| Sport | Badminton |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2000 |
| Founder | VELO badminton |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Official website | dutch-international.nl |
The Dutch International is an open international badminton tournament held in the Netherlands. The tournament annually held in Wateringen and organized by the VELO badminton since 2000. The Dutch International is a part of the European Badminton Circuit and graded as BWF International Series level. [1] This tournament is the second largest badminton event in the Netherlands with a total price money of $10.000.
The table below gives an overview of the winners at the Dutch International since 2000. [2]
| Pos | Nation | MS | WS | MD | WD | XD | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Denmark | 8 | 4 | 9.5 | 3 | 8 | 32.5 |
| 2 |  Germany | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 18 |
| 3 |  Netherlands | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 13 | |
| 4 |  England | 1.5 | 1 | 3 | 5.5 | ||
| 5 |  France | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | ||
 Poland | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |
 India | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | ||
| 8 |  Bulgaria | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||
 Chinese Taipei | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||
 Japan | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||
 Malaysia | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |||
| 12 |  Belgium | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
 Hong Kong | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||
 Russia | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||
 Spain | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||
 Ukraine | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| 17 |  New Zealand | 1.5 | 1.5 | ||||
 Scotland | 1 | 0.5 | 1.5 | ||||
| 19 |  Australia | 1 | 1 | ||||
 China | 1 | 1 | |||||
 Estonia | 1 | 1 | |||||
 Finland | 1 | 1 | |||||
 Indonesia | 1 | 1 | |||||
 Sweden | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Total | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 115 | |
In memory of Erik Meijs the organization has created an Erik Meijs Award to the Most Sportsman Player of the Tournament. [28] Erik Meijs was the 2016 Dutch national champion who died after being involved in a tragic traffic accident in Germany in November 2017. [29]
| Year | Winner |
|---|---|
| 2018 | Toby Penty |
| 2019 | Mathias Thyrri |
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