021 Census, Ballarat had a population of 116,201, making it the third largest city in Victoria. Estimated resid ...
** Singles: Abhinav Manota (m) / Chen Hsuan-yu (f) ** Doubles: (
Oliver Leydon-Davis Oliver Leydon-Davis (born 10 May 1990) is a New Zealand badminton player. He won the Oceania Championships title in the mixed doubles in 2014, and in the men's doubles in 2020. Achievements Oceania Championships ''Men's doubles'' ''Mixed ...
& Abhinav Manota) (m) / ( Setyana Mapasa & Gronya Somerville) (f) ** Mixed: (
Simon Leung Simon Wing Hang Leung (born 24 November 1996) is an Australian badminton player specializing in doubles. He won the mixed doubles Oceania Championships title in 2019 and 2020. Leung represented Australia at the 2020 Summer Olympics. As a mixe ...
& Gronya Somerville) ** Men's team: (
Anthony Joe Anthony Joe (born 2 April 1996) is an Australian badminton player. In 2016, he won the silver medal at the Oceania Championships in the mixed doubles event partnered with Joy Lai. He also won the bronze medals in the men's singles and doubles ...
, Jacbo Schueler, Keith Mark Edison, Lin Ying Xiang, Matthew Chau,
Mitchell Wheller Mitchell may refer to: People *Mitchell (surname) *Mitchell (given name) Places Australia * Mitchell, Australian Capital Territory, a light-industrial estate * Mitchell, New South Wales, a suburb of Bathurst * Mitchell, Northern Territory ...
, Sawan Serasinghe,
Simon Leung Simon Wing Hang Leung (born 24 November 1996) is an Australian badminton player specializing in doubles. He won the mixed doubles Oceania Championships title in 2019 and 2020. Leung represented Australia at the 2020 Summer Olympics. As a mixe ...
) ** Women's team: ( Angela Yu, Chen Hsuan-yu, Gronya Somerville,
Kaitlyn Ea Caitlin () is a female given name of Irish language, Irish origin. Historically, the Irish name Caitlín was anglicized as Cathleen or Kathleen (given name), Kathleen. In the 1970s, however, non-Irish speakers began pronouncing the name according ...
, Louisa Ma, Setyana Mapasa, Sylvina Kurniawan,
Tiffany Ho Tiffany Celine Ho (born 6 January 1998) is an Australian badminton Badminton is a racquet sport played using racquets to hit a shuttlecock across a net. Although it may be played with larger teams, the most common forms of the game ar ...
) * February 10 – 13: 2020 All Africa Men's and Women's Team Badminton Championships in
Cairo Cairo ( ; ar, القاهرة, al-Qāhirah, ) is the capital of Egypt and its largest city, home to 10 million people. It is also part of the largest urban agglomeration in Africa, the Arab world and the Middle East: The Greater Cairo metro ...
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Adel Hamek Adel Hamek (born 25 October 1992) is an Algerian badminton player who trained at the Chantecler club in Bordeaux, France. He was one of the 14 players selected for the Road to Rio Program, a program that aimed to help African badminton players t ...
, Koceila Mammeri,
Mohamed Abderrahime Belarbi Mohamed Abderrahime Belarbi (born 8 August 1992) is an Algerian badminton player who trained at the Chantecler club in Bordeaux, France. He competed at the 2010 Singapore Summer Youth Olympics. He was one of the 14 players selected for the Road ...
, Youcef Sabri Medel) ** Women's team: (
Doha Hany Doha Hany Mostafa (born 10 September 1997) is an Egyptian badminton player. She started playing badminton at aged five, and joined the national team in 2013. She won the bronze medal at the Badminton at the 2014 African Youth Games, 2014 African ...
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Hadia Hosny Hadia Mohamed Hosny Elsaid Mohamed Tawfik El Said (born 30 July 1988) is an Egyptian badminton player playing in the Beijing 2008 and London 2012 Olympics. She won the women's singles title at the 2010 African Championships, and emerged as the w ...
, Hana Tarek Mohamed, Jana Ashraf, Nour Ahmed Youssri, Rahma Mohamed Saad Eladawy) * February 10 – 13:
2020 African Badminton Championships The 2020 African Badminton Championships (officially known as All Africa Individual Championships 2020) is the continental badminton championships to crown the best players across Africa. The tournament is being held at the Cairo Stadium Hall 2 i ...
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Cairo Cairo ( ; ar, القاهرة, al-Qāhirah, ) is the capital of Egypt and its largest city, home to 10 million people. It is also part of the largest urban agglomeration in Africa, the Arab world and the Middle East: The Greater Cairo metro ...
** Singles: Georges Paul (m) /
Kate Foo Kune Kate Jessica Kim Lee Foo Kune (born 29 March 1993) is a badminton player from Mauritius. She began playing badminton in Mauritius at age six. Her first major tournament participation was 2013 BWF World Championships in China, where she lost in ...
(f) ** Doubles: ( Koceila Mammeri & Youcef Sabri Medel) (m) / (
Doha Hany Doha Hany Mostafa (born 10 September 1997) is an Egyptian badminton player. She started playing badminton at aged five, and joined the national team in 2013. She won the bronze medal at the Badminton at the 2014 African Youth Games, 2014 African ...
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Hadia Hosny Hadia Mohamed Hosny Elsaid Mohamed Tawfik El Said (born 30 July 1988) is an Egyptian badminton player playing in the Beijing 2008 and London 2012 Olympics. She won the women's singles title at the 2010 African Championships, and emerged as the w ...
) (f) ** Mixed: (
Adham Hatem Elgamal Adham Hatem Elgamal (born 4 February 1998) is an Egyptian badminton player. He won the mixed doubles title at the 2020 African Championships together with his partner Doha Hany. Elgamal competed at the 2019 African Games, won a silver in the mi ...
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Doha Hany Doha Hany Mostafa (born 10 September 1997) is an Egyptian badminton player. She started playing badminton at aged five, and joined the national team in 2013. She won the bronze medal at the Badminton at the 2014 African Youth Games, 2014 African ...
) * February 11 – 16:
2020 European Men's and Women's Team Badminton Championships The 2020 edition of the European Men's and Women's Team Badminton Championships was held in Liévin, France, from 11 to 16 February 2020. This tournament also serves as European qualification for the 2020 Thomas & Uber Cup. Medalists Tournament ...
in Liévin ** Men's team: ( Anders Antonsen,
Anders Skaarup Rasmussen Anders Skaarup Rasmussen (born 15 February 1989) is a Danish badminton player. He joined the Denmark national badminton team, Denmark winning team at the 2016 Thomas & Uber Cup, 2016 Thomas Cup in Kunshan, China, where he and his teammates beatin ...
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Carsten Mogensen Carsten Mogensen (born 24 July 1983) is a former badminton player from Denmark. He was the gold medalist at the 2015 European Games, two time European champions winning in 2012 and 2017, and the silver medalist at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Moge ...
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Frederik Søgaard Frederik Søgaard Mortensen (born 25 July 1997) is a Danish badminton player. He was the silver medalist in the boys' doubles at the 2015 World Junior Championships and in the mixed doubles at the 2015 European Junior Championships and also won ...
, Hans-Kristian Vittinghus,
Jan Ø. Jørgensen Jan Østergaard Jørgensen (born 31 December 1987) is a Danish retired badminton player who played for SIF (Skovshoved) in the national league. He won the men's singles title at the 2014 European Championships, and was the bronze medalist at the ...
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Kim Astrup Kim Astrup Sørensen (born 6 March 1992) is a Danish badminton player. As junior player, he won the bronze medal at the 2010 World Junior Championships in the boys' doubles. He later won a gold in the mixed doubles and bronze medals in the boys' ...
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Mads Conrad-Petersen Mads Conrad-Petersen (born 12 January 1988) is a Danish former badminton player. He won the gold medal at the 2016 European Championships in the men's doubles event partnered with Mads Pieler Kolding. He also a part of the Denmark national team ...
, Mathias Boe, Viktor Axelsen) ** Women's team: ( Alexandra Bøje,
Amalie Magelund Amalie Magelund Krogh (born 13 May 2000) is a Danish badminton Badminton is a racquet sport played using racquets to hit a shuttlecock across a net. Although it may be played with larger teams, the most common forms of the game are "sin ...
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Freja Ravn Freja Ravn Nielsen (born 17 February 2000) is a Danish badminton player who affiliates with KMB2010 club in Kastrup, specializing in doubles play. She started playing badminton at the age of 6 in Dragør badminton club, and entered the national t ...
, Julie Dawall Jakobsen, Line Christophersen,
Line Kjærsfeldt Line Højmark Kjærsfeldt (born 20 April 1994) is a Danish badminton player specializing in singles. She won a bronze medal at the 2010 BWF World Junior Championships in the women's doubles with Sandra-Maria Jensen. Kjærsfeldt also won a gold ...
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Maiken Fruergaard Maiken Fruergaard Sørensen (born 11 May 1995) is a Danish badminton player, specializing in doubles play. As a junior player, she was the gold medalists at the 2013 European Junior Championships in the team and mixed doubles events, and in 2014 ...
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Mette Poulsen Mette Poulsen (born 14 June 1993) is a Danish badminton Badminton is a racquet sport played using racquets to hit a shuttlecock across a net. Although it may be played with larger teams, the most common forms of the game are "singles" ( ...
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Mia Blichfeldt Mia Blichfeldt (born 19 August 1997) is a Danish badminton player. She won the gold medals at the 2015 European Junior Championships in the girls' singles event, and later at the 2019 Minsk European Games in the women's singles event. Career ...
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Sara Thygesen Sara Thygesen (born 20 January 1991) is a Danish badminton player, specializing in doubles. She started playing badminton at Gårslev in 2002. She got an award for the best female athlete of the year 2007 in her hometown Fredericia. In 2014, she ...
) * February 11 – 16: 2020 Badminton Asia Team Championships in
Manila Manila ( , ; fil, Maynila, ), officially the City of Manila ( fil, Lungsod ng Maynila, ), is the capital of the Philippines, and its second-most populous city. It is highly urbanized and, as of 2019, was the world's most densely populate ...
** Men's team: ( Anthony Sinisuka Ginting, Fajar Alfian,
Firman Abdul Kholik Firman Abdul Kholik (born 11 August 1997) is an Indonesian badminton player who is a singles specialist. He is better known when helping Indonesia win the 2018 Asia Team Championships. Kholik also took part as Indonesia winning team in 2015, 20 ...
, Hendra Setiawan,
Jonatan Christie Leonardus Jonatan Christie (born 15 September 1997) is an Indonesian badminton player specializing in the singles discipline affiliated with the Tangkas Specs club. He won the men's singles title at the Badminton at the 2017 Southeast Asian Ga ...
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Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo (born 2 August 1995) is an Indonesian badminton player who was formerly ranked world number 1 in the men's doubles by the Badminton World Federation. He plays for PB Djarum, and has been a member of the club since 2007. ...
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Marcus Fernaldi Gideon Marcus Fernaldi Gideon (born 9 March 1991) is an Indonesian badminton player who was formerly ranked world No. 1 in the men's doubles by the Badminton World Federation. He plays for PB Jaya Raya, and has joined the club since June 2018. He won th ...
, Mohammad Ahsan,
Muhammad Rian Ardianto Muhammad Rian Ardianto (born 13 February 1996) is an Indonesian badminton player. Born in Bantul, Yogyakarta SR, Ardianto plays for the Jaya Raya Jakarta club at national events. He won the men's doubles silver medal at the 2018 Asian Games, th ...
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Shesar Hiren Rhustavito Shesar Hiren Rhustavito (born 3 March 1994) is an Indonesian badminton player who affiliate with Djarum club. He won four consecutives Indonesia International tournament, two times at the USM International in Semarang, and two times at the Victo ...
) ** Women's team: (
Akane Yamaguchi is a Japanese badminton player who is the reigning two-time World Champion, winning gold in the women's singles at the 2021 and 2022 World Championships. She was on the winning Japanese team at the Asian Junior Championships in 2012 and won var ...
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Aya Ohori is a Japanese badminton player from Aizuwakamatsu, Fukushima Prefecture Fukushima Prefecture (; ja, 福島県, Fukushima-ken, ) is a prefecture of Japan located in the Tōhoku region of Honshu. Fukushima Prefecture has a population of 1,8 ...
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Chiharu Shida is a Japanese badminton player from the Saishunkan team. She was the bronze medalists at the Asian and World Junior Championships in 2014 and 2015. Shida won her first international title at the 2016 Vietnam International, and claimed her first ...
, Mayu Matsumoto, Nami Matsuyama,
Riko Gunji is a Japanese badminton player. Career Gunji was the finalist in the Under-15 at the 2016 Singapore Youth International Series. In the same tournament, she won the girls' doubles title with partner Akari Nakashizu. She was the girls' singles ...
, Sayaka Hirota, Sayaka Takahashi, Wakana Nagahara, Yuki Fukushima) * February 13 – 16: 2020 Pan Am Badminton Team Championships in
Salvador Salvador, meaning "salvation" (or "saviour") in Catalan, Spanish, and Portuguese may refer to: * Salvador (name) Arts, entertainment, and media Music *Salvador (band), a Christian band that plays both English and Spanish music ** ''Salvador'' ( ...
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Antonio Li Antonio is a masculine given name of Etruscan origin deriving from the root name Antonius. It is a common name among Romance language-speaking populations as well as the Balkans and Lusophone Africa. It has been among the top 400 most popular mal ...
, Brian Yang, Jason Ho-shue, Joshua Hurlburt-Yu, Maxime Tétreault,
Nyl Yakura Nyl Kiyoshi Yakura (born 14 February 1993) is a Canadian badminton player. He captured two gold medals at the Pan American Games, winning the men's doubles title in 2019 and 2023, and also a silver in the mixed doubles in 2019. Yakura, who grew ...
, Phillipe Charron) ** Women's team: (
Brittney Tam Brittney Shannon Tam (born 23 August 1997) is a Canadian badminton player. In 2012, she won a silver medal at the Pan Am Junior Badminton Championships in the mixed doubles event. In 2016, she won the gold medal in the mixed team event at the Pan ...
, Catherine Choi, Jacqueline Cheung, Kyleigh O'Donoghue, Kristen Tsai,
Michelle Li Michelle Li (born November 3, 1991) is a Canadian badminton player from Markham, Ontario. Li is the 2014 Commonwealth Games champion and the first Canadian to win an individual gold medal in women's singles badminton at the Commonwealth Games. S ...
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Rachel Honderich Rachel Honderich (born 21 April 1996) is a Canadian badminton player from Toronto, Ontario. She has been one of the top ranked women's individual and doubles player on the continent and a contender in major international competitions. She is a vi ...
, Zhang Wen Yu) * April 21 – 26: 2020 European Badminton Championships in
Kyiv Kyiv, also spelled Kiev, is the capital and most populous city of Ukraine. It is in north-central Ukraine along the Dnieper, Dnieper River. As of 1 January 2021, its population was 2,962,180, making Kyiv the List of European cities by populat ...
** Singles: (m) / (f) ** Doubles: ( & ) (m) / ( & ) (f) ** Mixed: ( & ) * April 21 – 26: 2020 Badminton Asia Championships in
Manila Manila ( , ; fil, Maynila, ), officially the City of Manila ( fil, Lungsod ng Maynila, ), is the capital of the Philippines, and its second-most populous city. It is highly urbanized and, as of 2019, was the world's most densely populate ...
** Singles: (m) / (f) ** Doubles: ( & ) (m) / ( & ) (f) ** Mixed: ( & ) * April 23 – 26:
2020 Pan Am Badminton Championships The XXIV 2020 Pan Am Badminton Championships is a continental championships tournament of badminton in Pan America. This tournament were held as two events in different countries. From 13 to 16 February, the team event was held in Salvador, Bahia, ...
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Guatemala City Guatemala City ( es, Ciudad de Guatemala), known locally as Guatemala or Guate, is the capital and largest city of Guatemala, and the most populous urban area in Central America. The city is located in the south-central part of the country, nest ...
** Singles: (m) / (f) ** Doubles: ( & ) (m) / ( & ) (f) ** Mixed: ( & ) * July 11 – 19: 2020 Badminton Asia Junior Championships in
Suzhou Suzhou (; ; Suzhounese: ''sou¹ tseu¹'' , Mandarin: ), alternately romanized as Soochow, is a major city in southern Jiangsu province, East China. Suzhou is the largest city in Jiangsu, and a major economic center and focal point of trade ...
** Singles: (m) / (f) ** Doubles: ( & ) (m) / ( & ) (f) ** Mixed: ( & ) ** Team: * July 9 – 17: 2020 Pan Am Badminton Junior Championships in
Acapulco Acapulco de Juárez (), commonly called Acapulco ( , also , nah, Acapolco), is a city and major seaport in the state of Guerrero on the Pacific Coast of Mexico, south of Mexico City. Acapulco is located on a deep, semicircular bay and has bee ...
** Singles: (m) / (f) ** Doubles: ( & ) (m) / ( & ) (f) ** Mixed: ( & ) ** Team: * September 25 – 27: 2020 All Africa Badminton Junior Championships in
Cotonou Cotonou (; fon, Kútɔ̀nú) is a city in Benin. Its official population count was 679,012 inhabitants in 2012; however, over two million people live in the larger urban area. The urban area continues to expand, notably toward the west. The ci ...
** Singles: (m) / (f) ** Doubles: ( & ) (m) / ( & ) (f) ** Mixed: ( & ) * October 30 – November 8: 2020 European Badminton Junior Championships in Gliwice ** Singles: (m) / (f) ** Doubles: ( & ) (m) / ( & ) (f) ** Mixed: ( & ) ** Team: * August 3 – 7: 2020 Badminton Asia Senior Championships in
Colombo Colombo ( ; si, කොළඹ, translit=Koḷam̆ba, ; ta, கொழும்பு, translit=Koḻumpu, ) is the executive and judicial capital and largest city of Sri Lanka by population. According to the Brookings Institution, Colombo me ...
** Men's singles: *** 35+: *** 40+: *** 45+: *** 50+: *** 55+: *** 60+: *** 65+: *** 70+: *** 75+: ** Women's singles: *** 35+: *** 40+: *** 45+: *** 50+: *** 55+: *** 60+: *** 65+: *** 70+: *** 75+: ** Men's doubles: *** 35+: ( & ) *** 40+: ( & ) *** 45+: ( & ) *** 50+: ( & ) *** 55+: ( & ) *** 60+: ( & ) *** 65+: ( & ) *** 70+: ( & ) *** 75+: ( & ) ** Women's doubles: *** 35+: ( & ) *** 40+: ( & ) *** 45+: ( & ) *** 50+: ( & ) *** 55+: ( & ) *** 60+: ( & ) *** 65+: ( & ) *** 70+: ( & ) *** 75+: ( & ) ** Mixed doubles: *** 35+: ( & ) *** 40+: ( & ) *** 45+: ( & ) *** 50+: ( & ) *** 55+: ( & ) *** 60+: ( & ) *** 65+: ( & ) *** 70+: ( & ) *** 75+: ( & )


2020 BWF season (Grade 2)

* January 7 – December 13:
2020 BWF World Tour The 2020 BWF World Tour (officially known as 2020 HSBC BWF World Tour for sponsorship reasons) was the third season of the BWF World Tour of badminton, a circuit of 26 tournaments which led up to the World Tour Finals tournament. The 27 tournamen ...


Level 1 (World Tour Finals)

* December 9 – 13:
2020 BWF World Tour Finals The 2020 BWF World Tour Finals (officially known as the HSBC BWF World Tour Finals 2020 for sponsorship reasons) was the final tournament of the 2020 BWF World Tour. It was held from 27 to 31 January 2021 in Pak Kret, Nonthaburi, Thailand, Thaila ...
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Guangzhou Guangzhou (, ; ; or ; ), also known as Canton () and alternatively romanized as Kwongchow or Kwangchow, is the capital and largest city of Guangdong province in southern China. Located on the Pearl River about north-northwest of Hong Kon ...
** Singles: (m) / (f) ** Doubles: ( & ) (m) / ( & ) (f) ** Mixed: ( & )


Level 2 (Super 1000)

* March 11 – 15:
2020 All England Open The 2020 All England Open (officially known as the Yonex All England Open Badminton Championships 2020 for sponsorship reasons) was a badminton tournament which took place at Arena Birmingham in England from 11 to 15 March 2020. It had a total pu ...
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** Singles: Viktor Axelsen (m) / Tai Tzu-ying (f) ** Doubles: (
Hiroyuki Endo is a retired Japanese badminton player. He competed at the 2016 Rio and 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics. In 2009, he joined the Unisys badminton team. Career Endo won the 1st point in the Thomas Cup finals with Kenichi Hayakawa beating Tan Boon ...
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Yuta Watanabe is a Japanese professional basketball player for the Brooklyn Nets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball in the United States for the George Washington Colonials, becoming the first Japanese-born student at ...
) (m) / ( Yuki Fukushima & Sayaka Hirota) (f) ** Mixed: ( Praveen Jordan & Melati Daeva Oktavianti) * June 16 – 21: 2020 Indonesia Open in
Jakarta Jakarta (; , bew, Jakarte), officially the Special Capital Region of Jakarta ( id, Daerah Khusus Ibukota Jakarta) is the capital and largest city of Indonesia. Lying on the northwest coast of Java, the world's most populous island, Jakarta ...
** Singles: (m) / (f) ** Doubles: ( & ) (m) / ( & ) (f) ** Mixed: ( & ) * September 15 – 20: 2020 China Open in Changzhou ** Singles: (m) / (f) ** Doubles: ( & ) (m) / ( & ) (f) ** Mixed: ( & )


Level 3 (Super 750)

* March 31 – April 5 ''Postponed'':
2020 Malaysia Open The Malaysia Open is an annual badminton tournament that has been held since 1937. It has been played in various locations such as Johor Bahru, Kota Kinabalu, Kuching, Penang, Selangor, and Kuantan. The event's annual pattern was interrupted three ...
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** Singles: (m) / (f) ** Doubles: ( & ) (m) / ( & ) (f) ** Mixed: ( & ) * September 22 – 27: 2020 Japan Open in
Tokyo Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropolitan area () is the most populous in the world, with an estimated 37.468 ...
** Singles: (m) / (f) ** Doubles: ( & ) (m) / ( & ) (f) ** Mixed: ( & ) * October 13 – 18:
2020 Denmark Open The 2020 Denmark Open (officially known as the Danisa Denmark Open presented by Victor for sponsorship reasons) was a badminton tournament which took place at the Odense Sports Park in Denmark from 13 to 18 October 2020. It had a total purse of $ ...
in Odense ** Singles: Anders Antonsen (m) /
Nozomi Okuhara is a Japanese badminton player. A former World's number 1 in the BWF rankings for the women's singles, she is well known for her speed, agility and endurance. She won a bronze at the 2016 Summer Olympics, and gold medal at the 2017 World Cha ...
(f) ** Doubles: ( Marcus Ellis &
Chris Langridge Christopher Phillip Langridge (born 2 May 1985) is a retired British badminton player. He competed for England at the 2014 Commonwealth Games where he won three medals. He represented Great Britain at the 2016 Summer Olympics, and won a bronze m ...
) (m) / ( Yuki Fukushima & Sayaka Hirota) (f) ** Mixed: ( Mark Lamsfuß &
Isabel Herttrich Isabel Lohau ('' née'' Herttrich; born 17 March 1992) is a German badminton player, specializing in doubles play. She started playing badminton at her hometown Hersbruck in 2001, and in 2010 she joined the Germany national badminton team. She ...
) * October 20 – 25:
2020 French Open The 2020 French Open was a Grand Slam (tennis), major tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was held at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France. Originally scheduled for 24 May to 7 June, owing to the COVID-19 pandemic, it was firs ...
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** Singles: (m) / (f) ** Doubles: ( & ) (m) / ( & ) (f) ** Mixed: ( & ) * November 3 – 8: 2020 Fuzhou China Open in
Fuzhou Fuzhou (; , Fuzhounese: Hokchew, ''Hók-ciŭ''), alternately romanized as Foochow, is the capital and one of the largest cities in Fujian province, China. Along with the many counties of Ningde, those of Fuzhou are considered to constitute t ...
** Singles: (m) / (f) ** Doubles: ( & ) (m) / ( & ) (f) ** Mixed: ( & )


Level 4 (Super 500)

* January 7 – 12:
2020 Malaysia Masters The 2020 Malaysia Masters (officially known as the Perodua Malaysia Masters 2020 for sponsorship reasons) was a badminton tournament that took place at the Axiata Arena in Malaysia from 7 to 12 January 2020 and had a total purse of $400,000. T ...
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** Singles: Kento Momota (m) /
Chen Yufei Chen Yufei (; born 1 March 1998) is a Chinese badminton player. She is the reigning Olympic champion. She won the girls' singles junior titles at the 2016 Asian and the World Junior Championships. At the same year, Chen clinched her first se ...
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Kim Gi-jung Kim Gi-jung or Kim Ki-jung (; or ; born 14 August 1990) is a South Korean badminton player. He competed at the Rio 2016 Summer Olympics in the men's doubles event. Career In 2008, he won a bronze medal at the World Junior Championships i ...
& Lee Yong-dae) (m) / ( Li Wenmei & Zheng Yu) (f) ** Mixed: ( Zheng Siwei & Huang Yaqiong) * January 14 – 21: 2020 Indonesia Masters in
Jakarta Jakarta (; , bew, Jakarte), officially the Special Capital Region of Jakarta ( id, Daerah Khusus Ibukota Jakarta) is the capital and largest city of Indonesia. Lying on the northwest coast of Java, the world's most populous island, Jakarta ...
** Singles: Anthony Sinisuka Ginting (m) / Ratchanok Intanon (f) ** Doubles: (
Marcus Fernaldi Gideon Marcus Fernaldi Gideon (born 9 March 1991) is an Indonesian badminton player who was formerly ranked world No. 1 in the men's doubles by the Badminton World Federation. He plays for PB Jaya Raya, and has joined the club since June 2018. He won th ...
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Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo (born 2 August 1995) is an Indonesian badminton player who was formerly ranked world number 1 in the men's doubles by the Badminton World Federation. He plays for PB Djarum, and has been a member of the club since 2007. ...
) (m) / ( Greysia Polii & Apriyani Rahayu) (f) ** Mixed: ( Zheng Siwei & Huang Yaqiong) * March 24 – 29 ''Postponed'':
2020 India Open The India Open is an annual badminton event which has been held in India since 2008 and is a BWF World Tour Super 750 international badminton tournament. Its first three editions were designated as Grand Prix Gold events. In 2011, it was upgr ...
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New Delhi New Delhi (, , ''Naī Dillī'') is the capital of India and a part of the National Capital Territory of Delhi (NCT). New Delhi is the seat of all three branches of the government of India, hosting the Rashtrapati Bhavan, Parliament House ...
** Singles: (m) / (f) ** Doubles: ( & ) (m) / ( & ) (f) ** Mixed: ( & ) * April 7 – 12 ''Postponed'': 2020 Singapore Open in
Singapore Singapore (), officially the Republic of Singapore, is a sovereign island country and city-state in maritime Southeast Asia. It lies about one degree of latitude () north of the equator, off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, borde ...
** Singles: (m) / (f) ** Doubles: ( & ) (m) / ( & ) (f) ** Mixed: ( & ) * June 9 – 14: 2020 Thailand Open in
Bangkok Bangkok, officially known in Thai language, Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon and colloquially as Krung Thep, is the capital and most populous city of Thailand. The city occupies in the Chao Phraya River delta in central Thailand and has an estima ...
** Singles: (m) / (f) ** Doubles: ( & ) (m) / ( & ) (f) ** Mixed: ( & ) * September 8 – 13: 2020 Korea Open in
Seoul Seoul (; ; ), officially known as the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea.Before 1972, Seoul was the ''de jure'' capital of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea) as stated iArticle 103 ...
** Singles: (m) / (f) ** Doubles: ( & ) (m) / ( & ) (f) ** Mixed: ( & ) * November 10 – 15: 2020 Hong Kong Open in
Hong Kong Hong Kong ( (US) or (UK); , ), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China ( abbr. Hong Kong SAR or HKSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China on the eastern Pearl River Delt ...
** Singles: (m) / (f) ** Doubles: ( & ) (m) / ( & ) (f) ** Mixed: ( & )


Level 5 (Super 300)

* January 21 – 26: 2020 Thailand Masters in
Bangkok Bangkok, officially known in Thai language, Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon and colloquially as Krung Thep, is the capital and most populous city of Thailand. The city occupies in the Chao Phraya River delta in central Thailand and has an estima ...
** Singles: Ng Ka Long (m) /
Akane Yamaguchi is a Japanese badminton player who is the reigning two-time World Champion, winning gold in the women's singles at the 2021 and 2022 World Championships. She was on the winning Japanese team at the Asian Junior Championships in 2012 and won var ...
(f) ** Doubles: ( Ong Yew Sin &
Teo Ee Yi Teo Ee Yi (; born 4 April 1993) is a Malaysian badminton player. Teo won a bronze medal at the 2021 World Championships with his partner Ong Yew Sin. In the junior event, he captured the golds medal at the 2011 World Junior Championships in t ...
) (m) / ( Chen Qingchen & Jia Yifan) (f) ** Mixed: ( Marcus Ellis & Lauren Smith) * February 18 – 23:
2020 Spain Masters The 2020 Spain Masters (officially known as the Barcelona Spain Masters 2020) was a badminton tournament which was held at the Pavelló de la Vall d'Hebron in Barcelona, Spain, from 18 to 23 February 2020 with a total prize purse of $170,000. T ...
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** Singles: Viktor Axelsen (m) /
Pornpawee Chochuwong Pornpawee Chochuwong ( th, พรปวีณ์ ช่อชูวงศ์; born 22 January 1998) is a Thai badminton player. She was the girls' singles silver medalist at the 2015 Asian and 2016 World Junior Championships. She was also part ...
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Kim Astrup Kim Astrup Sørensen (born 6 March 1992) is a Danish badminton player. As junior player, he won the bronze medal at the 2010 World Junior Championships in the boys' doubles. He later won a gold in the mixed doubles and bronze medals in the boys' ...
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Anders Skaarup Rasmussen Anders Skaarup Rasmussen (born 15 February 1989) is a Danish badminton player. He joined the Denmark national badminton team, Denmark winning team at the 2016 Thomas & Uber Cup, 2016 Thomas Cup in Kunshan, China, where he and his teammates beatin ...
) (m) / ( Greysia Polii & Apriyani Rahayu) (f) ** Mixed: ( Kim Sa-rang &
Kim Ha-na Kim Ha-na (Hangul: 김하나; or ; born 27 December 1989) is a South Korean badminton player. She was the mixed doubles gold medalist at the 2013 Asian Championships, and was part of the national team that won the Sudirman Cup in 2017. Kim wo ...
) * March 3 – 8 ''Postponed'': 2020 German Open in Mülheim ** Singles: (m) / (f) ** Doubles: ( & ) (m) / ( & ) (f) ** Mixed: ( & ) * March 17 – 22 ''Postponed'': 2020 Swiss Open in
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** Singles: (m) / (f) ** Doubles: ( & ) (m) / ( & ) (f) ** Mixed: ( & ) * April 28 – May 3 ''Postponed'': 2020 New Zealand Open in
Auckland Auckland (pronounced ) ( mi, Tāmaki Makaurau) is a large metropolitan city in the North Island of New Zealand. The List of New Zealand urban areas by population, most populous urban area in the country and the List of cities in Oceania by po ...
** Singles: (m) / (f) ** Doubles: ( & ) (m) / ( & ) (f) ** Mixed: ( & ) * June 2 – 7:
2020 Australian Open The 2020 Australian Open was a Grand Slam tennis tournament that took place at Melbourne Park, from 20 January to 2 February 2020. It was the 108th edition of the Australian Open, the 52nd in the Open Era, and the first Grand Slam of the year. T ...
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Sydney Sydney ( ) is the capital city of the state of New South Wales, and the most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Sydney Harbour and extends about towards the Blue Mountain ...
** Singles: (m) / (f) ** Doubles: ( & ) (m) / ( & ) (f) ** Mixed: ( & ) * June 23 – 28: 2020 U.S. Open in
California California is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States, located along the West Coast of the United States, Pacific Coast. With nearly 39.2million residents across a total area of approximately , it is the List of states and territori ...
** Singles: (m) / (f) ** Doubles: ( & ) (m) / ( & ) (f) ** Mixed: ( & ) * September 1 – 6: 2020 Chinese Taipei Open in
Taipei Taipei (), officially Taipei City, is the capital and a special municipality of the Republic of China (Taiwan). Located in Northern Taiwan, Taipei City is an enclave of the municipality of New Taipei City that sits about southwest of the n ...
** Singles: (m) / (f) ** Doubles: ( & ) (m) / ( & ) (f) ** Mixed: ( & ) * October 27 – November 1: 2020 Macau Open in
Macau Macau or Macao (; ; ; ), officially the Macao Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (MSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China in the western Pearl River Delta by the South China Sea. With a pop ...
** Singles: (m) / (f) ** Doubles: ( & ) (m) / ( & ) (f) ** Mixed: ( & ) * November 17 – 22: 2020 Syed Modi International in
Lucknow Lucknow (, ) is the capital and the largest city of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh and it is also the second largest urban agglomeration in Uttar Pradesh. Lucknow is the administrative headquarters of the eponymous district and division ...
** Singles: (m) / (f) ** Doubles: ( & ) (m) / ( & ) (f) ** Mixed: ( & ) * November 24 – 29: 2020 Korea Masters in
Gwangju Gwangju () is South Korea's sixth-largest metropolis. It is a designated metropolitan city under the direct control of the central government's Home Minister. The city was also the capital of South Jeolla Province until the provincial office ...
** Singles: (m) / (f) ** Doubles: ( & ) (m) / ( & ) (f) ** Mixed: ( & )


Level 6 (Super 100)

* February 25 – March 1 ''Postponed'': 2020 Lingshui China Masters in Lingshui ** Singles: (m) / (f) ** Doubles: ( & ) (m) / ( & ) (f) ** Mixed: ( & ) * March 24 – 29 ''Postponed'': 2020 Orléans Masters in
Orléans Orléans (;"Orleans"
(US) and 2020 Canada Open in
Calgary Calgary ( ) is the largest city in the western Canadian province of Alberta and the largest metro area of the three Prairie Provinces. As of 2021, the city proper had a population of 1,306,784 and a metropolitan population of 1,481,806, makin ...
** Singles: (m) / (f) ** Doubles: ( & ) (m) / ( & ) (f) ** Mixed: ( & ) * July 7 – 12: 2020 Russian Open in
Vladivostok Vladivostok ( rus, Владивосто́к, a=Владивосток.ogg, p=vɫədʲɪvɐˈstok) is the largest city and the administrative center of Primorsky Krai, Russia. The city is located around the Zolotoy Rog, Golden Horn Bay on the Sea ...
** Singles: (m) / (f) ** Doubles: ( & ) (m) / ( & ) (f) ** Mixed: ( & ) * July 28 – August 2: 2020 Hyderabad Open in
Hyderabad Hyderabad ( ; , ) is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Telangana and the ''de jure'' capital of Andhra Pradesh. It occupies on the Deccan Plateau along the banks of the Musi River (India), Musi River, in the northern part ...
** Singles: (m) / (f) ** Doubles: ( & ) (m) / ( & ) (f) ** Mixed: ( & ) * August 18 – 23: 2020 Akita Masters in Akita ** Singles: (m) / (f) ** Doubles: ( & ) (m) / ( & ) (f) ** Mixed: ( & ) * August 25 – 30: 2020 Vietnam Open in
Da Nang Nang or DanangSee also Danang Dragons ( ; vi, Đà Nẵng, ) is a class-1 municipality and the fifth-largest city in Vietnam by municipal population. It lies on the coast of the East Sea of Vietnam at the mouth of the Hàn River, and is one ...
** Singles: (m) / (f) ** Doubles: ( & ) (m) / ( & ) (f) ** Mixed: ( & ) * September 29 – October 4: 2020 Indonesia Masters Super 100 in (location TBC) ** Singles: (m) / (f) ** Doubles: ( & ) (m) / ( & ) (f) ** Mixed: ( & ) * October 6 – 11: 2020 Dutch Open in
Almere Almere () is a Planned community, planned List of cities in the Netherlands by province, city and List of municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality in the Provinces of the Netherlands, province of Flevoland, Netherlands, located about 20 km ...
** Singles: (m) / (f) ** Doubles: ( & ) (m) / ( & ) (f) ** Mixed: ( & ) * October 27 – November 1:
2020 SaarLorLux Open The 2020 SaarLorLux Open was a badminton tournament which took place at Saarlandhalle in Saarbrücken, Germany, from 27 October to 1 November 2020 and had a total prize of $90,000. Tournament The 2020 SaarLorLux Open was the only Super 100 tourn ...
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Saarbrücken Saarbrücken (; french: link=no, Sarrebruck ; Rhine Franconian: ''Saarbrigge'' ; lb, Saarbrécken ; lat, Saravipons, lit=The Bridge(s) across the Saar river) is the capital and largest city of the state of Saarland, Germany. Saarbrücken is S ...
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Toma Junior Popov Toma Junior Popov (born 29 September 1998) is a French badminton player. He won the bronze medal at the 2015 European Junior Championships in the boys' singles event. Popov made history as the first non-Danish male player to win a European Juni ...
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Kirsty Gilmour Kirsty Gilmour (born 21 September 1993) is a Scottish badminton player who has represented both Scotland and Great Britain. Career Gilmour won the silver medal at the 2014 Commonwealth Games, losing out to Michelle Li of Canada in the final ...
(f) ** Doubles: ( Jeppe Bay &
Lasse Mølhede Lasse Mølhede (born 25 October 1993) is a Danish badminton Badminton is a racquet sport played using racquets to hit a shuttlecock across a net. Although it may be played with larger teams, the most common forms of the game are "singles ...
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Gabriela Stoeva Gabriela Stoeva ( bg, Габриела Стоева; born 15 July 1994) is a Bulgarian badminton player specializing in doubles. Her current partner is her younger sister, Stefani Stoeva. The pair is the three-time European Champion and European ...
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Stefani Stoeva Stefani Stoeva ( bg, Стефани Стоева; born 23 September 1995) is a Bulgarian badminton player specializing in doubles. Her current partner is her older sister, Gabriela Stoeva. They competed at the 2016 and 2020 Summer Olympics. The d ...
) (f) ** Mixed: ( Mathias Christiansen & Alexandra Bøje)


Leagues

* January 20 – February 9:
2020 Premier Badminton League 2020 Premier Badminton League (also known as Star Sports PBL for sponsorship reasons) was the fifth edition of Premier Badminton League. It was played from 20 January and concluded on 9 February 2020. The season featured seven competing teams. A ...
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Bengaluru Raptors Bengaluru Raptors (previously Banga Beats, Bengaluru Topguns and Bengaluru Blasters) is a franchise badminton team representing Bengaluru in the Premier Badminton League (PBL). The team is one of the six founding members of PBL (previously IBL) ...
defeated the
Northeastern Warriors North Eastern Warriors is a badminton team representing Guwahati, Assam owned by The Eastern Warriors Pvt. Ltd. for the Premier Badminton League (PBL). The team's home ground is Karmabir Nabin Chandra Bordoloi Indoor Stadium, Guwahati. The team ...
, 4–2, to win their second Premier Badminton League title. *** Player of the League: Tai Tzu-ying of
Bengaluru Raptors Bengaluru Raptors (previously Banga Beats, Bengaluru Topguns and Bengaluru Blasters) is a franchise badminton team representing Bengaluru in the Premier Badminton League (PBL). The team is one of the six founding members of PBL (previously IBL) ...
*** Indian Player of the League: N. Sikki Reddy of Hyderabad Hunters *** Emerging Player of the League:
Priyanshu Rajawat Priyanshu Rajawat (born 1 February 2002) is an Indian badminton Badminton is a racquet sport played using racquets to hit a shuttlecock across a net. Although it may be played with larger teams, the most common forms of the game are "s ...
of Hyderabad Hunters


World University Championships

* November 16 – 22: 2020 World University Badminton Championships in
Bangkok Bangkok, officially known in Thai language, Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon and colloquially as Krung Thep, is the capital and most populous city of Thailand. The city occupies in the Chao Phraya River delta in central Thailand and has an estima ...
2020 FISU World University Badminton Championships
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References

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