The Syed Modi International Badminton Championships is an international

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tournament, which is held annually in

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. This tournament was introduced to the badminton circuit as a BWF Grand Prix event in 2009. Since then the tournament is being annually held in

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at the

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, although it was temporarily shifted to

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in 2010. In 2011, it was upgraded to the Grand Prix Gold event. Badminton World Federation launched a new event structure in 2017. This tournament was later included as a

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event which began to be competed in 2018.

History

The tournament was inaugurated by Uttar Pradesh Badminton Association (UPBA) in 1991 as the 'Syed Modi Memorial Badminton Tournament' in memory of the

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champion

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. From its inauguration till 2003, it remained a national-level tournament. In 2004, it was organized as an International event for the first time, which saw some low-key foreign participation. The tournament was halted from 2005 to 2008 due to a political impasse between the UPBA and the

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History

Winners

Performances by nation

See also

References