The Estonian International in badminton is an international open held in Estonia since 2004 and is thereby one of the most recent international badminton tournaments in the world.
The tournament is now classified as BWF International Series (formerly Future Series) and admitted to the European Badminton Circuit. As many other international championships in badminton, that usually carry the name of the main sponsor, it is designed as Estonia Kalev International.
Pos | Nation | MS | WS | MD | WD | XD | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Russia | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 15 | |
2 | France | 4 | 2 | 5 | 0.5 | 11.5 | |
3 | Japan | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
4 | Finland | 6 | 1 | 2 | 9 | ||
5 | Estonia | 1 | 5 | 1.5 | 7.5 | ||
6 | Denmark | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | |
7 | Germany | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | ||
Netherlands | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | |||
9 | Thailand | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||
10 | China | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
Chinese Taipei | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||
Singapore | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||
13 | Lithuania | 1 | 0.5 | 1.5 | |||
England | 1 | 0.5 | 1.5 | ||||
15 | Belgium | 1 | 1 | ||||
Bulgaria | 1 | 1 | |||||
Greece | 1 | 1 | |||||
Israel | 1 | 1 | |||||
New Zealand | 1 | 1 | |||||
Poland | 1 | 1 | |||||
Spain | 1 | 1 | |||||
Turkey | 1 | 1 | |||||
United States | 1 | 1 | |||||
Total | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 90 |
Taufik Hidayat is an Indonesian retired badminton player. He is a former World, Olympic, two time Asian Games, and three time Asian champion, and the youngest world number one in the men's singles. Hidayat has won the Indonesia Open six times. He is considered one of the great men's single players in badminton history and has earned the nickname "Mr. Backhand".
The Hong Kong Open is an annual badminton tournament held in Hong Kong since 1982, but it did not take place annually. It is organized by Hong Kong Badminton Association and it became one of the Super Series tournament in 2007. In 2008, Wang Chen became the first home player to win the Hong Kong Open title.
The U.S. Open Badminton Championships is an annual badminton tournament first held in 1954 when the American Badminton Association opened the U.S. National Badminton Championships to foreign competition. During the 1950s and 1960s it often attracted the world's top players. The 2015 Yonex Suffolk County Community College US Open Championships, held in Brentwood, NY, attracted Malaysia's superstar Lee Chong Wei as well as 9 others in the top 30 MS competitors. In 2016, the tournament was hosted in El Monte, California. In 2017, the tournament was hosted in Anaheim, California. In 2018, the tournament will be held at California State University, Fullerton.
The Dutch Open is an annual badminton tournament held in the Netherlands for the first time in November 1931 and is currently organized by Nederlandse Badminton Bond (NBB). It is a part of the European Badminton Circuit.
The Japan Open is an annual badminton tournament held in Japan. It became part of the BWF Super Series tournaments in 2007. BWF categorised Japan Open as one of the five BWF World Tour Super 750 events in the BWF events structure since 2018.
The Belgian International is an international badminton open tournament, held since 1958 but in irregular periods.
The Italian International in badminton is an international open held in Italy since 1994. It was halted between 1996 and 1998, and in 2000. The tournament belongs to the EBU Circuit.
The Welsh International is an international badminton championship held in Wales since 1928 and is thereby one of the oldest badminton tournaments in the world. The tournament was halted during World War II and until 1956, between 1960 and 1966, and in 1971. It is organised by Welsh Badminton Cymru, the governing body for badminton in Wales.
The Czech Open in badminton is an international open held in the Czech Republic since 1993. This tournament followed the Czechoslovakian Open and is often used by European, in particular Danish, new generation talents as jump board into the European point. In 2018, the Český Badmintonový Svaz held two level 4 tournaments, the International Series in Karviná, and the International Challenge in Brno, which held in March and September, respectively.
The Indian National Badminton Championships is a tournament organized to crown the best badminton players in India since 1934. Until the 1960s, foreign players could compete in the championships, which is why the winners' lists includes Malaysians and Danes.
The Slovenian International in badminton is an international open held in Slovenia regularly since 1993.
The Israel Open, formerly called Hatzor International, in badminton is an international open held in Israel since 1975. It was held annually from 1975 to 1982, but between 1983 and 2005 the competition was held only thrice. The competition was resumed in 2006 under a new name Hatzor International, after the club which host the event at Kibbutz Hatzor. Israeli National Badminton Championships started in 1977.
The Vietnam International Challenge, formerly Vietnam Satellite and Hanoi International, is an international badminton tournament held in Vietnam. This tournament has been an International Challenge level since 2008. Another tournament named Vietnam International Series established in 2014, and Vietnam Open established in 1996.
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Cai Jiani is a former Chinese badminton player from the Fujian Kaisheng club who was specializes in doubles. She had won some international tournaments in Europe, and at the 2008 Austrian International, 2008 Portugal International, 2009 Estonian International, she won doubles titles in women's and mixed doubles event.
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The Bendigo International is an international badminton tournament to be held for the first time in Bendigo, Victoria, Australia, in September 2020. The event is part of the Badminton World Federation's International Series and part of the Badminton Oceania circuit.
The Bangladesh International is an international badminton tournament held in Dhaka, Bangladesh, and organized by the Bangladesh Badminton Federation. The tournament was established in June 2002 and was part of the Asian Satellite. In 2011, the tournament was graded as the BWF International Series with the total prize money equaling US$5,000, and later in 2013, it was upgraded to the International Challenge, providing a total prize money of US$15,000. In 2019, the tournament will be dedicated to Bangladesh's "Father of the Nation," Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
Joakim Oldorff is a Finnish professional badminton player, who has won, among others, the Yonex Welsh International 2023 and Yonex Estonian International 2024, and the Finnish Championships in 2021, 2023 and 2024.