Uganda International

The Uganda International is an international badminton tournament held in Uganda organised by Uganda Badminton Association. In 2008, this tournament have been sanctioned by Badminton World Federation as International Series rated event with total prize money US$5000. For the badminton players, this tournament become a landmark for Uganda, because they can improved their point in world ranking and also in certain years, the points will be the Olympic Games qualification.[1][2] Another tournament, Kampala International is a Future Series level since 2023.

Previous winners

Uganda International Challenge

Year Men's singles Women's singles Men's doubles Women's doubles Mixed doubles Ref
1995 Uganda Christopher Musaazi Uganda Helen Luziika Uganda Naveen
Uganda Frank Nsubuga		 Uganda Helen Luziika
Uganda Annet Nakamya		 Uganda Naveen
Uganda Annet Nakamya		 [3][4]
1996–
2007		 No competition
2008 Lithuania Kestutis Navickas Italy Agnese Allegrini Sri Lanka Niluka Karunaratne
Sri Lanka Dinuka Karunaratne		 No competition [5]
2009 Iran Ali Shahosseini Mauritius Karen Foo Kune Uganda Shaban Nkutu
Iran Ali Shahosseini		 Uganda Shamim Bangi
Uganda Margaret Nankabirwa		 Uganda Abraham Wogute
Uganda Rita Namusisi		 [6]
2010 Nigeria Jinkan Ifraimu Spain Carolina Marín South Africa Dorian James
South Africa Wiaan Viljoen		 South Africa Michelle Edwards
South Africa Annari Viljoen		 South Africa Dorian James
South Africa Michelle Edwards		 [7]
2011 Czech Republic Jan Fröhlich Portugal Telma Santos Italy Giovanni Greco
Italy Daniel Messersi		 Turkey Özge Bayrak
Turkey Öznur Caliskan		 Uganda Ivan Mayega
Uganda Norah Nassimbwa		 [8]
2012 Sri Lanka Niluka Karunaratne Switzerland Jeanine Cicognini South Africa Dorian Lance James
South Africa Willem Viljoen		 South Africa Michelle Claire Edwards
South Africa Annari Viljoen		 South Africa Willem Viljoen
South Africa Annari Viljoen		 [9]
2013 Sri Lanka Dinuka Karunaratne India Saili Rane Italy Giovanni Greco
Italy Daniel Messersi		 Mauritius Shama Aboobakar
Nigeria Grace Gabriel		 Egypt Mahmoud El Sayad
Egypt Nadine Ashraf		 [10]
2014 India Trupti Murgunde Malaysia Chun Quan Chong
Malaysia Yeoh Seng Zoe		 Nigeria Tosin Damilola Atolagbe
Nigeria Fatima Azeez		 Nigeria Ola Fagbemi
Nigeria Dorcas Adesokan		 [11]
2015 South Africa Jacob Maliekal Turkey Ebru Yazgan Czech Republic Pavel Florián
Czech Republic Ondřej Kopřiva		 India N. Sikki Reddy
India Poorvisha S. Ram		 India Tarun Kona
India N. Sikki Reddy		 [12]
2016 Sri Lanka Niluka Karunaratne Portugal Telma Santos Sri Lanka Dinuka Karunaratne
Sri Lanka Niluka Karunaratne		 Turkey Cemre Fere
Turkey Ebru Yazgan		 Egypt Abdelrahman Kashkal
Egypt Hadia Hosny		 [13]
2017 Mauritius Julien Paul Uganda Shamim Bangi India Alwin Francis
India Tarun Kona		 Egypt Doha Hany
Egypt Hadia Hosny		 Jordan Bahaedeen Alshannik
Jordan Domou Amro		 [14]
2018 France Pierrick Cajot Mauritius Kate Foo Kune Kazakhstan Artur Niyazov
Kazakhstan Dmitriy Panarin		 Germany Jonathan Persson
Mauritius Kate Foo Kune		 [15]
2019 India B. M. Rahul Bharadwaj Myanmar Thet Htar Thuzar Nigeria Godwin Olofua
Nigeria Anuoluwapo Opeyori		 United States Howard Shu
United States Paula Lynn Obañana		 [16]
2020 Hungary Gergely Krausz India Tarun Kona
India Shivam Sharma		 India Meghana Jakkampudi
India Poorvisha S. Ram		 India Tarun Kona
India Meghana Jakkampudi		 [17]
2021 India Varun Kapur India Malvika Bansod No competition Uganda Husina Kobugabe
Uganda Mable Namakoye		 Uganda Brian Kasirye
Uganda Husina Kobugabe		 [18]
2022 France Arnaud Merklé Canada Talia Ng Malaysia Boon Xin Yuan
Malaysia Wong Tien Ci		 Malaysia Kasturi Radhakrishnan
Malaysia Venosha Radhakrishnan		 Algeria Koceila Mammeri
Algeria Tanina Mammeri		 [19]
2023 Malaysia Justin Hoh Malaysia Letshanaa Karupathevan Thailand Pongsakorn Thongkham
Thailand Wongsatorn Thongkham		 India Trisha Hegde
India Khushi Thakkar		 Singapore Andy Kwek
Singapore Crystal Wong		 [20]
2024 Vietnam Lê Đức Phát India Aakarshi Kashyap India Arjun M. R.
India Dhruv Kapila		 United States Paula Lynn Cao Hok
United States Lauren Lam		 India Sathish Karunakaran
India Aadya Variyath		 [21][22]
2025 India Manraj Singh United States Ishika Jaiswal India Mohammad Amaan
India Dingku Konthoujam		 United States Lauren Lam
United States Allison Lee		 India Ishaan Bhatnagar
India Srinidhi Narayanan		 [23]
2026 Australia Karono India Anupama Upadhyaya India Bhargav Arigela
India Viswatej Gobburu		 India Ishaan Bhatnagar
India Shruti Mishra		 [24]

Uganda International Series

Year Men's singles Women's singles Men's doubles Women's doubles Mixed doubles Ref
2023 Mexico Luis Ramón Garrido India Meghana Reddy Uganda Brian Kasirye
Uganda Muzafaru Lubega		 India Rutaparna Panda
India Swetaparna Panda		 Algeria Koceila Mammeri
Algeria Tanina Mammeri		 [25][26]
2024 India Rahul Bharadwaj Malaysia Loh Zhi Wei India Nithin H. V.
India Harsha Veeramreddy		 India Gayatri Rawat
India Mansa Rawat		 Malaysia Ashraf Zakaria
Malaysia Lim Xuan		 [27]
2025 Myanmar Hein Htut India Rujula Ramu Malaysia Ashraf Zakaria
Malaysia Ariffin Zakaria		 Switzerland Jenjira Stadelmann
Switzerland Leila Zarrouk		 Malaysia Chong Zi Xiang
Malaysia Joanne Ng		 [28]
2026


[29]

Kampala International

Year Men's singles Women's singles Men's doubles Women's doubles Mixed doubles Ref
2023 Uganda Brian Kasirye France Romane Cloteaux-Foucault Uganda Brian Kasirye
Uganda Muzafaru Lubega		 India Rutaparna Panda
India Swetaparna Panda		 United Arab Emirates Kuswanto
United Arab Emirates Sreeyuktha Sreejith Parol		 [30]
2024 India Manraj Singh India Shreya Lele Malaysia Ashraf Zakaria
Malaysia Ariffin Zakaria		 India Gayatri Rawat
India Mansa Rawat		 Malaysia Ashraf Zakaria
Malaysia Lim Xuan		 [31][32]
2025 India Harsheel Dani India Rujula Ramu Switzerland Jenjira Stadelmann
Switzerland Leila Zarrouk		 [33]
2026


[34]

Performances by nation

References

  1. ↑ "Ouganda Infos". www.africa-badminton.com (in French). Badminton Confederation of Africa. Archived from the original on 18 April 2024. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
  2. ↑ "Newsletter du Mois de Janvier 2008". www.africa-badminton.com. Badminton Confederation of Africa. Archived from the original on 15 June 2023. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
  3. ↑ "Uganda Airlines Int'l 1995 winners". BWF-Tournament Software. Retrieved 4 January 2025.
  4. ↑ "Uganda Airlines International Badminton Championships 1995" (PDF). World Badminton. November 1995. p. 48. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
  5. ↑ "Uganda International 2008 winners". BWF-Tournament Software. Retrieved 4 January 2025.
  6. ↑ "Roofing Uganda International 2009 winners". BWF-Tournament Software. Retrieved 4 January 2025.
  7. ↑ "Roofings Uganda International 2010 winners". BWF-Tournament Software. Retrieved 4 January 2025.
  8. ↑ "Uganda International Series 2011 winners". BWF-Tournament Software. Retrieved 4 January 2025.
  9. ↑ "Uganda International Badminton Championships 2012 winners". BWF-Tournament Software. Retrieved 4 January 2025.
  10. ↑ "Uganda International 2013 winners". BWF-Tournament Software. Retrieved 4 January 2025.
  11. ↑ "Uganda International 2014 winners". BWF-Tournament Software. Retrieved 4 January 2025.
  12. ↑ "Uganda International 2015 winners". BWF-Tournament Software. Retrieved 4 January 2025.
  13. ↑ "Uganda International 2016 winners". BWF-Tournament Software. Retrieved 4 January 2025.
  14. ↑ "Uganda International 2017 winners". BWF-Tournament Software. Retrieved 4 January 2025.
  15. ↑ "Uganda International 2018 winners". BWF-Tournament Software. Retrieved 4 January 2025.
  16. ↑ "Uganda International 2019 winners". BWF-Tournament Software. Retrieved 4 January 2025.
  17. ↑ "Uganda International 2020 winners". BWF-Tournament Software. Retrieved 4 January 2025.
  18. ↑ "Uganda International 2021 winners". BWF-Tournament Software. Retrieved 4 January 2025.
  19. ↑ "Uganda International 2022 winners". BWF-Tournament Software. Retrieved 4 January 2025.
  20. ↑ "Uganda International Challenge 2023 winners". BWF-Tournament Software. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
  21. ↑ "Uganda International Challenge 2024 winners". BWF-Tournament Software. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
  22. ↑ Kibuuka, Silvano (27 February 2024). "Africa falls short at Uganda International Badminton Championships". New Vision. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
  23. ↑ "Uganda International Challenge 2025 winners". BWF Tournament-Software. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
  24. ↑ "Uganda International Challenge 2026 winners". BWF Tournament-Software. Retrieved 22 February 2026.
  25. ↑ "Uganda International Series 2023 winners". BWF-Tournament Software. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
  26. ↑ Kibuuka, Silvano (10 October 2023). "Kasirye wins gold at the Uganda International Series". New Vision. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
  27. ↑ "Uganda International Series 2024 winners". BWF-Tournament Software. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
  28. ↑ "Uganda International Series 2025 winners". BWF Badminton. Retrieved 1 October 2025.
  29. ↑ "Uganda International Series 2026 winners". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 25 March 2026.
  30. ↑ "Kampala International 2023 winners". BWF-Tournament Software. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
  31. ↑ "Kampala International 2024 winners". BWF-Tournament Software. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
  32. ↑ Owor, Mark Eric (30 September 2024). "Ugandan pair wins silver at Kampala International Badminton Open". The Independent. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
  33. ↑ "Kampala International 2025 winners". BWF. Retrieved 29 September 2025.
  34. ↑ "Kampala International 2026 winners". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 26 March 2026.
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