As an odd-numbered year, 2025 is both a non-Olympic Games and non-FIFA World Cup year. Women's sport takes centre stage in the 2025 sporting calendar with major tournaments in rugby union and cricket. The most prominent quadrennial events for this year are the 2025 Women's Rugby World Cup in England and the 2025 Women's Cricket World Cup in India.[1]
In men's association football, the expanded 2025 FIFA Club World Cup will have its first edition in its new quadrennial format, mirroring other FIFA World Cups, with the former annual format being rebranded as the FIFA Intercontinental Cup. In men's rugby, the British & Irish Lions will tour Australia while in men's cricket, Lord's Cricket Ground in London will host the 2025 ICC World Test Championship final. Other major events for the year include the Ashes test series between Australia and England for both men and women, the 2025 Ryder Cup in men's golf, the biennial world championships in athletics and aquatics and annual major events in tennis and golf, and annual world championship events in a range of sports including gymnastics, cycling, triathlon, weightlifting and badminton. Winter sports will also hold their annual events, but will also gear up qualification processes for the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy.
As a consequence of the pandemic, an extra edition of the World Athletics Indoor Championships originally planned for 2020 will also be held in 2025 in Nanjing, China. It will be the first time since 2003 that the indoor and outdoor events will occur in the same year, before the indoor championships revert to an even-numbered year schedule in 2026.
In multi-sports, the 2025 World Games for non-Olympic disciplines and events will take place in Chengdu, China while the 2025 Deaflympics, the premier event for the non-Paralympic disability sport classification of hearing impairment will also take place in Tokyo, Japan.
There are several major badminton events happening in 2025. These events typically take place on an annual basis, and some of the most notable tournaments include:
BWF World Championships 2025
Date: August 2025
Location: TBC (usually held in different locations around the world)
The BWF World Championships is one of the sport's most prestigious events, featuring top players from around the world competing for the title of World Champion in multiple categories (men's and women's singles, men's and women's doubles, and mixed doubles).
BWF Thomas and Uber Cup Finals 2025
Date: May 2025
Location: TBC
The Thomas Cup (for men) and Uber Cup (for women) are the equivalent of the world team championships. National teams compete against each other for the prestigious title.
All England Open Badminton Championships 2025
Date: March 2025
Location: Birmingham, England
One of the oldest and most prestigious tournaments, this event attracts the best players from around the world. It is part of the BWF World Tour Super 1000 series.
BWF World Tour Events (Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300, and Super 100)
Dates: Throughout 2025
These tournaments take place at various locations globally throughout the year and provide players the opportunity to earn points for their world rankings. Key events include:
Indonesia Open (Super 1000)
China Open (Super 1000)
Malaysia Open (Super 750)
Singapore Open (Super 500)
Hong Kong Open (Super 500)
Thailand Open (Super 300)
Asian Badminton Championships 2025
Date: April 2025
Location: TBC
This prestigious continental event features the top players from across Asia competing for the title.
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2025 Men's FIH Hockey Junior World Cup 
2025 Women's FIH Hockey Junior World Cup 
2025 FEI Asian Equestrian Championships 
2025 FIFA Arab Cup 
2025 European Short Course Swimming Championships 
2025 Women's World Floorball Championships 
2025 European Cross Country Championships 
2025 Africa Cup of Nations 
