2026 BWF Continental Circuit

2026 BWF Continental Circuit
Tournament details
Dates	6 January – 13 December
Edition	20th
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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 71 tournaments,^[1] which are divided into three levels:

International Challenge (32 tournaments)
International Series (18 tournaments)
Future Series (21 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 Fajr International	Postponed
Azerbaijan International	Dominik Kwinta	Devika Sihag	Alex Green Zach Russ	Miku Sugiyama Natsumi Takasaki	Sathwik Reddy Kanapuram Radhika Sharma
Uganda International
Singapore International
Sri Lanka International	Postponed
Polish Open
Brazil International
Vietnam International
Mexican International
Réunion Open
Denmark Challenge
Phuket International
Valence Alpes International
Northern Marianas Open
Saipan International
Philippines International
Malaysia International
Indonesia International I
Belgian International
Guatemala International
North Harbour International
Dutch Open
Türkiye International
Bendigo International
Arise International
Sydney International
Peru International
India International (Raipur)
India International (Bengaluru)
Irish Open
Indonesia International II
Chiang Mai International
Canadian International

International Series

Tour	Men's singles	Women's singles	Men's doubles	Women's doubles	Mixed doubles
Estonian International	Minoru Koga	Rujula Ramu	Christian Faust Kjær Rasmus Kjær	Low Zi Yu Noraqilah Maisarah	Jonathan Dresp Selin Hübsch
Swedish Open	Minoru Koga	Rujula Ramu	Oliver Butler Samuel Jones	Simona Pilgaard Signe Schulz	Loo Bing Kun Noraqilah Maisarah
Singapore International
Portugal International
Sri Lanka International	Postponed
Cuba International
Luxembourg Open
Slovenia Open
Austrian Open
Italian Open
Perú International
Jamaica International
Ghana International
Malaysia International
Nakhon Sawan International
Polish International
Santo Domingo Open
Mexican International
Hungarian International
Suriname International
Guatemala International
LA Open

Future Series

Tour	Men's singles	Women's singles	Men's doubles	Women's doubles	Mixed doubles
Iceland International	Mikkel Langemark	Huang Sheng-chun	Baptiste Labarthe Quentin Ronget	Anastasiia Boiarun Daria Kharlampovich	Yann Orteu Caroline Racloz
Giraldilla International
Hungarian Future Series
Senegal International	Postponed
Malta International
Finnish International
Slovak Open
Bonn International
Latvia International
Venezuela Future Series
Czech International
Future Series Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Bolivia International
Mexico Future Series
Guatemala Future Series
Costa Rica Future Series
Lithuanian International
Bulgarian International
Iran International Khazar (Caspian) Cup
Qatar Future Series
Guyana International
Türkiye International
El Salvador International

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	Total
1	India	2	2
2	England	1	1
	Japan	1	1
	Poland	1	1

International Series

Rank	Team	EST	SWE	Total
1	Denmark	1	1	2
	India	1	1	2
	Japan	1	1	2
	Malaysia	1	1	2
5	England		1	1
5	Germany	1		1

Future Series

Rank	Team	ISL	Total
1	Chinese Taipei	1	1
	Denmark	1	1
	France	1	1
	Russia	1	1
	Switzerland	1	1

Performance by categories

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

Men's singles

Rank	Player	IC	IS	FS	Total
1	Minoru Koga		2		2
2	Dominik Kwinta	1			1
3	Mikkel Langemark			1	1

Women's singles

Rank	Player	IC	IS	FS	Total
1	Rujula Ramu		2		2
2	Devika Sihag	1			1
3	Huang Sheng-chun			1	1

Men's doubles

Rank	Players	IC	IS	FS	Total
1	Alex Green	1			1
1	Zach Russ	1			1
3	Christian Faust Kjær		1		1
	Rasmus Kjær		1		1
	Oliver Butler		1		1
	Samuel Jones		1		1
7	Baptiste Labarthe			1	1
7	Quentin Ronget			1	1

Women's doubles

Rank	Players	IC	IS	FS	Total
1	Miku Sugiyama	1			1
1	Natsumi Takasaki	1			1
3	Simona Pilgaard		1		1
	Signe Schulz		1		1
	Low Zi Yu		1		1
	Noraqilah Maisarah		1		1
7	Anastasiia Boiarun			1	1
7	Daria Kharlampovich			1	1

Mixed doubles

Rank	Players	IC	IS	FS	Total
1	Sathwik Reddy Kanapuram	1			1
1	Radhika Sharma	1			1
3	Jonathan Dresp		1		1
	Selin Hübsch		1		1
	Loo Bing Kun		1		1
	Noraqilah Maisarah		1		1
7	Yann Orteu			1	1
7	Caroline Racloz			1	1

References

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

[1] "Events". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 20 November 2025.

[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.

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