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Summer Olympics

• July 25 – August 3 Postponed: Badminton at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo
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Summer Paralympics

• September 2 – 6 Postponed: Badminton at the 2020 Summer Paralympics (debut event) in Tokyo
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International badminton events (Grade 1)

• August 15 – 23: 2020 Thomas & Uber Cup in Aarhus[1]
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• September 28 – October 11: 2020 BWF World Junior Championships in Auckland[2][3]
  • Singles: (m) / (f)
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Continental badminton events

• February 10 – 15: 2020 Oceania Badminton Championships (Senior & Teams) in  Australia Ballarat[4][5]
  • Singles: Abhinav Manota (m) / Chen Hsuan-yu (f)
  • Doubles:  New Zealand (Oliver Leydon-Davis & Abhinav Manota) (m) /  Australia (Setyana Mapasa & Gronya Somerville) (f)
  • Mixed:  Australia (Simon Leung & Gronya Somerville)
  • Men's team:  Australia (Anthony Joe, Jacbo Schueler, Keith Mark Edison, Lin Ying Xiang, Matthew Chau, Mitchell Wheller, Sawan Serasinghe, Simon Leung)
  • Women's team:  Australia (Angela Yu, Chen Hsuan-yu, Gronya Somerville, Kaitlyn Ea, Louisa Ma, Setyana Mapasa, Sylvina Kurniawan, Tiffany Ho)

• February 10 – 13: 2020 All Africa Men's and Women's Team Badminton Championships in Cairo[6]
  • Men's team:  Algeria (Adel Hamek, Koceila Mammeri, Mohamed Abderrahime Belarbi, Youcef Sabri Medel)
  • Women's team:  Egypt (Doha Hany, Hadia Hosny, Hana Tarek Mohamed, Jana Ashraf, Nour Ahmed Youssri, Rahma Mohamed Saad Eladawy)

• February 10 – 13: 2020 African Badminton Championships in Cairo[7]
  • Singles: Georges Paul (m) / Kate Foo Kune (f)
  • Doubles:  Algeria (Koceila Mammeri & Youcef Sabri Medel) (m) /  Egypt (Doha Hany & Hadia Hosny) (f)
  • Mixed:  Egypt (Adham Hatem Elgamal & Doha Hany)

• February 11 – 16: 2020 European Men's and Women's Team Badminton Championships in Liévin[8]
  • Men's team:  Denmark (Anders Antonsen, Anders Skaarup Rasmussen, Carsten Mogensen, Frederik Søgaard, Hans-Kristian Vittinghus, Jan Ø. Jørgensen, Kim Astrup, Mads Conrad-Petersen, Mathias Boe, Viktor Axelsen)
  • Women's team:  Denmark (Alexandra Bøje, Amalie Magelund, Freja Ravn, Julie Dawall Jakobsen, Line Christophersen, Line Kjærsfeldt, Maiken Fruergaard, Mette Poulsen, Mia Blichfeldt, Sara Thygesen)

• February 11 – 16: 2020 Badminton Asia Team Championships in  Philippines Manila[9]
  • Men's team:  Indonesia (Anthony Sinisuka Ginting, Fajar Alfian, Firman Abdul Kholik, Hendra Setiawan, Jonatan Christie, Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo, Marcus Fernaldi Gideon, Mohammad Ahsan, Muhammad Rian Ardianto, Shesar Hiren Rhustavito)
  • Women's team:  Japan (Akane Yamaguchi, Aya Ohori, Chiharu Shida, Mayu Matsumoto, Nami Matsuyama, Riko Gunji, Sayaka Hirota, Sayaka Takahashi, Wakana Nagahara, Yuki Fukushima)

• February 13 – 16: 2020 Pan Am Badminton Team Championships in Salvador[10]
  • Men's team:  Canada (Antonio Li, Brian Yang, Jason Ho-shue, Joshua Hurlburt-Yu, Maxime Tétreault, Nyl Yakura, Phillipe Charron)
  • Women's team:  Canada (Brittney Tam, Catherine Choi, Jacqueline Cheung, Kyleigh O'Donoghue, Kristen Tsai, Michelle Li, Rachel Honderich, Zhang Wen Yu)

• April 21 – 26: 2020 European Badminton Championships in  Ukraine Kyiv[11]
  • Singles: (m) / (f)
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• April 21 – 26: 2020 Badminton Asia Championships in Manila[12]
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• April 23 – 26: 2020 Pan Am Badminton Championships in Guatemala City[13]
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• July 11 – 19: 2020 Badminton Asia Junior Championships in Suzhou[14][15]
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• July 9 – 17: 2020 Pan Am Badminton Junior Championships in Acapulco[16][17]
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• September 25 – 27: 2020 All Africa Badminton Junior Championships in Cotonou[18]
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• October 30 – November 8: 2020 European Badminton Junior Championships in Gliwice[19][20]
  • Singles: (m) / (f)
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• August 3 – 7: 2020 Badminton Asia Senior Championships in Colombo[21]
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2020 BWF season (Grade 2)

• January 7 – December 13: 2020 BWF World Tour

Level 1 (World Tour Finals)

• December 9 – 13: 2020 BWF World Tour Finals in Guangzhou[22]
  • Singles: (m) / (f)
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  • Mixed: ( & )

Level 2 (Super 1000)

• March 11 – 15: 2020 All England Open in Birmingham[23]
  • Singles: Viktor Axelsen (m) / Tai Tzu-ying (f)
  • Doubles:  Japan (Hiroyuki Endo & Yuta Watanabe) (m) /  Japan (Yuki Fukushima & Sayaka Hirota) (f)
  • Mixed:  Indonesia (Praveen Jordan & Melati Daeva Oktavianti)

• June 16 – 21: 2020 Indonesia Open in Jakarta[24]
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• September 15 – 20: 2020 China Open in Changzhou[25]
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Level 3 (Super 750)

• March 31 – April 5 Postponed: 2020 Malaysia Open in Kuala Lumpur[26]
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• September 22 – 27: 2020 Japan Open in Tokyo[27]
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• October 13 – 18: 2020 Denmark Open in Odense[28]
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• October 20 – 25: 2020 French Open in Paris
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• November 3 – 8: 2020 Fuzhou China Open in Fuzhou[29]
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Level 4 (Super 500)

• January 7 – 12: 2020 Malaysia Masters in Kuala Lumpur[30]
  • Singles: Kento Momota (m) / Chen Yufei (f)
  • Doubles:  South Korea (Kim Gi-jung & Lee Yong-dae) (m) /  China (Li Wenmei & Zheng Yu) (f)
  • Mixed:  China (Zheng Siwei & Huang Yaqiong)

• January 14 – 21: 2020 Indonesia Masters in Jakarta[31]
  • Singles: Anthony Sinisuka Ginting (m) / Ratchanok Intanon (f)
  • Doubles:  Indonesia (Marcus Fernaldi Gideon & Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo) (m) /  Indonesia (Greysia Polii & Apriyani Rahayu) (f)
  • Mixed:  China (Zheng Siwei & Huang Yaqiong)

• March 24 – 29 Postponed: 2020 India Open in New Delhi[32]
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• April 7 – 12 Postponed: 2020 Singapore Open in Singapore[33]
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• June 9 – 14: 2020 Thailand Open in Bangkok[34]
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• September 8 – 13: 2020 Korea Open in Seoul[35]
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• November 10 – 15: 2020 Hong Kong Open in Hong Kong[36]
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Level 5 (Super 300)

• January 21 – 26: 2020 Thailand Masters in Bangkok[37]
  • Singles: Ng Ka Long (m) / Akane Yamaguchi (f)
  • Doubles:  Malaysia (Ong Yew Sin & Teo Ee Yi) (m) /  China (Chen Qingchen & Jia Yifan) (f)
  • Mixed:  England (Marcus Ellis & Lauren Smith)

• February 18 – 23: 2020 Spain Masters in Barcelona[38]
  • Singles: Viktor Axelsen (m) / Pornpawee Chochuwong (f)
  • Doubles:  Denmark (Kim Astrup & Anders Skaarup Rasmussen) (m) /  Indonesia (Greysia Polii & Apriyani Rahayu) (f)
  • Mixed:  South Korea (Kim Sa-rang & Kim Ha-na)

• March 3 – 8 Postponed: 2020 German Open in Mülheim[39]
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• March 17 – 22 Postponed: 2020 Swiss Open in Basel[40]
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• April 28 – May 3 Postponed: 2020 New Zealand Open in Auckland[41]
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• June 2 – 7: 2020 Australian Open in Sydney[42]
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• June 23 – 28: 2020 U.S. Open in California[43]
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• September 1 – 6: 2020 Chinese Taipei Open in Taipei[44]
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• October 27 – November 1: 2020 Macau Open in Macau[45]
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• November 17 – 22: 2020 Syed Modi International in Lucknow[46]
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• November 24 – 29: 2020 Korea Masters in Gwangju[47]
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Level 6 (Super 100)

• February 25 – March 1 Postponed: 2020 Lingshui China Masters in Lingshui[48]
  • Singles: (m) / (f)
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• March 24 – 29 Postponed: 2020 Orléans Masters in Orléans[49]
  • Singles: (m) / (f)
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• June 30 – July 5: 2020 Canada Open in Calgary[50]
  • Singles: (m) / (f)
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• July 7 – 12: 2020 Russian Open in Vladivostok[51]
  • Singles: (m) / (f)
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• July 28 – August 2: 2020 Hyderabad Open in Hyderabad[52]
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• August 18 – 23: 2020 Akita Masters in Akita[53]
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• August 25 – 30: 2020 Vietnam Open in Da Nang[54]
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• September 29 – October 4: 2020 Indonesia Masters Super 100 in (location TBC)[55]
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• October 6 – 11: 2020 Dutch Open in Almere[56]
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• October 27 – November 1: 2020 SaarLorLux Open in Saarbrücken[57]
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Leagues

• January 20 – February 9: 2020 Premier Badminton League in  India[58]
  • The Bengaluru Raptors defeated the Northeastern Warriors, 4–2, to win their second Premier Badminton League title.
    • Player of the League: Tai Tzu-ying of Bengaluru Raptors
    • Indian Player of the League: N. Sikki Reddy of Hyderabad Hunters
    • Emerging Player of the League: Priyanshu Rajawat of Hyderabad Hunters

World University Championships

• November 16 – 22: 2020 World University Badminton Championships in Bangkok[59]
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References

1. TOTAL BWF Thomas & Uber Cup Finals 2020
2. Barfoot & Thompson BWF World Junior Mixed Team Championships 2020
3. Barfoot & Thompson BWF World Junior Championships 2020
4. VICTOR Oceania Championships 2020
5. VICTOR Oceania Men's and Women's Team Championships 2020
6. All Africa Men's & Women;s Team Championships 2020
7. All Africa Individual Championships 2020
8. 2020 European Men's & Women's Team Championships
9. Badminton Asia Team Championships 2020
10. Male & Female Pan Am Team Continental Championships 2020
11. 2020 European Championships
12. Badminton Asia Championships 2020
13. XXIV Pan Am Individual Championships 2020
14. Badminton Asia Junior Team Championships 2020
15. Badminton Asia Junior Championships 2020
16. XXIX Pan Am Junior Team Championships 2020
17. XXIX Pan Am Junior Championships 2020
18. All Africa Under 19 Individual Championships 2020
19. 2020 European Junior Team Championships
20. 2020 European Junior Championships
21. Badminton Asia Senior Championships 2020
22. HSBC BWF World Tour Finals 2020
23. YONEX All England Open 2020
24. BLIBLI Indonesia Open 2020
25. VICTOR China Open 2020
26. CELCOM AXIATA Malaysia Open 2020
27. DAIHATSU YONEX Japan Open 2020
28. DANISA Denmark Open 2020
29. Fuzhou China Open 2020
30. PERODUA Malaysia Masters 2020
31. DAIHATSU Indonesia Masters 2020
32. YONEX-SUNRISE India Open 2020
33. Singapore Open 2020
34. TOYOTA Thailand Open 2020
35. Korea Open 2020
36. YONEX-SUNRISE Hong Kong Open 2020
37. Princess Sirivannavari Thailand Masters 2020
38. Barcelona Spain Masters 2020
39. YONEX German Open 2020
40. YONEX Swiss Open
41. Barfoot & Thompson New Zealand Open 2020
42. CROWN GOURP Australian Open 2020
43. YONEX US Open 2020
44. YONEX Taipei Open 2020
45. Macau Open 2020
46. Syed Modi India International 2020
47. GWANGJU Korea Masters 2020
48. Lingshui China Masters 2020
49. Orleans Masters 2020
50. YONEX Canada Open 2020
51. Russian Open 2020
52. Hyderabad Open 2020
53. YONEX Akita Masters 2020
54. Vietnam Open 2020
55. Indonesia Masters 2020 Super 100
56. YONEX Dutch Open 2020
57. SaarLorLux Open 2020
58. Premier Badminton League Official Website
59. 2020 FISU World University Badminton Championships