The India International Challenge is an international badminton tournament, which is held annually in India. [1] During its first two editions, it was a domestic tournament. [2] Since 2010, it became an international tournament with the grading of International Challenge. [3]
Pos. | Nation | MS | WS | MD | WD | XD | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | India | 11 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 49 |
2 | Indonesia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 |
Thailand | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | |
4 | Malaysia | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
5 | Japan | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
6 | Hong Kong | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
7 | South Korea | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
8 | Canada | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Total | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 84 |
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