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Dates | 7 January 2020 – 31 January 2021 | ||
Edition | 3rd | ||
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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. [1] The 27 tournaments are divided into five levels: Level 1 was the said World Tour Finals, Level 2 called Super 1000 (three tournaments), Level 3 called Super 750 (five tournaments), Level 4 called Super 500 (seven tournaments) and Level 5 called Super 300 (11 tournaments). Each of these tournaments offers different ranking points and prize money. The highest points and prize pool were offered at the Super 1000 level (including the World Tour Finals).
One other category of tournament, the BWF Tour Super 100 (level 6), also offers BWF World Tour ranking points. Although this level is not part of the BWF World Tour, it is an important part of the pathway and entry point for players into the BWF World Tour tournaments. When the 10 Level 6 grade tournaments of the BWF Tour Super 100 are included, the complete tour consists of 37 tournaments.
Below is the schedule released by the Badminton World Federation: [2]
World Tour Finals |
Super 1000 |
Super 750 |
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This is the complete schedule of events on the 2020 calendar, [3] with the champions and runners-up documented.
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18–23 February |
| Viktor Axelsen | Kunlavut Vitidsarn |
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Pornpawee Chochuwong | Carolina Marín | ||
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Kim Astrup Anders Skaarup Rasmussen | Lee Yang Wang Chi-lin | ||
Score: 21–17, 21–19 | |||
Greysia Polii Apriyani Rahayu | Gabriela Stoeva Stefani Stoeva | ||
Score: 18–21, 22–20, 21–17 | |||
Kim Sa-rang Kim Ha-na | Thom Gicquel Delphine Delrue | ||
Score: 15–21, 21–11, 21–10 |
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11–15 March |
| Viktor Axelsen | Chou Tien-chen |
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Tai Tzu-ying | Chen Yufei | ||
Score: 21–19, 21–15 | |||
Hiroyuki Endo Yuta Watanabe | Marcus Fernaldi Gideon Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo | ||
Score: 21–18, 12–21, 21–19 | |||
Yuki Fukushima Sayaka Hirota | Du Yue Li Yinhui | ||
Score: 21–13, 21–15 | |||
Praveen Jordan Melati Daeva Oktavianti | Dechapol Puavaranukroh Sapsiree Taerattanachai | ||
Score: 21–15, 17–21, 21–8 | |||
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6–11 October | Dutch Open (Draw) (cancelled) [note 1]
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13–18 October |
| Anders Antonsen | Rasmus Gemke |
Score: 18–21, 21–19, 21–12 | |||
Nozomi Okuhara | Carolina Marín | ||
Score: 21–19, 21–17 | |||
Marcus Ellis Chris Langridge | Vladimir Ivanov Ivan Sozonov | ||
Score: 20–22, 21–17, 21–18 | |||
Yuki Fukushima Sayaka Hirota | Mayu Matsumoto Wakana Nagahara | ||
Score: 21–10, 16–21, 21–18 | |||
Mark Lamsfuß Isabel Herttrich | Chris Adcock Gabby Adcock | ||
Score: 18–21, 21–11, 21–14 | |||
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27 October – 1 November |
| Toma Junior Popov | Mark Caljouw |
Score: 22–20, 19–21, 21–14 | |||
Kirsty Gilmour | Yvonne Li | ||
Score: 21–10, 21–17 | |||
Jeppe Bay Lasse Mølhede | Daniel Lundgaard Mathias Thyrri | ||
Score: 21–13, 21–15 | |||
Gabriela Stoeva Stefani Stoeva | Amalie Magelund Freja Ravn | ||
Score: 21–8, 21–11 | |||
Mathias Christiansen Alexandra Bøje | Mark Lamsfuß Isabel Herttrich | ||
Score: 21–15, 19–21, 21–11 |
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Below are the 2020 BWF World Tour performances by countries. Only countries who have won a title are listed:
Rank | Team | BWTF | Super 1000 | Super 750 | Super 500 | Super 300 | Total | ||||
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THA | ENG | THA1 | THA2 | DEN | MAS | INA | THA | ESP | |||
1 | Denmark | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | |||
2 | Japan | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |||||
3 | Indonesia | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | |||||
4 | Chinese Taipei | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |||||
5 | Thailand | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | ||||
6 | China | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | ||||||
7 | South Korea | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |||||
8 | Spain | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||
9 | England | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||
10 | Germany | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
11 | Hong Kong | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
Malaysia | 1 | 1 |
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1 | Denmark | 2 |
2 | Bulgaria | 1 |
France | 1 | |
Scotland | 1 |
Accurate as of XD final (5/5 matches) of the 2020 BWF World Tour Finals .
Men's singles
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The points are calculated from the following tournaments:
The player who will have the eligibility of 2020 BWF World Tour Finals needs to enter both 2020 Yonex Thailand Open and 2020 Toyota Thailand Open.
Information on Points, Won, Lost, and % columns were calculated after the 2020 BWF World Tour Finals .
(D)C | (Defending) Champion |
F | Finalists |
SF | Semi-finalists |
QF | Quarter-finalists |
#R | Round 1/2/3 |
RR | Round Robin |
Q# | Qualification Round 1/2 |
The table below is based on the ranking of men's singles as of 26 January 2021. [10]
Rank | WR [11] | Player | IND | MAS | INA | THA | ESP | ENG | DEN | THA1 | THA2 | TP | Points | THA | Won | Lost | % | ||
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300 | 500 | 500 | 300 | 300 | 1000 | 750 | 1000 | 1000 | Eligibility | BWTF | |||||||||
1 | 4 | Viktor Axelsen | – | F | SF | – | DC | C | – | C | DC | 6 | 57,220 | F | 31 | 3 | 91.2% | ||
2 | 3 | Anders Antonsen | – | 1R | F | – | – | SF | C | 1R | SF | 6 | 40,820 | C | 19 | 6 | 76.0% | ||
3 | 1 | 2 | Chou Tien-chen | – | 2R | 1R | – | – | F | SF | SF | SF | 6 | 40,520 | SF | 17 | 7 | 70.8% | |
4 | 1 | 17 | Rasmus Gemke | – | 2R | 1R | – | QF | QF | F | QF | 2R | 7 | 37,020 | – | 12 | 7 | 63.1% | |
5 | 1 | 12 | Wang Tzu-wei | C | 1R | 2R | 2R | 1R | QF | – | 2R | QF | 8 | 35,240 | SF | 15 | 8 | 65.2% | |
6 | 1 | 8 | Ng Ka Long | – | SF | 2R | C | – | 1R | – | F | 2R | 6 | 35,020 | RR | 15 | 7 | 68.2% | |
7 | 14 | Srikanth Kidambi | QF | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | QF | 2R | 2R | 9 | 31,360 | RR | 7 | 12 | 36.8% | ||
8 | 10 | Lee Zii Jia | – | SF | 1R | 2R | – | SF | – | QF | 1R | 6 | 29,390 | RR | 9 | 9 | 50.0% | ||
9 | 2 | 6 | Anthony Sinisuka Ginting | – | 1R | C | – | – | 1R | – | SF | 2R | 5 | 27,620 | RR | 10 | 6 | 62.5% |
The table below is based on the ranking of women's singles as of 26 January 2021. [12]
Rank | WR [13] | Player | IND | MAS | INA | THA | ESP | ENG | DEN | THA1 | THA2 | TP | Points | THA | Won | Lost | % | ||
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1 | 6 | Carolina Marín | C | SF | F | SF | F | SF | F | C | DC | 9 | 73,820 | F | 39 | 8 | 83.0% | ||
2 | 1 | Tai Tzu-ying | – | F | – | – | – | C | – | F | F | 4 | 40,200 | C | 21 | 4 | 84.0% | ||
3 | 5 | Ratchanok Intanon | – | 2R | C | QF | – | QF | – | QF | SF | 6 | 38,250 | RR | 16 | 7 | 69.6% | ||
4 | 9 | An Se-young | 2R | 2R | QF | F | – | 1R | – | SF | SF | 7 | 37,140 | SF | 17 | 8 | 68.0% | ||
5 | 1 | 13 | Pornpawee Chochuwong | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | C | QF | – | 2R | QF | 8 | 33,860 | SF | 14 | 8 | 63.6% | |
6 | 3 | 10 | Michelle Li | – | – | QF | – | – | 1R | SF | QF | QF | 5 | 28,940 | RR | 9 | 8 | 52.9% | |
7 | 2 | 4 | Nozomi Okuhara | – | QF | 2R | – | – | SF | C | – | – | 4 | 28,040 | – | 11 | 3 | 78.6% | |
8 | 1 | 12 | Busanan Ongbamrungphan | – | 1R | 2R | 2R | SF | 2R | – | QF | 1R | 7 | 27,870 | – | 8 | 7 | 53.3% | |
9 | 1 | 25 | Evgeniya Kosetskaya | QF | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 9 | 26,750 | RR | 5 | 11 | 31.3% | |
10 | 7 | 7 | P. V. Sindhu | – | QF | 2R | – | – | QF | – | 1R | QF | 5 | 24,840 | RR | 7 | 8 | 46.7% |
The table below is based on the ranking of men's doubles as of 26 January 2021. [14]
Rank | WR [15] | Player | IND | MAS | INA | THA | ESP | ENG | DEN | THA1 | THA2 | TP | Points | THA | Won | Lost | % | ||
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1 | 7 | Lee Yang | – | QF | QF | 2R | F | SF | – | C | DC | 7 | 51,180 | C | 27 | 5 | 84.4% | ||
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2 | 5 | 9 | Aaron Chia | – | 2R | SF | 1R | SF | QF | – | 1R | F | 7 | 36,390 | RR | 14 | 9 | 60.9% | |
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3 | 2 | 2 | Mohammad Ahsan | – | SF | F | – | – | QF | – | QF | SF | 5 | 35,820 | F | 17 | 7 | 70.8% | |
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4 | 15 | Ong Yew Sin | – | QF | QF | C | – | 2R | – | QF | QF | 6 | 35,080 | RR | 15 | 7 | 68.2% | ||
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5 | 3 | 24 | Vladimir Ivanov | QF | 1R | 1R | – | 1R | SF | F | 1R | 1R | 8 | 33,710 | RR | 10 | 10 | 50.0% | |
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6 | 3 | 22 | Marcus Ellis | – | – | 1R | QF | – | QF | C | QF | 1R | 6 | 33,270 | RR | 11 | 8 | 57.9% | |
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7 | 1 | 32 | Ben Lane | 2R | 1R | 1R | – | 2R | 1R | SF | 2R | QF | 8 | 32,040 | SF | 10 | 10 | 50.0% | |
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8 | 1 | 8 | Choi Sol-gyu | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | – | 1R | – | SF | 2R | 7 | 29,640 | SF | 7 | 9 | 43.8% | |
Seo Seung-jae |
The table below is based on the ranking of women's doubles as of 26 January 2021. [16]
Rank | WR [17] | Player | IND | MAS | INA | THA | ESP | ENG | DEN | THA1 | THA2 | TP | Points | THA | Won | Lost | % | ||
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1 | 8 | Greysia Polii | – | SF | C | – | C | 1R | – | C | SF | 6 | 46,020 | RR | 23 | 4 | 85.2% | ||
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2 | 1 | 6 | Kim So-yeong | – | QF | SF | SF | – | QF | – | SF | C | 6 | 43,360 | F | 17 | 6 | 73.9% | |
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3 | 2 | 4 | Lee So-hee | – | QF | QF | QF | – | SF | – | SF | F | 6 | 40,930 | C | 20 | 7 | 74.1% | |
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4 | 2 | 9 | Chang Ye-na | F | QF | QF | SF | – | QF | – | QF | 1R | 7 | 37,130 | – | 15 | 7 | 68.2% | |
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5 | 1 | 18 | Chloe Birch | QF | – | 1R | 2R | SF | 2R | QF | QF | 1R | 8 | 34,170 | RR | 10 | 10 | 50.0% | |
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6 | 1 | 11 | Jongkolphan Kititharakul | – | 1R | 1R | 2R | SF | 2R | – | F | QF | 7 | 33,690 | SF | 12 | 9 | 57.1% | |
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7 | 1 | 2 | Yuki Fukushima | – | 2R | 2R | – | – | C | C | – | – | 4 | 30,200 | – | 11 | 2 | 84.6% | |
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8 | 1 | 31 | Linda Efler | SF | 1R | 1R | 1R | QF | 1R | 2R | 1R | 2R | 9 | 29,980 | RR | 7 | 12 | 36.8% | |
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9 | 2 | 14 | Chow Mei Kuan | – | – | 2R | 1R | QF | 2R | – | 2R | SF | 6 | 29,340 | SF | 9 | 8 | 52.9% | |
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10 | 6 | 25 | Vivian Hoo Kah Mun | – | 1R | 1R | QF | 2R | 2R | – | 2R | QF | 7 | 26,160 | RR | 6 | 10 | 37.5% | |
Yap Cheng Wen |
The table below is based on the ranking of mixed doubles as of 26 January 2021. [18]
Rank | WR [19] | Player | IND | MAS | INA | THA | ESP | ENG | DEN | THA1 | THA2 | TP | Points | THA | Won | Lost | % | ||
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1 | 9 | Marcus Ellis | F | – | 2R | C | QF | SF | SF | 2R | 2R | 8 | 46,100 | RR | 20 | 10 | 66.7% | ||
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2 | 17 | Mark Lamsfuß | SF | 1R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 2R | C | QF | 2R | 9 | 42,040 | RR | 14 | 11 | 56.0% | ||
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3 | 2 | 3 | Dechapol Puavaranukroh | – | 2R | 2R | – | – | F | – | C | DC | 5 | 41,400 | C | 20 | 4 | 83.3% | |
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4 | 1 | 15 | Thom Gicquel | SF | 2R | SF | – | F | 2R | – | SF | 2R | 7 | 38,870 | SF | 19 | 8 | 70.4% | |
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5 | 1 | 4 | Praveen Jordan | – | 1R | QF | – | – | C | – | F | 1R | 5 | 32,460 | RR | 12 | 6 | 66.7% | |
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6 | 9 | 6 | Seo Seung-jae | – | 1R | 1R | – | – | SF | – | SF | F | 5 | 31,440 | F | 14 | 6 | 70.0% | |
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7 | 2 | 8 | Hafiz Faizal | – | SF | 1R | F | – | QF | – | 1R | QF | 6 | 30,790 | RR | 12 | 7 | 63.2% | |
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8 | 12 | Goh Soon Huat | – | QF | 2R | SF | QF | 1R | – | 2R | 2R | 7 | 29,990 | SF | 12 | 9 | 57.1% | ||
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The 2021 BWF season was the overall badminton circuit organized by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) for the 2021 badminton season to publish and promote the sport. The world badminton tournament in 2021 consisted of:
1. BWF tournaments
The 2021 BWF World Tour was the fourth season of the BWF World Tour of badminton, a circuit of 23 tournaments which led up to the World Tour Finals tournament. The 23 tournaments were divided into five levels: Level 1 is the said World Tour Finals, Level 2 called Super 1000, Level 3 called Super 750, Level 4 called Super 500 and Level 5 called Super 300. Each of these tournaments offered different ranking points and prize money. The highest points and prize pool were offered at the Super 1000 level.
The 2021 BWF Continental Circuit was the fifteenth season of the BWF Continental Circuit of badminton, a circuit of 40 tournaments. The 40 tournaments are divided into three levels:
The 2022 BWF season was the overall badminton circuit organized by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) for the 2022 badminton season to publish and promote the sport. The world badminton tournament in 2022 consisted of:
The 2022 BWF World Tour was the fifth season of the BWF World Tour of badminton, a circuit of 20 tournaments which led up to the World Tour Finals tournament. The 20 tournaments were divided into five levels: Level 1 was the said World Tour Finals, Level 2 called Super 1000, Level 3 called Super 750, Level 4 called Super 500 and Level 5 called Super 300. Each of these tournaments offers different ranking points and prize money. The highest points and prize pool were offered at the Super 1000 level.
The 2022 BWF Continental Circuit was the sixteenth season of the BWF Continental Circuit of badminton, a circuit of 70 tournaments. The 70 tournaments were divided into three levels:
The 2023 BWF season is the overall badminton circuit organized by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) for the 2023 badminton season. The world badminton tournament in 2023 consists of:
1. BWF tournaments