The Hellas International or Greece International in

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is an international open held in

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since 2000 and are thereby one of the most recent international championships in Europe. In 2005, the tournament then upgraded to two star badminton event, the World Grand Prix with the total prize money $50,000. The tournament was held in

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, and draws more than 120 players from 22 countries. In 2006, the tournament was known as Hellas International, and in season 2007/2008 it was introduced again in the European circuit as an

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with the total pursue $5,000.

Previous winners

The table below gives an overview of the winners at the tournament.

Performances by nation

Updated after the 2021 edition.

References

External links

Hellenic Badminton Federation
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