2020 BWF Continental Circuit

The 2020 BWF Continental Circuit was the fourteenth season of the BWF Continental Circuit of badminton, a circuit of 14 tournaments.[1] The 14 tournaments are divided into three levels:

  • International Challenge (2 tournaments)
  • International Series (6 tournaments)
  • Future Series (6 tournaments).
2020 BWF Continental Circuit
Tournament details
Dates7 January – 13 December
Edition14th
2019 IC
2019 IS
2019 FS
2021

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

Points distribution

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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

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

Winners

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International Challenge

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Tour Men's singles Women's singles Men's doubles Women's doubles Mixed doubles
Iran Fajr International   Sheng Xiaodong   Crystal Pan   Soroush Eskandari Vatannejad
  Amir Jabbari
  Nasim Safaei
  Hananeh Yaghobzadeh
Austrian International   Max Weißkirchen   Yukino Nakai   Alexander Dunn
  Adam Hall
  Tsukiko Yasaki
  Erika Yokoyama
  Jeppe Bay
  Sara Lundgaard
Polish Open Cancelled [note 1]
Canadian International Cancelled [note 2]
Osaka International Cancelled [note 2]
Finnish Open Cancelled [note 2]
Denmark International Cancelled [note 2]
Mongolia International Cancelled [note 2]
Lagos International Cancelled [note 3]
Azerbaijan International Cancelled [note 4]
Belgian International Cancelled [note 5]
Maldives International Cancelled [note 2]
Spanish International Cancelled
Myanmar International Cancelled [note 1]
Czech International Cancelled [note 5]
Indonesia International Cancelled [note 1]
Vietnam International Cancelled [note 6]
Hungarian International Cancelled [note 7]
Malaysia International Cancelled [note 7]
India International Cancelled [note 8]
Scottish Open Cancelled [note 9]
Bangladesh International Cancelled [note 8]
White Nights Cancelled [note 10]
Italian International Cancelled [note 11]

International Series

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Tour Men's singles Women's singles Men's doubles Women's doubles Mixed doubles
Estonian International   Hashiru Shimono   Natsuki Nidaira   Chiang Chien-wei
  Ye Hong-wei
  Rena Miyaura
  Saori Ozaki
  Yujiro Nishikawa
  Saori Ozaki
Swedish Open   Victor Svendsen   Julie Finne-Ipsen
  Mai Surrow
Lao International Cancelled
Uganda International   Gergely Krausz   Thet Htar Thuzar   Tarun Kona
  Shivam Sharma
  Meghana Jakkampudi
  Poorvisha S. Ram
  Tarun Kona
  Meghana Jakkampudi
Jamaica International   Takuma Obayashi   Momoka Kimura   Aníbal Marroquín
  Jonathan Solís
  Sayaka Hobara
  Rena Miyaura
  Jonathan Solís
  Diana Corleto
KaBaL International Karviná Cancelled [note 2]
Waikato International Cancelled [note 2]
Dutch International Cancelled [note 2]
Peru International Cancelled [note 2]
Slovenian International Cancelled [note 2]
Malaysia International Series Cancelled [note 1]
Bulgarian International Cancelled [note 5]
Kharkiv International Cancelled [note 1]
Bendigo International Cancelled [note 12]
Polish International Cancelled [note 1]
Guatemala International Cancelled [note 10]
Bahrain International Cancelled [note 13]
Cameroon International Cancelled [note 9]
Brazil International Cancelled [note 14]
Santo Domingo Open Cancelled [note 15]
Kazakhstan International Cancelled [note 13]
Norwegian International Cancelled [note 7]
Portugal International   Brice Leverdez   Sabrina Jaquet   Lucas Corvée
  Brice Leverdez
  Lauren Middleton
  Holly Newall
  Christopher Grimley
  Eleanor O'Donnell
Suriname International Cancelled
Irish Open Cancelled [note 3]
International Mexicano   Job Castillo   Sabrina Solís   Job Castillo
  Sebastián Martínez
  Jessica Bautista
  Vanessa Villalobos
  Andrés López
  Sabrina Solis
Welsh International Cancelled [note 10]
Vietnam International Series Cancelled [note 9]
Bangabandhu International Series Cancelled [note 16]
Turkey Open Cancelled [note 16]

Future Series

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Tour Men's singles Women's singles Men's doubles Women's doubles Mixed doubles
Iceland International   Fathurrahman Fauzi   Rachel Sugden   Anton Monnberg
  Jesper Paul
  Asmita Chaudhari
  Pamela Reyes
  Alex Green
  Annie Lado
Slovak International   Jan Louda   Lin Jhih-yun   Lin Shang-kai
  Tseng Min-hao
  Lee Chia-hsin
  Lin Jhih-yun
  Lu Ming-che
  Wu Ti-jung
Kenya International   Chirag Sen   Aakarshi Kashyap   Kathiravun Concheepuran Manivannan
  Santhosh Gajendran
  Doha Hany
  Hadia Hosny
  Adham Hatem Elgamal
  Doha Hany
Peru Future Series   Yushi Tanaka   Momoka Kimura   Rubén Castellanos
  Christopher Martínez
  Daniela Macías
  Dánica Nishimura
  Daniel la Torre
  Paula la Torre
Giraldilla International Cancelled [note 2]
North Harbour International Cancelled [note 2]
Lithuanian International Cancelled [note 2]
German International Cancelled [note 2]
Styrian International Cancelled [note 2]
Latvia International   Mihkel Laanes   Catlyn Kruus   Mikk Järveoja
  Mihkel Laanes
  Kati-Kreet Marran
  Helina Rüütel
  Mihkel Laanes
  Helina Rüütel
Kathmandu International Cancelled [note 17]
Sydney International Cancelled [note 12]
Maldives Future Series Cancelled [note 2]
Benin International Cancelled [note 3]
Croatian International Cancelled [note 10]
Bulgarian International   Luka Ban   Linda Zetchiri   Daniel Nikolov
  Ivan Rusev
  Gabriela Stoeva
  Stefani Stoeva
  Iliyan Stoynov
  Hristomira Popovska
Myanmar Future Series Cancelled [note 1]
Bahrain Future Series Cancelled [note 13]
Cyprus International Cancelled [note 8]
Chile International Cancelled [note 14]
Egypt International Cancelled [note 18]
Israel International Cancelled
Algeria International Cancelled [note 3]
Guatemala Future Series Cancelled [note 10]
Slovenia Future Series Cancelled [note 19]
Costa Rica Future Series Cancelled [note 13]
Botswana International Cancelled [note 9]
Zambia International Cancelled [note 14]
South Africa International Cancelled [note 14]
El Salvador International Cancelled [note 20]
  1. ^ a b c d e f g Update on Tournaments Grade 2, 3 and Junior cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic.[4]
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q BWF announces a revamped 2020 tournament calendar due to COVID-19 pandemic.[5]
  3. ^ a b c d Updates 18 September 2020, tournaments cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic.[6]
  4. ^ This tournament, originally to be played from 16 to 19 July, was later cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[7]
  5. ^ a b c Tournament update 3 European tournaments cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic.[8]
  6. ^ This tournament, originally to be played from 24 to 29 March, was later postponed[9] to 2–7 June due to COVID-19 pandemic in Vietnam before getting another schedule. It was officially cancelled on 10 July 2020.
  7. ^ a b c Updates 11 September 2020, tournaments cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic.[10]
  8. ^ a b c Updates 8 September 2020, tournaments cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic.[11]
  9. ^ a b c d Updates 7 August 2020, tournaments cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic.[12]
  10. ^ a b c d e Updates 25 August 2020, tournaments cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic.[13]
  11. ^ Updates 2 October 2020, tournaments cancelled or postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic.[14]
  12. ^ a b Two Australian tournaments cancelled in September due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[15]
  13. ^ a b c d Updates 10 July 2020, tournaments cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic.[16]
  14. ^ a b c d Updates 24 July 2020, tournaments cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic.[17]
  15. ^ Two Pan Am Tournaments Cancelled in October due to COVID-19 pandemic in the Dominican Republic.[18]
  16. ^ a b Updates 14 November 2020, tournaments cancelled or postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic.[19]
  17. ^ Update on tournaments cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic.[20]
  18. ^ Tournament updates 7 July 2020.[21]
  19. ^ Updates 27 October 2020, tournaments cancelled or postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic.[22]
  20. ^ Updates 5 November 2020, tournaments cancelled or postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic.[23]

Statistics

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Performance by countries

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Below are the 2020 BWF Continental Circuit performances by country. Only countries who have won a title are listed:

International Challenge

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Rank Team IRI AUT Total
1   Iran 2 2
  Japan 2 2
3   Canada 1 1
  Denmark 1 1
  Germany 1 1
  Scotland 1 1
  United States 1 1

International Series

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Rank Team EST SWE UGA JAM POR MEX Total
1   Japan 4 2 3 9
2   Mexico 5 5
3   India 3 3
4   Chinese Taipei 1 1 2
  Denmark 2 2
  France 2 2
  Guatemala 2 2
  Scotland 2 2
9   Hungary 1 1
  Myanmar 1 1
   Switzerland 1 1

Future Series

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Rank Team ISL SVK KEN PER LAT BUL Total
1   Estonia 5 5
2   Bulgaria 4 4
  Chinese Taipei 4 4
4   India 3 3
5   Egypt 2 2
  England 2 2
  Japan 2 2
  Peru 2 2
9   Croatia 1 1
  Czech Republic 1 1
  Finland 1 1
  Guatemala 1 1
  Indonesia 1 1
  Scotland 1 1

Performance by categories

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To avoid confusion and double counting, information in this table shall only be updated once a tournament has concluded. These tables were calculated after the XD (5/5) of International Mexicano.

References

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  1. ^ "Events". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
  2. ^ "World Ranking System" (PDF). Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 29 November 2019.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ "Tournament Calendar – 2020". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
  4. ^ "Update on Tournaments Grade 2, 3 and Junior". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. 4 June 2020. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
  5. ^ "BWF Announces a Revamped 2020 Tournament Calendar". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. 14 March 2020. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
  6. ^ "Tournament updates 18 September 2020". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. 18 September 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  7. ^ "Azerbaijan International 2020 Cancelled". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
  8. ^ "Tournament update 3 European tournaments cancelled". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. 29 June 2020. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  9. ^ "BWF Statement on Postponement of Vietnam International Challenge". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. 25 February 2020. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
  10. ^ "Tournament updates 11 September 2020". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. 11 September 2020. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
  11. ^ "Tournament updates 8 September 2020". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. 8 September 2020. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  12. ^ "Tournament updates 7 August 2020". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. 7 August 2020. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
  13. ^ "Tournament updates 25 August 2020". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. 25 August 2020. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
  14. ^ "Tournament updates 2 October 2020". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. 2 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  15. ^ "Two Australian Tournaments Cancelled in September". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. 7 May 2020. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
  16. ^ "Tournament updates 10 July 2020". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. 10 July 2020. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  17. ^ "Tournament updates 24 July 2020". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
  18. ^ "Two Pan Am Tournaments Cancelled in October". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. 19 June 2020. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
  19. ^ "Tournament updates 14 November 2020". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. 14 November 2020. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
  20. ^ "Update on Tournaments cancelled". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. 30 June 2020. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  21. ^ "Tournament updates 7 July 2020". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. 7 July 2020. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  22. ^ "Tournament updates 27 October 2020". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. 27 October 2020. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
  23. ^ "Tournament updates 5 November 2020". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. 5 November 2020. Retrieved 11 November 2020.