The 2016 BWF International Challenge was the tenth season of the BWF International Challenge.
Below is the schedule released by Badminton World Federation: [1]
Tour | Official title | Venue | City | Date | Prize money USD | Report | |
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Start | Finish | ||||||
1 | China International Challenge 2016 | Agile Stadium of Lingshui Culture and Sports Square | Lingshui | January 19 | January 24 | 50,000 | |
2 | Swedish Masters 2016 | Fyrishov | Uppsala | January 21 | January 24 | 17,500 | |
3 | Austrian Open 2016 | Vienna | February 24 | February 27 | 17,500 | ||
4 | 31st Brazil International badminton Cup 2016 | Sao Paulo | March 9 | March 13 | 17,500 | ||
5 | Yonex Polish Open 2016 | Warsaw | March 23 | March 26 | 17,500 | ||
6 | Orléans International Challenge 2016 | Orléans | March 31 | April 4 | 17,500 | ||
7 | Finnish Open 2016 | Vantaa | April 7 | April 10 | 17,500 | ||
8 | XXI Peru International 2016 | Lima | April 14 | April 17 | 17,500 | ||
9 | Tahiti Phone International Challenge 2016 | Papeete | April 21 | April 24 | 17,500 | ||
11 | Smiling Fish International Challenge 2016 | ||||||
12 | Ciputra Hanoi - Yonex Sunrise Vietnam International Challenge 2016 | ||||||
13 | XXIX Spanish International 2016 | ||||||
14 | White Nights 2016 | ||||||
15 | Lagos International 2016 | ||||||
16 | Yonex Belgian International 2016 | ||||||
17 | Czech International 2016 | ||||||
18 | 41st YONEX Hungarian International 2016 | ||||||
19 | Bahrain International Challenge 2016 | ||||||
20 | USM Victor International Challenge 2016 | ||||||
21 | Celcom Axiata Malaysia International Challenge 2016 | ||||||
22 | YONEX Welsh International 2016 | Sport Wales National Centre | Wales | Nov 30 | Dec 3 | Report | |
23 | TATA India International Challenge 2016 | ||||||
24 | Yonex-Sunrise Bangladesh International Challenge 2016 | ||||||
25 | Irish Open 2016 | ||||||
26 | XVI Italian International | ||||||
27 | 2016 YONEX/K & D Graphics International Challenge |
Tour | Official title | Venue | City | Date | Prize money USD | Report | |
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Start | Finish | ||||||
10 | 26th Iran Fajr International Challenge 2016 |
There is do not have a time table at 2016 BWF Season
Tabulated below are the International Challenge based on countries. Only countries who have won a title are listed:
S.no | Team | CHN | SWE | AUT | BRA | POL | FRA | FIN | PER | TAH | IRI | THA | VIE | ESP | RUS | NGR | BEL | CZE | HUN | BAH | INA | MAS | WAL | IND | BAN | IRL | ITA | USA | Total |
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1 | Denmark | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | N/A | 2 | N/A | 2 | 1 | 2 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Indonesia | 1 | N/A | 3 | N/A | 1.5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 14.5 | ||||||||||||||||||
3 | Japan | 1 | 2 | 2 | N/A | 2 | 2 | 1 | N/A | 1 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||
4 | Malaysia | 1 | N/A | 1 | N/A | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
5 | Germany | 1 | 2 | N/A | 2 | N/A | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||
6 | France | 2 | 1 | N/A | 1 | N/A | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||
7 | Poland | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | N/A | N/A | 1 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
Russia | 1 | 1 | 1 | N/A | N/A | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
9 | China | 5 | 1 | N/A | N/A | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | Vietnam | 1 | N/A | 2 | N/A | 2 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
India | N/A | N/A | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | England | 1 | N/A | 1 | N/A | 1 | 1 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Singapore | N/A | 2 | N/A | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | Italy | 1 | "N/A" | "N/A" | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese Taipei | N/A | N/A | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | Turkey | 1 | N/A | 1 | N/A | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Spain | N/A | N/A | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | Portugal | 1 | N/A | N/A | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Canada | 1 | N/A | N/A | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thailand | 1 | N/A | N/A | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sweden | 1 | N/A | N/A | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Brazil | 1 | N/A | N/A | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Switzerland | N/A | N/A | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgaria | N/A | N/A | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
25 | Bahrain | N/A | N/A | 0.5 | 0.5 |
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