2025 BWF season

2025 BWF season
Details
Duration	7 January – 14 December
Edition	19th
Tournaments	122
Categories	Grade 1 – (Individuals, Mixed Teams): 2; Grade 2 – BWF World Tour Finals: 1; Grade 2 – Super 1000: 4; Grade 2 – Super 750: 6; Grade 2 – Super 500: 9; Grade 2 – Super 300: 10; Grade 2 – Super 100: 10; Grade 3 – International Challenge: 27; Grade 3 – International Series: 24; Grade 3 – Future Series: 19; Continental Championships: 10;
Achievements (singles)
Awards
Player of the year	TBD
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Last updated January 19, 2025

The 2025 BWF season is the overall badminton circuit organized by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) for the 2025 badminton season. The world badminton tournament in 2025 consists of:
1. BWF tournaments (Grade 1; Major Events)

The Sudirman Cup is teams event. The others – Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300, Super 100, International Challenge, International Series, and Future Series are all individual tournaments. The higher the level of tournament, the larger the prize money and the more ranking points available.

The 2025 BWF season calendar comprises these six levels of BWF tournaments.

Schedule

This is the complete schedule of events on the 2025 calendar,^[1] with the champions and runners-up documented.

Key

Olympics
World Tour Finals
Super 1000
Super 750
Super 500
Super 300
Super 100
International Challenge
International Series
Future Series
Continental events/Team Events

January

Week commencing	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up
6 January	Malaysia Open (Draw) Dates: 7 January – 12 January Host: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Venue: Axiata Arena Level: Super 1000 Prize: $1,450,000 Format: 32MS/32WS/32MD/32WD/32XD	Shi Yuqi	Anders Antonsen
		Score: 21–8, 21–15
		An Se-young	Wang Zhiyi
		Score: 21–17, 21–7
		Kim Won-ho Seo Seung-jae	Chen Boyang Liu Yi
		Score: 19–21, 21–12, 21–12
		Yuki Fukushima Mayu Matsumoto	Jia Yifan Zhang Shuxian
		Score: 17–21, 21–15, 21–15
		Dechapol Puavaranukroh Supissara Paewsampran	Feng Yanzhe Huang Dongping
		Score: 21–13, 19–21, 21–18
	Estonian International Dates: 9 January – 12 January Host: Tallinn, Estonia Venue: Kalevi Spordihall Level: International Series Prize: $5,000 Format: 32MS/32WS/32MD/32WD/32XD	Joakim Oldorff	Victor Ørding Kauffmann
		Score: 21–10, 21–13
		Nella Nyqvist	Anna Siess Ryberg
		Score: 21–16, 21–13
		Chua Yue Chern Koon Fung Kelvin Ho	Bhargav Ram Arigela Viswa Tej Gobburu
		Score: 21–16, 14–21, 21–11
		Margot Lambert Camille Pognante	Agathe Cuevas Kathell Desmots-Chacun
		Score: 21–15, 21–18
		Ethan van Leeuwen Abbygael Harris	Grégoire Deschamp Margot Lambert
		Score: 21–11, 21–14
13 January	India Open (Draw) Dates: 14 January – 19 January Host: New Delhi, India Venue: K. D. Jadhav Indoor Stadium Level: Super 750 Prize: $950,000 Format: 32MS/32WS/32MD/32WD/32XD	Viktor Axelsen	Lee Cheuk Yiu
		Score: 21-16, 21-8
		An Se-young	Pornpawee Chochuwong
		Score: 21-12, 21-9
		Goh Sze Fei Nur Izzuddin	Kim Won-ho Seo Seung-jae
		Score: 21-15, 13-21, 21-16
		Arisa Igarashi Ayako Sakuramoto	Kim Hye-jeong Kong Hee-yong
		Score: 21-15, 21-13
		Jiang Zhenbang Wei Yaxin	Thom Gicquel Delphine Delrue
		Score: 21-18, 21-17
	Swedish Open Dates: 16 January – 19 January Host: Uppsala, Sweden Venue: IFU Arena [ sv; es ] Level: International Series Prize: $10,000 Format: 32MS/32WS/32MD/32WD/32XD	Arnaud Merklé	Jeppe Bruun
		Score: 19-21, 21-16, 21-16
		Neslihan Arın	Léonice Huet
		Score: 21-14, 24-22
		Chua Yue Chern Koon Fung Kelvin Ho	Mael Cattoen Lucas Renoir
		Score: 21-13, 21-17

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20 January	Indonesia Masters (Draw) Dates: 21 January – 26 January Host: Jakarta, Indonesia Venue: Istora Gelora Bung Karno Level: Super 500 Prize: $475,000 Format: 32MS/32WS/32MD/32WD/32XD
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	Iceland International Dates: 23 January – 26 January Host: Reykjavík, Iceland Venue: Tennis- og Badmintonfélag Reykjavíkur [ de ] Level: Future Series Format: 32MS/32WS/32MD/32WD/32XD
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27 January	Thailand Masters (Draw) Dates: 28 January – 2 February Host: Bangkok, Thailand Venue: Nimibutr Stadium Level: Super 300 Prize: $240,000 Format: 32MS/32WS/32MD/32WD/32XD
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	Iran Fajr International Challenge Dates: 28 January – 2 February Host: Semnan, Iran Venue: Alghadir Sports Hall Level: International Challenge Prize: $17,500 Format: 64MS/64WS/32MD/32WD/16XD
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February

Week commencing	Tournament	Champions
10 February
	Oceania Mixed Team Badminton Championships (Draw) Dates: 10 February – 12 February Host: Auckland, New Zealand Venue: Harcourts Cooper & Co Badminton North Harbour Centre Level: Continental Team Championships Format: 5 teams

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	All Africa Mixed Team Badminton Championships (Draw) Dates: 10 February – 13 February Host: Cameroon Venue: Level: Continental Team Championships Format:





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	Badminton Asia Mixed Team Championships (Draw) Dates: 11 February – 16 February Host: Qingdao, Shandong Province, China Venue: Conson Gymnasium Level: Continental Team Championships Format: 13 teams





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	European Mixed Team Badminton Championships (Draw) Dates: 12 February – 16 February Host: Azerbaijan Venue: Level: Continental Team Championships Format:





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	Oceania Championships (Draw) Dates: 13 February – 16 February Host: Auckland, New Zealand Venue: Harcourts Cooper & Co Badminton North Harbour Centre Level: Continental Individual Championships Format: 128MS/64WS/64MD/32WD/64XD
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	Pan American Cup (Draw) Dates: 13 February – 16 February Host: Mexico Venue: Level: Continental Team Championships Format:





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	All Africa Individual Championships (Draw) Dates: 14 February – 16 February Host: Cameroon Venue: Level: Continental Individual Championships Format:
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17 February	Singapore International Dates: 18 February – 23 February Host: Singapore Venue: SBH East Coast @ Expo Level: International Challenge Prize: $25,000 Format: 64MS/32WS/32MD/32WD/32XD
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	Uganda International Dates: 19 February – 23 February Host: Kampala, Uganda Venue: Lugogo Stadium Level: International Challenge Prize: $17,500 Format: 32MS/32WS/32MD/32WD/32XD
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24 February	German Open (Draw) Dates: 25 February – 2 March Host: Mülheim, Germany Venue: Westenergie Sporthalle Level: Super 300 Prize: $240,000 Format: 32MS/32WS/32MD/32WD/32XD
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	Sri Lanka International Dates: 25 February – 2 March Host: Colombo, Sri Lanka Venue: Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium Level: International Challenge Prize: $17,500 Format: 64MS/32WS/32MD/32WD/32XD
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3 March	Orléans Masters (Draw) Dates: 4 March – 10 March Host: Orléans, France Venue: Palais des Sports Level: Super 300 Prize: $240,000 Format: 32MS/32WS/32MD/32WD/32XD
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	Sri Lanka International Dates: 3 March – 8 March Host: Colombo, Sri Lanka Venue: Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium Level: International Series Prize: $5,000 Format: 64MS/32WS/32MD/32WD/32XD
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	Portugal International Dates: 5 March – 9 March Host: Venue: Level: International Series Prize: $10,000 Format: 32MS/32WS/32MD/32WD/32XD
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10 March	All England Open Badminton Championships (Draw) Dates: 11 March – 16 March Host: Birmingham, England Venue: Utilita Arena Birmingham Level: Super 1000 Prize: $1,450,000 Format: 32MS/32WS/32MD/32WD/32XD
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	Ruichang China Masters (Draw) Dates: 11 March – 16 March Host: Ruichang, China Venue: Ruichang Sports Park Gym Level: Super 100 Prize: $120,000 Format: 48MS/32WS/32MD/32WD/32XD
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	Dutch International Dates: 13 March – 16 March Host: Wateringen, Netherlands Venue: VELO Hall Level: International Series Prize: $10,000 Format: 32MS/32WS/32MD/32WD/32XD
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	Torneo Internacional Giraldilla Dates: 12 March – 16 March Host: Havana, Cuba Venue: Coliseo de la Ciudad Deportiva Level: Future Series Format:
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17 March	Swiss Open (Draw) Dates: 18 March – 23 March Host: Basel, Switzerland Venue: St. Jakobshalle Level: Super 300 Prize: $250,000 Format: 32MS/32WS/32MD/32WD/32XD
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Retirements

Following is a list of notable players (winners of the main tour title, and/or part of the BWF Rankings top 100 for at least one week) who announced their retirement from professional badminton, during the 2025 season:

Linda Efler (born 23 January 1995 in Emsdetten, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany) reached a career-high ranking of no. 12 in the mixed doubles on 5 July 2018. She announced her retirement on 2 December 2024. The 2025 European Mixed Team Badminton Championships will be her last tournament.^[2]
Hendra Setiawan (born 25 August 1984 in Pemalang, Central Java, Indonesia) reached a career-high ranking of no. 1 in the men's doubles on 27 September 2007. He became Olympic champion in 2008 and is also a 4-time World Champion. He announced his retirement on 3 December 2024. The 2025 Indonesia Masters will be his last tournament.^[3]^[4]
Mohammad Ahsan (born 7 September 1987 in Palembang, South Sumatra, Indonesia) reached a career-high ranking of no. 1 in the men's doubles on 21 November 2013. He was a 3-time World Champion. He announced his retirement on 10 December 2024 following his partner Hendra Setiawan. The 2025 Indonesia Masters will be his last tournament.^[4]
Tan Kian Meng
Vivian Hoo The 2025 Malaysia Open was her last tournament.

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References

↑ "BWF Tournament Calendar – 2025". Badminton World Federation.
↑ https://www.instagram.com/lindaefler/p/DDFabumMg-y/?hl=en&img_index=1
↑ Wahyu, Ardhianto (3 December 2024). "BREAKING NEWS - Hendra Setiawan Umumkan Rencana Pensiun" (in Indonesian). Bolasport. Retrieved 17 December 2024.
1 2 "Mohammad Ahsan announces retirement, farewell at Indonesia Masters 2025". The Jakarta Post. 12 December 2024. Retrieved 17 December 2024.

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[1] "BWF Tournament Calendar – 2025". Badminton World Federation.

[2] ttps://www.instagram.com/lindaefler/p/DDFabumMg-y/?hl=en&img_index=1

[3] Wahyu, Ardhianto (3 December 2024). "BREAKING NEWS - Hendra Setiawan Umumkan Rencana Pensiun" (in Indonesian). Bolasport. Retrieved 17 December 2024.

[ahsan_hendra-4] 1 2 "Mohammad Ahsan announces retirement, farewell at Indonesia Masters 2025". The Jakarta Post. 12 December 2024. Retrieved 17 December 2024.

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