Schedule
Below is the schedule released by Badminton World Federation: [1]
The 2018 BWF International Challenge was the twelfth season of the BWF International Challenge.
Below is the schedule released by Badminton World Federation: [1]
| Rank | Nation | IRI | AUT | BRA | VIE | POL | JPN | FIN | MAS | ESP | RUS | NGR | UKR | BEL | AUS | CZE | INA | HUN | UAE | IND | BAN | ITA | USA | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Japan | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 17 | |||||||||||||
| 2 |  India | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | |||||||||||||||
| 3 |  Indonesia | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 |  Denmark | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 |  Russia | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | ||||||||||||||
| 6 |  France | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Malaysia | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 8 |  South Korea | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 9 |  Chinese Taipei | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 10 |  Canada | 2.5 | — | 1 | 3.5 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 11 |  Vietnam | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 12 |  England | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
 Germany | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 Hong Kong | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 Israel | — | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Netherlands | — | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Thailand | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 Turkey | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 19 |  Brazil | 1 | — | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 China | — | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Czech Republic | — | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Iran | 1 | — | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Singapore | — | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Spain | — | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Sweden | — | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 26 |  United States | 0.5 | — | 0.5 |
In alphabetical order.
| Rank | Player | MS | WS | MD | WD | XD | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alina Davletova | 2 | 2 | 4 | |||
| 2 | Evgenia Dimova | 3 | 3 | ||||
| Evgenij Dremin | 3 | 3 | |||||
| Rachel Honderich | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| 5 | Rodion Alimov | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Jacco Arends | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| Manu Attri | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||
 Ekaterina Bolotova | 2 | 2 | |||||
| Leo Rolly Carnando | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| Ashmita Chaliha | 2 | 2 | |||||
| Delphine Delrue | 2 | 2 | |||||
| Kohei Gondo | 2 | 2 | |||||
| Yu Igarashi | 2 | 2 | |||||
| Ayane Kurihara | 2 | 2 | |||||
| Ronan Labar | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| Lee Yu-rim | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| Lea Palermo | 2 | 2 | |||||
| Toma Junior Popov | 2 | 2 | |||||
| B. Sumeeth Reddy | 2 | 2 | |||||
| Yoo Yeon-seong | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Vladimir Alexandrovich Ivanov is a Russian badminton player. He was the champion at the 2014 and 2021 European Championships, and also the 2016 All England Open partnering with Ivan Sozonov. They made history by becoming the first Russian pair to win the men's doubles title in each of those events. Ivanov competed at the 2012, 2016, and 2020 Summer Olympics.
Kristína Gavnholt is a Czech badminton player. She competed for Czech Republic at the 2008, 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics.
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The 2018 BWF International Series was the twelfth season of the BWF International Series.
The 2018 BWF Future Series was the twelfth season of the BWF Future Series.
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