Osaka International (badminton)

The Osaka International, initially known as the Osaka Satellite, was an international badminton tournament held annually in Osaka, Japan, from 2007 to 2023. Sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) as an International Challenge level event, it was hosted by the Nippon Badminton Association (NBA) and overseen by the Osaka Prefectural Badminton Association. The event was discontinued after the 2023 edition. ^[1]

Controversies

2016 Cancellation

Cancellation of the 2016 Osaka International resulted from the Nippon Badminton Association (NBA) missing the application deadline set by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). ^[2] The BWF had notified the NBA in October 2014 of a deadline change from August to April, but this was reportedly overlooked by NBA staff. The NBA's application, submitted in August 2015 (four months past the revised deadline), was consequently rejected. ^[3] Following the cancellation, Kinji Zeniya, then executive director of the NBA, publicly apologized and stated the association planned to reapply the next year. ^[4]

Discontinuation

The discontinuation of the Osaka International, effective from 2024, was announced by the NBA on 27 October 2023. ^[5] The decision followed discussions with tournament stakeholders and was communicated to Badminton Asia and the BWF. According to the NBA, the discontinuation stemmed from a re-evaluation of its organizational structure and funding allocation. The NBA noted that the Osaka International had received higher funding compared to other tournaments. When the NBA proposed adjusting future funding to align with other events, the Osaka Prefectural Badminton Association indicated difficulty in continuing under those terms and relinquished its hosting role. ^[6]

Previous winners

Year	Men's singles	Women's singles	Men's doubles	Women's doubles	Mixed doubles	Ref
2007	Shō Sasaki	Eriko Hirose	Han Sang-hoon Cho Gun-woo	Aki Akao Tomomi Matsuda	Keita Masuda Miyuki Maeda	[7]
2008	Kōichi Saeki	Megumi Taruno	Kwon Yi-goo Ko Sung-hyun	Kumiko Ogura Reiko Shiota	Kwon Yi-goo Ha Jung-eun	[8]
2009	Lee Cheol-ho	Ai Gotō	Yoshiteru Hirobe Hajime Komiyama	Misaki Matsutomo Ayaka Takahashi	Hsieh Yu-Hsing Chien Yu-chin	[9]
2010	Sho Sasaki	Wang Rong	Hirokatsu Hashimoto Noriyasu Hirata	Mizuki Fujii Reika Kakiiwa	Kenichi Hayakawa Shizuka Matsuo	[10]
2011	Keigo Sonoda	Minatsu Mitani	Takatoshi Kurose Keigo Sonoda	Miri Ichimaru Shiho Tanaka	Takeshi Kamura Koharu Yonemoto	[11]
2012	Kazumasa Sakai	Sayaka Takahashi	Takeshi Kamura Keigo Sonoda	Rie Etō Yū Wakita	Riky Widianto Richi Puspita Dili	[12]
2013	Kazuteru Kozai	Kaori Imabeppu	Kenta Kazuno Kazushi Yamada		Lukhi Apri Nugroho Annisa Saufika	[13]
2014	Ng Ka Long	Yui Hashimoto		Shizuka Matsuo Mami Naito	Muhammad Rijal Vita Marissa	[14]
2015	Jeon Hyeok-jin	Sayaka Takahashi		Chen Qingchen Jia Yifan	Kim Duck-young Eom Hye-won	[15]
2016	no competition [note 1]
2017	Yu Igarashi	Sayaka Takahashi	Wang Sijie Zhuge Lukai	Kim So-yeong Yoo Hae-won	Wang Sijie Ni Bowen	[16]
2018		Ayumi Mine	Hirokatsu Hashimoto Hiroyuki Saeki	Naoko Fukuman Kurumi Yonao	Kim Won-ho Lee Yu-rim	[17]
2019	Koki Watanabe	Saena Kawakami	Ko Sung-hyun Shin Baek-cheol	Sayaka Hobara Natsuki Sone	Kim Won-ho Jeong Na-eun	[18]
2020	Cancelled [note 2]					[19]
2021	Cancelled [note 3]					[20]
2022	Cancelled [note 4]					[21]
2023	Yushi Tanaka	Shiori Saito	Hiroki Midorikawa Kyohei Yamashita	Lee Yu-lim Shin Seung-chan	Wang Chan Shin Seung-chan	[22]
2024	Cancelled and discontinued [note 5]					[5]

1. The 2016 tournament was cancelled due to the Nippon Badminton Association failing to meet the BWF application deadline. ^[2]
2. The 2020 tournament (1–5 April) was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Japan.
3. The 2021 tournament (31 March – 4 April) was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Japan.
4. The 2022 tournament (6–10 April) was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Japan.
5. The tournament was discontinued from 2024 onwards, as announced by the Nippon Badminton Association on 27 October 2023, citing funding reallocation.

Performances by nation

As of the finals of the 2023 edition

Pos	Nation	MS	WS	MD	WD	XD	Total
1	Japan	10	12	9	10	3	44
2	South Korea	2		3	2	5	12
3	China			1	1	1	3
	Indonesia					3	3
5	Chinese Taipei					1	1
	Hong Kong	1					1
	Macau		1				1
Total		13	13	13	13	13	65

See also

• Japan Open
• Japan Masters

References

1. "申請ミスでバドミントン国際大会開けず" (in Japanese). Nikkan Sports. 24 February 2016. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
2. "International Badminton Tournament Cancelled Due to Application Error" (in Japanese). Nikkan Sports. 24 February 2016. Archived from the original on 24 May 2016. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
3. "Badminton Association misses deadline, international tournament cannot be held due to application error" (in Japanese). Daily Sports. 24 February 2016. Archived from the original on 31 January 2025. Retrieved 31 January 2025.
4. "International tournament unable to be held due to application error Nippon Badminton Association" (in Japanese). Sports Nippon. 24 February 2016. Archived from the original on 26 February 2016. Retrieved 31 January 2025.
5. "[Tournament Information] Osaka International Challenge, a gateway for young athletes, comes to an end" (in Japanese). Badminton Spirit. 27 October 2023. Retrieved 3 February 2025.
6. "Press release regarding the tournament hosted by our association" (PDF) (in Japanese). Nippon Badminton Association. 27 October 2023. Retrieved 3 February 2025.
7. "Osaka International Challenge 2007 | Results" (PDF). Nippon Badminton Association. 8 April 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 13 July 2025.
8. 2008 winners
9. 2009 winners
10. 2010 winners
11. "OSAKA INT'L 2011 – New generation". Badzine. 11 April 2011. Archived from the original on 10 October 2016. Retrieved 12 July 2025.
12. Sato, Junro (8 April 2012). "Match Reports: Osaka International Challenge 2012". Nippon Badminton Association (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 24 April 2012. Retrieved 12 July 2025.
13. 2013 winners
14. Komiya, Miyuki (6 April 2014). "OSAKA INT'L 2014 – Home team takes 3". Badzine. Archived from the original on 23 September 2017. Retrieved 12 July 2025.
15. Komiya, Miyuki (5 April 2015). "OSAKA INT'L 2015 – Japan shares titles with China, Korea". Badzine. Archived from the original on 15 May 2025. Retrieved 9 July 2025.
16. "[IC] Yu Igarashi and Sayaka Takahashi win singles! <Osaka International>" (in Japanese). Badminton Spirit. 2 April 2017. Archived from the original on 6 August 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2025.
17. 2018 winners
18. Komiya, Miyuki (8 April 2019). "OSAKA INT'L 2019 – Japan leaves 2 titles for Korea, takes the rest". Badzine. Archived from the original on 12 May 2025. Retrieved 12 July 2025.
19. 2020
20. 2021
21. 2022
22. 2023 winners

External links

• Ōsaka International Challenge Badminton senshuken (Japanese)