BWF World Tour

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Template:Short description The BWF World Tour is a Grade 2 badminton tournament series, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF). It is a competition open to the top world ranked players in singles (men's and women's) and doubles (men's, women's and mixed).[1] The competition was announced on 19 March 2017 and came into effect starting from 2018, replacing the BWF Super Series, which was held from 2007 to 2017.[2]

The BWF World Tour are divided into six levels, namely World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, and Super 300 in order (part of the HSBC World Tour). One other category of tournament, the BWF Tour Super 100 level, also offers ranking points.[3]

Features

Prize money

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BWF World Tour Super 1000
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BWF World Tour Super 750
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BWF World Tour Super 500
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BWF World Tour Super 300

This table shows minimum total prize money for each level of BWF World Tour tournament.[2] The minimum total prize money is decreased due to the COVID-19 pandemic in 2021. All values are in United States dollar.

Year 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026
World Tour Finals 1,500,000 2,500,000 3,000,000 3,500,000
Super 1000 1,000,000 1,100,000 850,000 1,000,000 1,250,000 1,300,000 1,450,000
Super 750 700,000 750,000 600,000 700,000 850,000 950,000
Super 500 350,000 400,000 320,000 350,000 420,000 475,000 500,000
Super 300 150,000 170,000 140,000 150,000 210,000 240,000 250,000
Super 100 75,000 90,000 75,000 100,000 110,000 120,000

The prize money is distributed via the following formula:[4]

Total prize money ×Percentage100

World Tour Finals

Round Men's singles Women's singles Men's doubles Women's doubles Mixed doubles
Winner 8.00% 8.00% 8.40% 8.40% 8.40%
Runner-up 4.00% 4.00% 4.00% 4.00% 4.00%
Semi-finalist 2.00% 2.00% 2.00% 2.00% 2.00%
3rd in Group 1.10% 1.10% 1.30% 1.30% 1.30%
4th in Group 0.60% 0.60% 0.70% 0.70% 0.70%

Super 1000 and Super 750

Round Men's singles Women's singles Men's doubles Women's doubles Mixed doubles
Winner 7.00% 7.00% 7.40% 7.40% 7.40%
Runner-up 3.40% 3.40% 3.50% 3.50% 3.50%
Semi-finalist 1.4% 1.4% 1.4% 1.4% 1.4%
Quarter-finalist 0.55% 0.55% 0.625% 0.625% 0.625%
Last 16 0.3% 0.3% 0.325% 0.325% 0.325%
Last 32 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1%

Super 500, Super 300, and Super 100

Round Men's singles Women's singles Men's doubles Women's doubles Mixed doubles
Winner 7.5% 7.5% 7.9% 7.9% 7.9%
Runner-up 3.8% 3.8% 3.8% 3.8% 3.8%
Semi-finalist 1.45% 1.45% 1.40% 1.40% 1.40%
Quarter-finalist 0.6% 0.6% 0.725% 0.725% 0.725%
Last 16 0.35% 0.35% 0.375% 0.375% 0.375%

World Ranking points

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Entries

Level Entries closed[5] No of players/pairs[1] Qualifying round
Super 1000 42 days before tournament date All disciplines: 32 (32 main) No
Super 750
Super 500 All disciplines: 32 (28 main + 4Q) Yes (if any)
Super 300 35 days before tournament date
Super 100 Men's Singles (MS): 48 (40 main + 8Q)
Other than MS: 32 (28 main + 4Q)

Each tournament will be held in six days, with the main round in five days.[1]

Nationality separation

Level Nationality separation [1]
Level 2 Players from the same nation are not separated in the main draw
Level 3
Level 4
Level 5

Player commitment regulations

Top fifteen singles players and top ten doubles pairs in the World Ranking will be required to play in all 4 Super 1000, all 6 Super 750, and 2 out of 9 Super 500 tournaments occurring in the full calendar year, making it a total of 12 mandatory tournaments. A fine of US$50000 per event will be imposed upon players/pairs who fail to play. Exemption from penalty will be considered by BWF on receipt of a valid medical certificate or strong evidence that prove players unfit to participate. However, suspended or retired are not subject to these regulations.[6][7]

Umpires

Current regulations state that at least six umpires must be from member associations other than the host member association, at least four BWF and two continental certificated umpires with well spread nationality. All umpires and service judges shall meet the eligibility criteria set for the panel of Technical Officials they belong to.[1]

Tournaments

Every four years, the BWF Council reviews countries hosting BWF World Tour events.

Apart from the BWF World Tour Finals, there are 4 Super 1000, 6 Super 750, 9 Super 500, and 11 Super 300 tournaments in a season.[1] Super 100 tournaments are selected every year with 11 tournaments selected in 2018. From 2019, Scottish Open was relegated to International Challenge. From 2021, Dutch Open became an International Challenge.

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Tournament Season
2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026
S1000
Template:Flagicon All England Open
Template:Flagicon China Open
Template:Flagicon Indonesia Open
Template:Flagicon Malaysia Open
S750
Template:Flagicon China Masters
Template:Flagicon Denmark Open
Template:Flagicon French Open
Template:Flagicon Japan Open
Template:Flagicon India Open
Template:Flagicon Singapore Open
S500
Template:Flagicon Hong Kong Open
Template:Flagicon Indonesia Masters
Template:Flagicon Korea Open
Template:Flagicon Malaysia Masters
Template:Flagicon Thailand Open
Template:Flagicon Australian Open
Template:Flagicon Canada Open
Template:Flagicon Arctic Open
Template:Flagicon Japan Masters
S300
Template:Flagicon German Open
Template:Flagicon Hylo Open
Template:Flagicon Korea Masters
Template:Flagicon Macau Open
Template:Flagicon New Zealand Open
Template:Flagicon Spain Masters
Template:Flagicon Swiss Open
Template:Flagicon Syed Modi International
Template:Flagicon Taipei Open
Template:Flagicon Thailand Masters
Template:Flagicon U.S. Open
Template:Flagicon Orléans Masters
S100
Template:Flagicon Abu Dhabi Masters
Template:Flagicon Akita Masters
Template:Flagicon Baoji China Masters
Template:Flagicon Dutch Open
Template:Flagicon Guwahati Masters
Template:Flagicon Hyderabad Open
Template:Flagicon Indonesia Masters Super 100 I
Template:Flagicon Indonesia Masters Super 100 II
Template:Flagicon Kaohsiung Masters
Template:Flagicon Malaysia Super 100
Template:Flagicon Odisha Masters
Template:Flagicon Ruichang China Masters
Template:Flagicon Russian Open
Template:Flagicon Scottish Open
Template:Flagicon Vietnam Open

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BWF World Tour Finals

Template:Main At the end of the BWF World Tour circuit, top eight players/pairs in the BWF World Tour standing of each discipline, with the maximum of two players/pairs from the same member association, are required to play in a final tournament known as the BWF World Tour Finals.[1] It offers minimum total prize money of US$1,500,000.[2]

If two or more players are tie in ranking, the selection of players will based on the following criteria:[1]

  • The players who participate in the most BWF World Tour tournaments;
  • The players who collect the most points in BWF World Tour tournaments starting from 1 July that year.

Performance by nations

Tabulated below are the World Tour performances based on countries. Only countries who have won a title are listed:

Updated after 2025 Thailand Masters

World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, and Super 300

No. Team 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 Total
1 Template:Flagcountry 25 33 5 1 28 47 53 2 194
2 Template:Flagcountry 37 31 6 16 10 20 16 3 139
3 Template:Flagcountry 11 18 4 6 10 25 14 5 93
4 Template:Flagcountry 20 19 6 6 13 13 12 1 90
5 Template:Flagcountry 8 5 7 5 6 13 13 1 58
6 Template:Flagcountry 4 8 5 5 8 6 13 5 54
7 Template:Nowrap 12 12 5 5 8 8 50
8 Template:Flagcountry 8 4 1 2 7 7 11 2 42
9 Template:Flagcountry 3 2 7 6 5 23
10 Template:Flagcountry 2 3 1 2 2 2 12
11 Template:Flagcountry 2 2 2 1 1 2 10
12 Template:Flagcountry 2 3 5
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14 Template:Flagcountry 2 2 4
15 Template:Flagcountry 1 1 1 3
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17 Template:Flagcountry 1 1 2
18 Template:Flagcountry 1 1
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Super 100

No. Team 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 Total
1 Template:Flagcountry 8 14 3 4 13 42
2 Template:Flagcountry 6 7 3 7 9 32
3 Template:Flagcountry 9 3 4 7 7 30
4 Template:Flagcountry 5 4 3 6 3 21
5 Template:Nowrap 2 3 7 6 18
6 Template:Flagcountry 2 1 2 6 3 14
7 Template:Flagcountry 2 2 1 3 3 11
8 Template:Flagcountry 2.5 8 10.5
9 Template:Flagcountry 2 2 2 1 2 9
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11 Template:Flagcountry 4 1 1 1 7
12 Template:Flagcountry 1 1 1 2 5
13 Template:Flagcountry 1 1 1 1 4
14 Template:Flagcountry 1 1 1 3
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16 Template:Flagcountry 1 1 2
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19 Template:Flagcountry 0.5 1 1.5
20 Template:Flagcountry 1 1
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See also

References

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