2021 BWF Continental Circuit

The 2021 BWF Continental Circuit was the fifteenth season of the BWF Continental Circuit of badminton, a circuit of 40 tournaments.[1] The 40 tournaments are divided into three levels:

  • International Challenge (12 tournaments)
  • International Series (16 tournaments)
  • Future Series (11 tournaments).
2021 BWF Continental Circuit
Tournament details
Dates12 January – 19 December
Edition15th
2020 2022

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

Points distribution edit

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 edit

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

Winners edit

International Challenge edit

Tour Men's singles Women's singles Men's doubles Women's doubles Mixed doubles
Iran Fajr International Cancelled [note 1]
Canadian International Cancelled [note 2]
Austrian Open Cancelled [note 3]
Maldives International Cancelled [note 2]
Polish Open   Ng Tze Yong   Kristin Kuuba   Man Wei Chong
  Tee Kai Wun
  Bengisu Erçetin
  Nazlıcan İnci
  Choong Hon Jian
  Toh Ee Wei
Osaka International Cancelled [note 4]
Spanish International   Pablo Abián   Kisona Selvaduray   Man Wei Chong
  Tee Kai Wun
  Alyssa Tirtosentono
  Imke van der Aar
  Tee Kai Wun
  Teoh Mei Xing
Vietnam International Cancelled [note 5]
White Nights Cancelled [note 6]
Denmark Masters   Brian Yang   Line Christophersen   Daniel Lundgaard
  Mathias Thyrri
  Amalie Magelund
  Freja Ravn
  Jeppe Bay
  Sara Lundgaard
Mexican International   Luís Enrique Peñalver   Beatriz Corrales   Job Castillo
  Luis Montoya
  Clara Azurmendi
  Beatriz Corrales
  Vinson Chiu
  Jennie Gai
Bendigo International Cancelled [note 7]
Mongolia International Cancelled [note 7]
Dutch Open   Loh Kean Yew   Kristin Kuuba   Terry Hee
  Loh Kean Hean
  Johanna Magnusson
  Clara Nistad
  Mikkel Mikkelsen
  Rikke Søby
India International Challenge   Priyanshu Rajawat   Anupama Upadhyaya   Krishna Prasad Garaga
  Vishnu Vardhan Goud Panjala
  Treesa Jolly
  Gayathri Gopichand
  Ishaan Bhatnagar
  Tanisha Crasto
Belgian International   Ng Tze Yong   Riko Gunji   Pramudya Kusumawardana
  Yeremia Rambitan
  Rin Iwanaga
  Kie Nakanishi
  Hiroki Midorikawa
  Natsu Saito
Lagos International Cancelled
Malaysia International Cancelled
Irish Open   Yeoh Seng Zoe   Hsu Wen-chi   Man Wei Chong
  Tee Kai Wun
  Debora Jille
  Cheryl Seinen
  Robin Tabeling
  Selena Piek
Bahrain International Challenge   Ikhsan Rumbay   Lauren Lam   Raymond Indra
  Daniel Edgar Marvino
  Yeung Nga Ting
  Yeung Pui Lam
  Law Cheuk Him
  Yeung Nga Ting
Scottish Open   Ng Tze Yong   Hsu Wen-chi   Christopher Grimley
  Matthew Grimley
  Rachel Honderich
  Kristen Tsai
  Callum Hemming
  Jessica Pugh
Welsh International   Arnaud Merklé   Kim Gi-jung
  Kim Sa-rang
  Margot Lambert
  Anne Tran
  William Villeger
  Anne Tran
Bangladesh International   Abhishek Saini   Putri Kusuma Wardani   Sachin Dias
  Buwaneka Goonethilleka
  Mehreen Riza
  Arathi Sara Sunil
  Sachin Dias
  Kavidi Sirimannage
Indonesia International Cancelled

International Series edit

Tour Men's singles Women's singles Men's doubles Women's doubles Mixed doubles
Estonian International Cancelled [note 1]
Swedish Open Cancelled
Uganda International   Varun Kapur   Malvika Bansod No competition   Husina Kobugabe
  Mable Namakoye
  Israel Wanagalya
  Betty Apio
Santo Domingo Open   Rubén Castellanos   Nikté Sotomayor   Aníbal Marroquín
  Jonathan Solís
  Diana Corleto
  Nikté Sotomayor
  Luis Montoya
  Vanessa Villalobos
Dutch International Cancelled [note 2]
Peru International   Brian Yang   Laura Sárosi   Koceila Mammeri
  Youcef Sabri Medel
  Diana Corleto
  Nikté Sotomayor
  Jonathan Solís
  Diana Corleto
Portugal International   Ditlev Jaeger Holm   Mads Pieler Kolding
  Frederik Søgaard
  Christine Busch
  Amalie Schulz
  Callum Hemming
  Jessica Pugh
Slovenian International   Arnaud Merklé   Mutiara Ayu Puspitasari   Putra Erwiansyah
  Patra Harapan Rindorindo
  Low Yeen Yuan
  Valeree Siow
  Choong Hon Jian
  Toh Ee Wei
Austrian Open   Panji Ahmad Maulana   Clara Azurmendi   Junaidi Arif
  Muhammad Haikal
  Ni Ketut Mahadewi Istarani
  Serena Kani
Malaysia International Cancelled [note 8]
Bulgarian Open Cancelled [note 9]
Kathmandu International Cancelled [note 5]
Ukraine International   Priyanshu Rajawat   Polina Buhrova   Junaidi Arif
  Muhammad Haikal
  Stine Küspert
  Emma Moszczynski
  Yap Roy King
  Valeree Siow
Brazil International   Jonathan Matias   Juliana Viana Vieira   Fabrício Farias
  Francielton Farias
  Jaqueline Lima
  Sâmia Lima
  Fabrício Farias
  Jaqueline Lima
Finnish Open Cancelled [note 8]
Sydney International Cancelled [note 7]
Polish International   Kiran George   Jaslyn Hooi   Ishaan Bhatnagar
  K. Sai Pratheek
  Margot Lambert
  Anne Tran
  William Villeger
  Anne Tran
Guatemala International   Kevin Cordón   Jennie Gai   Kevin Lee
  Ty Alexander Lindeman
  Francesca Corbett
  Allison Lee
  Ty Alexander Lindeman
  Josephine Wu
Maldives International Cancelled [note 9]
Czech Open   Jan Louda   Putri Kusuma Wardani   Terry Hee
  Loh Kean Hean
  Anna Cheong
  Teoh Mei Xing
  Terry Hee
  Tan Wei Han
Hungarian International   Daniel Nikolov   Hsu Wen-chi   Emil Lauritzen
  Mads Vestergaard
  Ornnicha Jongsathapornparn
  Phataimas Muenwong
  Rory Easton
  Annie Lado
Norwegian International Cancelled[note 10]
Cameroon International Cancelled[note 11]
Bahrain International Series   Bobby Setiabudi   Aisyah Sativa Fatetani   Amri Syahnawi
  Christopher David Wijaya
  Yeung Nga Ting
  Yeung Pui Lam
  Lee Chun Hei
  Ng Tsz Yau
Vietnam International Series Cancelled[note 12]
Internacional Mexicano   Danylo Bosniuk   Lauren Lam   Adam Dong
  Nyl Yakura
  Srivedya Gurazada
  Ishika Jaiswal
  Vinson Chiu
  Jennie Gai
El Salvador International   Uriel Canjura   Ishika Jaiswal   Jonathan Matias
  Artur Silva Pomoceno
  Sania Lima
  Tamires Santos
  Christopher Martínez
  Mariana Paiz
Italian International   Alex Lanier   Edith Urell   Kristian Kræmer
  Marcus Rindshøj
  Stine Küspert
  Emma Moszczyński
  Jesper Toft
  Clara Graversen

Future Series edit

Tour Men's singles Women's singles Men's doubles Women's doubles Mixed doubles
Iceland International Cancelled [note 2]
Slovak Open Cancelled [note 13]
Kenya International Cancelled [note 14]
Giraldilla International Cancelled [note 13]
Lithuanian International   Alex Lanier   Malvika Bansod   Emil Lauritzen
  Mads Vestergaard
  Téa Margueritte
  Anna Tatranova
  Mads Vestergaard
  Clara Løber
German International Cancelled [note 15]
Benin International   Farogh Sanjay Aman   Johanita Scholtz   Gideon Babalola
  Habeeb Temitope Bello
  Demi Botha
  Deidre Laurens Jordaan
  Jarred Elliott
  Deidre Laurens Jordaan
Latvia International   Meiraba Luwang Maisnam   Polina Buhrova   Muhammad Nurfirdaus Azman
  Yap Roy King
  Low Yeen Yuan
  Valeree Siow
  Yap Roy King
  Valeree Siow
Hellas International   Lee Shun Yang   Abigail Holden   Junaidi Arif
  Muhammad Haikal
Croatian International Cancelled[note 11]
Maldives International Cancelled [note 9]
Chile Future Series Cancelled [note 16]
Bulgarian International   Meiraba Luwang Maisnam   Samiya Imad Farooqui   Avinash Gupta
  Brandon Yap
  Amalie Cecilie Kudsk
  Signe Schulz
  Kristian Kræmer
  Amalie Cecilie Kudsk
Cyprus International   Dmitriy Panarin   Hristomira Popovska   Georgii Lebedev
  Gleb Stepakov
  Katharina Fink
  Yasmine Hamza
  Mihajlo Tomić
  Anđela Vitman
Egypt International Cancelled [note 17]
Algeria International Cancelled [note 9]
Israel Open Cancelled [note 10]
Dominican Open   Jonathan Matias   Juliana Viana Vieira   Fabricio Farias
  Francielton Farias
  Jaqueline Lima
  Sâmia Lima
  Fabricio Farias
  Jaqueline Lima
Guatemala Future Series   Rubén Castellanos   Lauren Lam   Enrico Asuncion
  Don Henley Averia
  Diana Corleto
  Nikté Sotomayor
  Jonathan Solís
  Diana Corleto
Slovenia Future Series   Andi Fadel Muhammad   Simona Pilgaard   William Kryger Boe
  Christian Faust Kjær
  Viktoriia Kozyreva
  Mariia Sukhova
  Mads Muurholm
  Clara Løber
Botswana International   Farogh Sanjay Aman   Revati Devasthale   Jarred Elliott
  Robert Summers
  Amy Ackerman
  Johanita Scholtz
  Dmitriy Panarin
  Kamila Smagulova
South Africa International   Johanita Scholtz   Robert White
  Deidre Laurens Jordaan
  1. ^ a b Tournament updates 8 December 2020, tournaments cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[4]
  2. ^ a b c d Tournament updates 18 December 2020, tournaments cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[5]
  3. ^ Tournament updates 7 January 2021, tournaments cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[6]
  4. ^ Tournament updates 2 February 2021, tournaments cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[7]
  5. ^ a b Tournament cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic on 26 May 2021.[8]
  6. ^ Tournament cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic on 30 March 2021.[9]
  7. ^ a b c Tournament cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic on 10 June 2021.[10]
  8. ^ a b Tournament cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic on 12 July 2021.[11]
  9. ^ a b c d Tournament cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic on 26 June 2021.[12]
  10. ^ a b Tournament cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic on 21 September 2021.[13]
  11. ^ a b Tournament cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic on 24 August 2021.[14]
  12. ^ Tournament cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic on 8 October 2021.[15]
  13. ^ a b Tournament updates 22 January 2021, tournaments cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[16]
  14. ^ Tournament updates 14 January 2021, tournaments cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[17]
  15. ^ Tournament cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic on 2 March 2021.[18]
  16. ^ Tournament cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Chile on 7 September 2021.[19]
  17. ^ Tournament cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic on 9 August 2021.[20]

Statistics edit

Performance by countries edit

Below are the 2021 BWF Continental Circuit performances by country. Only countries who have won a title are listed:

International Challenge edit

Rank Team POL ESP DEN MEX NED IND BEL IRL BHR SCO WAL BAN Total
1   Malaysia 3 3 1 2 1 10
2   India 5 2 7
3   Denmark 4 1 5
4   Indonesia 1 2 1 4
  Spain 1 3 4
6   France 3 3
  Japan 3 3
  Netherlands 1 2 3
  Chinese Taipei 1 1 1 3
10   Estonia 1 1 2
  Canada 1 1 2
  Hong Kong 2 2
  Singapore 2 2
  Sri Lanka 2 2
  United States 1 1 2
16   England 1 1
  Mexico 1 1
  Sweden 1 1
  Scotland 1 1
  South Korea 1 1
  Turkey 1 1

International Series edit

Rank Team UGA DOM PER POR SVN AUT UKR BRA POL GUA CZE HUN BHR MEX ESA ITA Total
1   Guatemala 4 2 1 1 8
  Indonesia 2 2 1 3 8
3   Brazil 5 2 7
  Malaysia 2 2 2 1 7
5   Denmark 3 1 2 6
6   India 2 1 2 0.5 5.5
  United States 2 2.5 1 5.5
8   Canada 1 2 1 4
  France 1 2 1 4
10   Singapore 1 2 3
11   England 1 1 2
  Germany 1 1 2
  Hong Kong 2 2
  Hungary 1 1 2
  Uganda 2 2
  Ukraine 1 1 2
17   Algeria 1 1
  Bulgaria 1 1
  Chinese Taipei 1 1
  Czech Republic 1 1
  El Salvador 1 1 1
  Mexico 1 1
  Spain 1 1
  Sweden 1 1
  Thailand 1 1

Future Series edit

Rank Team LTU BEN LAT GRE BUL CYP DOM GUA SVN BOT RSA Total
1   South Africa 3 2 4 9
2   India 1 1 1 2 2 1 8
3   Denmark 2 2 3 7
  Malaysia 3 4 7
5   Brazil 5 5
6   Guatemala 3 3
7   England 1 1 2
  France 2 2
  Kazakhstan 1 1 2
  Russia 1 1 2
  United States 2 2
12   Bulgaria 1 1
  Indonesia 1 1
  Italy 1 1
  Nigeria 1 1
  Serbia 1 1
  Ukraine 1 1

Performance by categories edit

To avoid confusion and double counting, information in this table shall only be updated once a tournament has concluded. These tables were calculated after Italian International.

References edit

  1. ^ "Events". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
  2. ^ "World Ranking System" (PDF). Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 29 November 2019.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ "Tournament Calendar – 2021". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  4. ^ "Tournament updates 8 December 2020". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. 8 December 2020. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
  5. ^ "Tournament updates 18 December 2020". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. 18 December 2020. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
  6. ^ "Tournament updates 7 January 2021". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. 7 January 2021. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  7. ^ "Tournament updates 2 February 2021". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. 2 February 2021. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  8. ^ "Tournament updates 26 May 2021". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. 26 May 2021. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
  9. ^ "Tournament updates 30 March 2021". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. 30 March 2021. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
  10. ^ "Tournament updates 10 June 2021". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. 10 June 2021. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
  11. ^ "Tournament updates 12 July 2021". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. 12 July 2021. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  12. ^ "Tournament updates 26 June 2021". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. 26 June 2021. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
  13. ^ "Tournament updates 21 September 2021". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. 21 September 2021. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
  14. ^ "Tournament updates 24 August 2021". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. 24 August 2021. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
  15. ^ "Tournament updates 8 October 2021". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. 8 October 2021. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
  16. ^ "Tournament updates 22 January 2021". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. 22 January 2021. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
  17. ^ "Tournament updates 14 January 2021". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. 14 January 2021. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
  18. ^ "Tournament updates 2 March 2021". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. 2 March 2021. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
  19. ^ "Tournament updates 7 September 2021". bwfbadminton.com. bwfbadminton.com. 7 September 2021. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
  20. ^ "Tournament updates 9 August 2021". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. 9 August 2021. Retrieved 10 August 2021.