2026 BWF Continental Circuit

2026 BWF Continental Circuit
Tournament details
Dates6 January – 13 December
Edition20th
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The 2026 BWF Continental Circuit is a series of Grade 3 badminton tournaments in 2026 organized by each continental confederation under the auspices of the BWF. The circuit consists of 95 tournaments,[1] which are divided into three levels:

  • International Challenge (39 tournaments)
  • International Series (28 tournaments)
  • Future Series (28 tournaments).

Each of these tournaments offers different ranking points and prize money.

Points distribution

Below is the point distribution table for each phase of the tournament based on the BWF points system for the BWF Continental Circuit events.[2]

Tournament Winner Runner-up 3/4 5/8 9/16 17/32 33/64 65/128 129/256
International Challenge 4,000 3,400 2,800 2,200 1,520 920 360 170 70
International Series 2,500 2,130 1,750 1,370 920 550 210 100 40
Future Series 1,700 1,420 1,170 920 600 350 130 60 20

Results

Below is the schedule released by Badminton World Federation:[3]

Winners

International Challenge

Tour Men's singles Women's singles Men's doubles Women's doubles Mixed doubles
Iran 34th Iran Fajr International Challenge 2026 Cancelled
Azerbaijan Azerbaijan International 2026 Poland Dominik Kwinta India Devika Sihag England Alex Green
England Zach Russ
Japan Miku Sugiyama
Japan Natsumi Takasaki
India Sathwik Reddy Kanapuram
India Radhika Sharma
Uganda Uganda International Challenge 2026 Australia Karono India Anupama Upadhyaya India Bhargav Arigela
India Vishwatej Gobburu
United States Lauren Lam
United States Allison Lee
India Ishaan Bhatnagar
India Shruti Mishra
Singapore SBH Singapore International Challenge 2026 Chinese Taipei Wu Zhe-ying Malaysia Goh Jin Wei Indonesia Taufik Aderya
Indonesia Daniel Edgar Marvino
South Korea Jung Kyung-eun
South Korea Kim So-yeong
Japan Yuta Watanabe
Japan Maya Taguchi
Sri Lanka Sri Lanka International Challenge 2026 Cancelled
Poland Polish Open 2026 presented by YONEX Singapore Jason Teh India Unnati Hooda Germany Malik Bourakkadi
Germany Kenneth Neumann
England Abbygael Harris
England Lizzie Tolman
Japan Hiroki Midorikawa
Japan Nami Matsuyama
Vietnam CIPUTRA HANOI - YONEX SUNRISE Vietnam International Challenge 2026 Indonesia Richie Duta Richardo India Rakshitha Ramraj Chinese Taipei Huang Tsung-i
Chinese Taipei Lin Ting-yu
Australia Gronya Somerville
Canada Josephine Wu
Hong Kong Chan Yin Chak
Hong Kong Ng Tsz Yau
Brazil Brazil International Challenge 2026 Brazil Jonathan Matias Brazil Juliana Viana Vieira Japan Takuto Goto
Japan Yuta Oku
Brazil Jaqueline Lima
Brazil Sâmia Lima
Brazil Davi Silva
Brazil Sânia Lima
Mexico VI Mexican International Challenge 2026 India Shriyanshi Valishetty India Krishna Prasad Garaga
India Pruthvi Roy
Japan Rui Kiyama
Japan Sona Yonemoto
Réunion SAINT DENIS Reunion Open 2026 India Rounak Chouhan  India Tasnim Mir Canada Jackie Dent
Canada Crystal Lai
India Ishaan Bhatnagar
India Shruti Mishra 
Denmark STATE Denmark Challenge 2026 presented by RSL Israel Daniil Dubovenko  Germany Yvonne Li  Denmark Christian Faust Kjær
Denmark Rasmus Kjær 
Japan Miku Sugiyama
Japan Nana Takahashi
England Callum Hemming
England Estelle van Leeuwen
Thailand TOYOTA Phuket International Challenge 2026 Japan Rei Miyashita Thailand Thamonwan Nithiittikrai Indonesia M. Nawaf Khoiriyansyah
Indonesia Adrian Pratama
Thailand Phattharin Aiamvareesrisakul
Thailand Sarisa Janpeng
Thailand Ratchapol Makkasasithorn
Thailand Nattamon Laisuan
France Valence Alpes International 2026 presented by FZ FORZA India Rithvik Sanjeevi  France Anna Tatranova France Maël Cattoen
France William Villeger
England Abbygael Harris
England Estelle van Leeuwen
France Natan Begga
France Elsa Jacob
Northern Mariana Islands YONEX Northern Marianas Open 2026 South Korea Park Sang-yong Japan Sakura Masuki Japan Tori Aizawa
Japan Daisuke Sano
South Korea Moon In-seo
South Korea Park Seul
South Korea Lee Hyeong-woo
South Korea Park Seul
Northern Mariana Islands CROWNE PLAZA Saipan International 2026 Japan Shogo Ogawa Chinese Taipei Wei Chun-wei
Chinese Taipei Yang Po-chih
Japan Mio Konegawa
Japan An Uesugi
South Korea Cho Song-hyun
South Korea Jeong Na-eun
Philippines Philippine International Challenge 2026 India Ginpaul Sonna Thailand Sarunrak Vitidsarn Malaysia Choong Hon Jian
Malaysia Wong Vin Sean
India Treesa Jolly
India Gayatri Gopichand
Malaysia Goh Boon Zhe
Malaysia Dania Sofea
Malaysia PETRONAS Malaysia International Challenge 2026 Japan Shogo Ogawa Japan Naoya Kawashima
Japan Kota Ogawa
Japan Mikoto Aiso
Japan Momoha Niimi
Japan Kota Ogawa
Japan Misaki Kurashima
Singapore ANTICA Singapore International Challenge 2026 Japan Riku Hatano Japan Manami Suizu Japan Takuto Goto
Japan Tsubasa Yoshida
Japan Himeka Hashimura
Japan Mao Yamakita
Japan Mutsuki Ampo
Japan Hina Osawa
Indonesia POLYTRON Pontianak International Challenge 2026    
 

 

 
Nigeria Lagos International Classics 2026    
 

 

 
Cameroon Cameroon International 2026    
 

 

 
Belgium YONEX Belgian International 2026    
 

 

 
Indonesia POLYTRON Surabaya International Challenge 2026    
 

 

 
Guatemala Guatemala International Challenge 2026    
 

 

 
New Zealand MAXX North Harbour International 2026    
 

 

 
Netherlands YONEX Dutch Open 2026    
 

 

 
Turkey NAVEK Türkiye International Challenge 2026    
 

 

 
Australia YONEX Bendigo International 2026    
 

 

 
United States Arise International Challenge 2026    
 

 

 
Australia ROKETTO Sydney International 2026    
 

 

 
Czech Republic YONEX Czech Open 2026    
 

 

 
Peru Peru International Challenge 2026    
 

 

 
India CHHATTISGARH India International Challenge 2026    
 

 

 
India INFOSYS FOUNDATION India International Challenge 2026    
 

 

 
China WANG WENJIAO CUP China International Challenge 2026    
 

 

 
Republic of Ireland VICTOR Irish Open 2026    
 

 

 
Zambia Zambia International 2026    
 

 

 
Indonesia POLYTRON Yogyakarta International Challenge 2026    
 

 

 
Scotland Scottish Open 2026    
 

 

 
Thailand TOYOTA Chiang Mai International Challenge 2026    
 

 

 
Canada 2026 YONEX Canadian International Challenge    
 

 

 
Bangladesh YONEX SUNRISE Bangladesh International Challenge 2026    
 

 

 

International Series

Tour Men's singles Women's singles Men's doubles Women's doubles Mixed doubles
Estonia YONEX Estonian International 2026 Japan Minoru Koga India Rujula Ramu Denmark Christian Faust Kjær
Denmark Rasmus Kjær
Malaysia Low Zi Yu
Malaysia Noraqilah Maisarah
Germany Jonathan Dresp
Germany Selin Hübsch
Sweden VICTOR Swedish Open 2026 hosted by PONG England Oliver Butler
England Samuel Jones
Denmark Simona Pilgaard
Denmark Signe Schulz
Malaysia Loo Bing Kun
Malaysia Noraqilah Maisarah
Singapore SBH Singapore International Series 2026 Thailand Wongsup Wongsup-In Thailand Yataweemin Ketklieng Indonesia Erwin Rendana Purnomo
Indonesia Ade Yusuf Santoso
Chinese Taipei Hsieh Mi-yen
Chinese Taipei Yu Chien-hui
Indonesia Muhammad Al Farizi
Indonesia Jessica Maya Rismawardani
Portugal 61st Portugal International Championships 2026 Denmark Jeppe Bruun Brazil Juliana Viana Vieira Denmark Robert Nebel
Denmark Jeppe Søby
Chinese Taipei Lin Chih-chun
Chinese Taipei Yang Chu-yun
Chinese Taipei Wu Hsuan-yi
Chinese Taipei Yang Chu-yun
Sri Lanka Sri Lanka International Series 2026 Cancelled
Cuba Cuba International Series 2026 India Nithin Raghavendar United States Ishika Jaiswal Mexico Nestor González
Mexico Juan Pablo Montoya
Cuba Leyanis Contreras
Cuba Taymara Oropesa 
Cuba Roberto Herrera
Cuba Taymara Oropesa
Luxembourg YONEX Luxembourg Open 2026 Japan Akira Hanada  Czech Republic Petra Maixnerová Japan Shuntaro Mezaki
Japan Yuta Oku
Individual Neutral Athletes Anastasiia Boiarun
Individual Neutral Athletes Daria Kharlampovich
Denmark Jeppe Søby
Denmark Sofie Røjkjær
Slovenia I FEEL SLOVENIA LI-NING Open 2026 India Sathish Karunakaran  India Ilishaa Pal Denmark Robert Nebel
Denmark Jeppe Søby
Netherlands Debora Jille
Netherlands Meerte Loos 
India Sathish Karunakaran
India Zenith Abbigail
Austria Austrian Open 2026 Chinese Taipei Yang Chieh-dan Canada Rachel Chan Germany Malik Bourakkadi
Germany Kenneth Neumann
Chinese Taipei Hsieh Chih-ying
Chinese Taipei Lee Yu-hsuan
Germany Jan Colin Völker
Germany Emma Moszczynski
Italy YONEX Italian Open 2026 Denmark Karan Rajan  United Arab Emirates Prakriti Bharath Germany Danial Marzuan
Germany Aaron Sonnenschein
England Lisa Curtin
England Yulia Tang 
Peru Perú International Series 2026 Italy Giovanni Toti Switzerland Jenjira Stadelmann United States Ryan Nibu
United States Joshua Yang
Guatemala Diana Corleto
Guatemala Nikté Sotomayor
Guatemala Christopher Martínez
Guatemala Diana Corleto
Jamaica Jamaica International 2026 Switzerland Julien Scheiwiller Peru Inés Castillo India Sai Pratheek K.
India Ruban Kumar
United States Sydney Li
United States Katelin Ngo
Jamaica Joel Angus
Jamaica Tahlia Richardson
Ghana JE WILSON Ghana International 2026 United Arab Emirates Riyan Malhan United Arab Emirates Nurani Ratu Azzahra India Abhyuday Choudhary
India Ayush Makhija
Ghana Moslena Adu
Ghana Rachael Quarcoo
United Arab Emirates Shashaank Sai Munnangi
Australia Supriya Yellapragada
Vietnam FELET Vietnam International Series 2026 India Dhruv Negi Thailand Tidapron Kleebyeesun South Korea Choi Sol-gyu
South Korea Lim Su-min
Thailand Tidapron Kleebyeesun
Thailand Nattamon Laisuan
South Korea Lim Su-min
South Korea Kim Hye-rin
Malaysia PETRONAS Malaysia International Series 2026    
 

 

 
Thailand TOYOTA Nakhon Sawan International Series 2026    
 

 

 
Poland Polish International 2026    
 

 

 
Venezuela III Venezuela International Series 2026 Cancelled
Uganda Uganda International Series 2026    
 

 

 
Dominican Republic XV Santo Domingo Open 2026    
 

 

 
Mexico XVII Mexican International 2026    
 

 

 
Hungary 51th VICTOR FZ FORZA Hungarian International Championships    
 

 

 
Suriname XVII Suriname International 2026    
 

 

 
Australia South Australia International 2026    
 

 

 
Guatemala Guatemala International Series 2026    
 

 

 
Wales YONEX Welsh International Open 2026    
 

 

 
Vietnam LI NING Vietnam International Series 2026    
 

 

 
South Africa AQUASPRINGS South Africa International 2026    
 

 

 
United States LA Open 2026    
 

 

 
Bangladesh YONEX SUNRISE Bangladesh International Series 2026    
 

 

 

Future Series

Tour Men's singles Women's singles Men's doubles Women's doubles Mixed doubles
Iceland RSL Iceland International 2026 Denmark Mikkel Langemark Chinese Taipei Huang Sheng-chun France Baptiste Labarthe
France Quentin Ronget
Individual Neutral Athletes Anastasiia Boiarun
Individual Neutral Athletes Daria Kharlampovich
Switzerland Yann Orteu
Switzerland Caroline Racloz
Cuba XXIV International Giraldilla 2026 El Salvador Uriel Canjura Cuba Taymara Oropesa United States Kathiravun Manivannan
United States Mukil Nambikumar
Dominican Republic Clarisa Pie
Dominican Republic Nairoby Abigail Jiménez
Cuba Roberto Herrera
Cuba Taymara Oropesa
Hungary 1st Hungarian Future Series 2026 presented by VICTOR Denmark Christopher Vittoriani Bulgaria Hristomira Popovska Denmark Sebastian Mønster Andersen
Denmark Birk Norman
Denmark Anne Fuglsang
Denmark Laura Fløj Thomsen
Germany Jan Colin Völker
Germany Emma Moszczynski
Senegal Senegal International 2026 Postponed
Malta Malta International 2026 presented by VICTOR Poland Dominik Kwinta United Arab Emirates Prakriti Bharath England Robin Harper
England Harry Wakefield
Republic of Ireland Orla Flynn
Republic of Ireland Siofra Flynn
United Arab Emirates Dhiren Ayyappan
United Arab Emirates Taabia Khan
Finland YONEX Finnish International 2026 Japan Hyuga Takano Japan Yuzuno Watanabe Sweden Jakob Ekman
Sweden Oscar Reuterhäll
Estonia Catlyn Kruus
Estonia Ramona Üprus
Finland Anton Kaisti
Finland Iina Suutarinen
Peru Perú Future Series 2026 Canada Xiaodong Sheng Peru Inés Castillo Canada Jason Mak
Canada Wong Yan Kit
Brazil Tamires Santos
Brazil Ana Júlia Ywata
Peru Sharum Durand
Peru Rafaela Munar
Slovakia KAWASAKI Slovak Open 2026 Sweden Muh Azahbru Kasra Malaysia Carine Tee Malaysia Damien Ling
Malaysia Irfan Shazmir
Chinese Taipei Chen Hsin-tung
Chinese Taipei Chen Yu-hsi
Chinese Taipei Huang Tzu-yuan
Chinese Taipei Kung Chia-yi
Germany YONEX Bonn International 2026 Hong Kong Lam Ka To Chinese Taipei Liao Jui-chi Germany Danial Marzuan
Germany Aaron Sonnenschein
Switzerland Nicolas Franconville
Switzerland Julie Franconville
Latvia RSL Latvia International 2026 Chinese Taipei Chen Yu-cheng Hong Kong Ip Sum Yau Italy Matteo Massetti
Italy David Salutt
Ukraine Maria Koriagina
Ukraine Yaroslava Vantsarovska
Denmark Alexander Pedersen
Austria Serena Au Yeong
Paraguay Paraguay Open 2026 Brazil Donnians Oliveira Switzerland Jenjira Stadelmann Brazil Renan Melo
Brazil Donnians Oliveira
Peru Naomi Junco
Peru Namie Miyahira
Brazil Marcos Ryan Sousa
Brazil Ana Júlia Ywata
Venezuela III Venezuela Future Series 2026 Cancelled
Czech Republic Czech International Future Series 2026 Germany Luis Pongratz Vietnam Vũ Thị Trang United Arab Emirates Dev Ayyappan
United Arab Emirates Dhiren Ayyappan
Germany Stine Küspert
Germany Isabel Lohau
United Arab Emirates Dhiren Ayyappan
United Arab Emirates Taabia Khan
France FZ FORZA Future Series Nouvelle-Aquitaine 2026 Denmark Victor Ørding Kauffmann France Rayan Benaissa
France Mady Sow
Netherlands Kirsten de Wit
Netherlands Meerte Loos
Netherlands Joep Strooper
Netherlands Sterre Bang
Mauritius FELET Mauritius International 2026 Cancelled
Bolivia II Internacional Badminton Sucre Capital de Bolivia 2026 Malta Matthew Abela Colombia Juliana Giraldo Bolivia Jorge Alejandro Paniagua Palma
Bolivia Gabriel Danilo Rosales Medina
Bolivia Camila Lucero Mullisaca Quispe
Bolivia Juanita Siviora
Malta Matthew Abela
Poland Gabriela Skorkowska
Dominican Republic Dominican International 2026 United States Jay Chun Switzerland Jenjira Stadelmann Argentina Nicolas Oliva
Argentina Santiago Otero
Dominican Republic Alissa Acosta
Dominican Republic Daniela Acosta
Dominican Republic Yonatan Linarez
Dominican Republic Nairoby Abigail Jiménez
Mexico VI Mexico Future Series 2026


Guatemala Vlll Guatemala Future Series 2026


Costa Rica III Costa Rica Future Series 2026


Lithuania RSL Lithuanian International 2026


Croatia VICTOR Croatian International 2026


Uganda Kampala International 2026


Bulgaria YONEX Bulgarian International Championship 2026


Iran 3rd Iran International Future Series Khazar (Caspian) Cup 2026 Cancelled
Greece Hellas International 2026


Qatar 1st Qatar Future Series 2026 Cancelled
Guyana Guyana GNR International 2026 Cancelled
Norway FZ FORZA Norwegian International 2026


Turkey NAVEK Türkiye International Future Series 2026


Australia YONEX Melbourne International 2026


Botswana Botswana International 2026


El Salvador VIII El Salvador International 2026


Slovenia I FEEL SLOVENIA LI-NING Future Series 2026


Statistics

Performance by countries

Below are the 2026 BWF Continental Circuit performances by country. Only countries that have won a title are listed:

International Challenge

Rank Team AZE
Azerbaijan
UGA
Uganda
SGP1
Singapore
POL
Poland
VIE
Vietnam
BRA
Brazil
MEX
Mexico
REU
Réunion
DEN
Denmark
THA1
Thailand
FRA
France
NMI
Northern Mariana Islands
SAI
Northern Mariana Islands
PHI
Philippines
MAS
Malaysia
SGP2
Singapore
INA1
Indonesia
NGR
Nigeria
CMR
Cameroon
BEL
Belgium
INA2
Indonesia
GUA
Guatemala
NZL
New Zealand
NED
Netherlands
TUR
Turkey
BND
Australia
USA
United States
SYD
Australia
CZE
Czech Republic
PER
Peru
IND1
India
IND2
India
CHN
China
IRL
Republic of Ireland
ZAM
Zambia
INA3
Indonesia
SCO
Scotland
THA2
Thailand
CAN
Canada
BAN
Bangladesh
Total
1  Japan 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 5 21
2  India 2 3 1 1 2 4 1 2 16
3  Brazil 4 2 6
4  South Korea 1 3 1 5
 Thailand 3 1 1 5
6  England 1 1 1 1 4
7  Chinese Taipei 1 1 1 3
 France 3 3
 Indonesia 1 1 1 3
 Malaysia 1 2 3
11  Germany 1 1 2
12  Australia 1 0.5 1.5
 Canada 0.5 1 1.5
14  Denmark 1 1
 Hong Kong 1 1
 Israel 1 1
 Poland 1 1
 Singapore 1 1
 United States 1 1

International Series

Rank Team EST
Estonia
SWE
Sweden
SGP
Singapore
POR
Portugal
CUB
Cuba
LUX
Luxembourg
SLO
Slovenia
AUT
Austria
ITA
Italy
PER
Peru
JAM
Jamaica
GHA
Ghana
VIE1
Vietnam
VIE2
Vietnam
MAS
Malaysia
THA
Thailand
POL
Poland
VEN
Venezuela
UGA
Uganda
DOM
Dominican Republic
MEX
Mexico
HUN
Hungary
SUR
Suriname
AUS
Australia
GUA
Guatemala
WAL
Wales
RSA
South Africa
USA
United States
BAN
Bangladesh
Total
1  India 1 1 1 3 1 1 8
2  Denmark 1 1 2 1 1 1 7
3  Chinese Taipei 1 2 2 5
 Germany 1 2 2 5
5  Japan 1 1 2 4
6  United Arab Emirates 1 2.5 3.5
7  United States 1 1 1 3
8  Cuba 2 2
 England 1 1 2
 Guatemala 2 2
 Indonesia 2 2
 Malaysia 1 1 2
  Switzerland 1 1 2
 Thailand 2 2
15 Individual Neutral Athletes Authorised Neutral Athlete 1 1
 Brazil 1 1
 Canada 1 1
 Czech Republic 1 1
 Ghana 1 1
 Italy 1 1
 Jamaica 1 1
 Mexico 1 1
 Netherlands 1 1
 Peru 1 1
25  Australia 0.5 0.5

Future Series

Rank Team ISL
Iceland
CUB
Cuba
HUN
Hungary
MLT
Malta
FIN
Finland
PER
Peru
SVK
Slovakia
GER
Germany
LAT
Latvia
PAR
Paraguay
CZE
Czech Republic
FRA
France
BOL
Bolivia
DOM
Dominican Republic
MEX
Mexico
GUA
Guatemala
CRC
Costa Rica
LTU
Lithuania
CRO
Croatia
UGA
Uganda
BUL
Bulgaria
IRN
Iran
GRE
Greece
QAT
Qatar
GUY
Guyana
NOR
Norway
TUR
Turkey
AUS
Australia
BOT
Botswana
ESA
El Salvador
SLO
Slovenia
Total
1  Chinese Taipei 1 2 2 1 6
2  Denmark 1 3 0.5 1 5.5
3  Brazil 1 3 4
 Germany 1 1 2 4
 United Arab Emirates 2 2 4
6  Peru 2 1 3
  Switzerland 1 1 1 3
8  Bolivia 2 2
 Canada 2 2
 Cuba 2 2
 France 1 1 2
 Hong Kong 1 1 2
 Japan 2 2
 Malaysia 2 2
 Netherlands 2 2
 Sweden 1 1 2
 Vietnam 1 1 2
18  Malta 1.5 1.5
 Poland 1 0.5 1.5
20 Individual Neutral Athletes Authorised Neutral Athlete 1 1
 Bulgaria 1 1
 Colombia 1 1
 Dominican Republic 1 1
 El Salvador 1 1
 England 1 1
 Estonia 1 1
 Finland 1 1
 Ireland 1 1
 Italy 1 1
 Ukraine 1 1
 United States 1 1
32  Austria 0.5 0.5

Performance by categories

These tables were calculated after the finals of the Ghana International.

References

  1. ↑ "Events". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 24 March 2026.
  2. ↑ "World Ranking System" (PDF). Badminton World Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 May 2019. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
  3. ↑ "Tournament Calendar – 2026". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 20 November 2025.