Saipan International (badminton)

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The Saipan International is an international badminton tournament held in Saipan, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. The event is part of the Badminton World Federation's International Challenge [1] and part of the Badminton Oceania circuit. [2] It will be held for the first time in 2023. [3] [4]

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Previous winners

YearMen's singlesWomen's singlesMen's doublesWomen's doublesMixed doubles
2023 [5] Flag of Japan.svg Takuma Obayashi Flag of Japan.svg Tomoka Miyazaki Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Lee Fang-chih
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Lee Fang-jen
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Hsu Ya-ching
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Lin Wan-ching
Flag of the United States.svg Presley Smith
Flag of the United States.svg Allison Lee

Performances by nation

As of the 2023 edition
NoNationMSWSMDWDXDTotal
1Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei 001102
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 110002
3Flag of the United States.svg  United States 000011
Total111115

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