2025 BWF season

2025 BWF season
Details
Duration	7 January – 14 December
Edition	19th
Tournaments	133
Categories	Grade 1 – Teams: 2; Grade 2 – BWF World Tour Finals: 1; Grade 2 – Super 1000: 4; Grade 2 – Super 750: 6; Grade 2 – Super 500: 9; Grade 2 – Super 300: 11; Grade 2 – Super 100: 9; Grade 3 – International Challenge: 33; Grade 3 – International Series: 26; Grade 3 – Future Series: 19; Continental Championships: 12;
Achievements (singles)
Awards
Player of the year	TBD
	← 2024 2026 →

The 2025 BWF season is the overall badminton circuit organized by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) for the 2025 badminton season. The world badminton tournament in 2025 consists of:
1. BWF tournaments (Grade 1; Major Events)

BWF World Team Championships (Sudirman Cup)

2. BWF World Tour (Grade 2)

Level 1 (BWF World Tour Finals)
Level 2 (BWF World Tour Super 1000)
Level 3 (BWF World Tour Super 750)
Level 4 (BWF World Tour Super 500)
Level 5 (BWF World Tour Super 300)
Level 6 (BWF Tour Super 100)

3. Continental Circuit (Grade 3) BWF Open Tournaments: BWF International Challenge, BWF International Series, and BWF Future Series.

The Sudirman Cup is teams event. The others – Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300, Super 100, International Challenge, International Series, and Future Series are all individual tournaments. The higher the level of tournament, the larger the prize money and the more ranking points available.

The 2025 BWF season calendar comprises these six levels of BWF tournaments.

Schedule

This is the complete schedule of events on the 2025 calendar,^[1] with the champions and runners-up documented.

Key

Olympics
World Tour Finals
Super 1000
Super 750
Super 500
Super 300
Super 100
International Challenge
International Series
Future Series
Continental events/Team Events

January

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6 January	Malaysia Open (Draw) Dates: 7 January – 12 January Host: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Venue: Axiata Arena Level: Super 1000 Prize: $1,450,000 Format: 32MS/32WS/32MD/32WD/32XD
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	Estonian International Dates: 9 January – 12 January Host: Tallinn, Estonia Venue: Kalevi Spordihall Level: International Series Prize: $5,000 Format: 32MS/32WS/32MD/32WD/32XD
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13 January	India Open (Draw) Dates: 14 January – 19 January Host: New Delhi, India Venue: K. D. Jadhav Indoor Stadium Level: Super 750 Prize: $950,000 Format: 32MS/32WS/32MD/32WD/32XD
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	Swedish Open Dates: 16 January – 19 January Host: Uppsala, Sweden Venue: IFU Arena [sv; es] Level: International Series Prize: $10,000 Format: 32MS/32WS/32MD/32WD/32XD
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20 January	Indonesia Masters (Draw) Dates: 21 January – 26 January Host: Jakarta, Indonesia Venue: Istora Gelora Bung Karno Level: Super 500 Prize: $475,000 Format: 32MS/32WS/32MD/32WD/32XD
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	Iceland International Dates: 23 January – 26 January Host: Reykjavík, Iceland Venue: Tennis- og Badmintonfélag Reykjavíkur [de] Level: Future Series Format: 32MS/32WS/32MD/32WD/32XD
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27 January	Thailand Masters (Draw) Dates: 28 January – 2 February Host: Bangkok, Thailand Venue: Nimibutr Stadium Level: Super 300 Prize: $240,000 Format: 32MS/32WS/32MD/32WD/32XD
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	Iran Fajr International Dates: 28 January – 2 February Host: Semnan, Iran Venue: Alghadir Sports Hall Level: International Challenge Prize: $17,500 Format: 64MS/64WS/32MD/32WD/16XD
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February

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10 February
	Oceania Mixed Team Badminton Championships (Draw) Dates: 10 February – 12 February Host: New Zealand Venue: Level: Continental Team Championships Format:

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	All Africa Mixed Team Badminton Championships (Draw) Dates: 10 February – 13 February Host: Cameroon Venue: Level: Continental Team Championships Format:





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	Badminton Asia Mixed Team Championships (Draw) Dates: 11 February – 16 February Host: China Venue: Level: Continental Team Championships Format:





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	European Mixed Team Badminton Championships (Draw) Dates: 12 February – 16 February Host: Azerbaijan Venue: Level: Continental Team Championships Format:





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	Oceania Championships (Draw) Dates: 13 February – 16 February Host: Auckland, New Zealand Venue: Harcourts Cooper & Co Badminton North Harbour Centre Level: Continental Individual Championships Format: 128MS/64WS/64MD/32WD/64XD
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	Pan American Cup (Draw) Dates: 13 February – 16 February Host: Mexico Venue: Level: Continental Team Championships Format:





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	All Africa Individual Championships (Draw) Dates: 14 February – 16 February Host: Cameroon Venue: Level: Continental Individual Championships Format:
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17 February	Singapore International Challenge Dates: 18 February – 23 February Host: Venue: Level: International Challenge Prize: $25,000 Format: 32MS/32WS/32MD/32WD/32XD
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	Uganda International Challenge Dates: 19 February – 23 February Host: Kampala, Uganda Venue: Lugogo Stadium Level: International Challenge Prize: $17,500 Format: 32MS/32WS/32MD/32WD/32XD
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24 February	German Open (Draw) Dates: 25 February – 2 March Host: Mülheim, Germany Venue: Westenergie Sporthalle Level: Super 300 Prize: $240,000 Format: 32MS/32WS/32MD/32WD/32XD
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	Sri Lanka International Challenge Dates: 25 February – 2 March Host: Venue: Level: International Challenge Prize: $17,500 Format: 32MS/32WS/32MD/32WD/32XD
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March

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3 March
	Sri Lanka International Series Dates: 3 March – 8 March Host: Venue: Level: International Series Prize: $5,000 Format: 32MS/32WS/32MD/32WD/32XD
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	Orléans Masters (Draw) Dates: 4 March – 10 March Host: Venue: Level: Super 300 Prize: $240,000 Format: 32MS/32WS/32MD/32WD/32XD
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	Portugal International Championship Dates: 5 March – 9 March Host: Venue: Level: International Series Prize: $10,000 Format: 32MS/32WS/32MD/32WD/32XD
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10 March		All England Open (Draw) Dates: 11 March – 16 March Host: Birmingham, England Venue: Utilita Arena Birmingham Level: Super 1000 Prize: $1,450,000 Format: 32MS/32WS/32MD/32WD/32XD
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	Ruichang China Masters (Draw) Dates: 11 March – 16 March Host: Ruichang, China Venue: Ruichang Sports Park Gym Level: Super 100 Prize: $120,000 Format: 48MS/32WS/32MD/32WD/32XD
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	Giraldilla International Dates: 12 March – 16 March Host: Havana, Cuba Venue: Coliseo de la Ciudad Deportiva Level: Future Series Format:
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	Dutch International Dates: 13 March – 16 March Host: Wateringen, Netherlands Venue: VELO Hall Level: International Series Prize: $10,000 Format: 32MS/32WS/32MD/32WD/32XD
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Retirements

Following is a list of notable players (winners of the main tour title, and/or part of the BWF Rankings top 100 for at least one week) who announced their retirement from professional badminton, during the 2025 season:

Linda Efler (born 23 January 1995 in Emsdetten, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany) reached a career-high ranking of no. 12 in the mixed doubles on 5 July 2018. She announced her retirement on 2 December 2024. The 2025 European Women's Team Championships will be her last tournament.^[2]
Hendra Setiawan (born 25 August 1984 in Pemalang, Indonesia) reached a career-high ranking of no. 1 in the men's doubles on 27 September 2007. He became Olympic champion in 2008 and is also a 4-time World Champion. He announced his retirement on 3 December 2024. The 2025 Indonesia Masters will be his last tournament.^[3]^[4]
Mohammad Ahsan (born 7 September 1987 in Palembang, Indonesia) reached a career-high ranking of no. 1 in the men's doubles on 21 November 2013. He was a 3-time World Champion. He announced his retirement on 10 December 2024 following his partner Hendra Setiawan. The 2025 Indonesia Masters will be his last tournament.^[4]

References

^ "BWF Tournament Calendar – 2025". Badminton World Federation.
^ https://www.instagram.com/lindaefler/p/DDFabumMg-y/?hl=en&img_index=1
^ Bagas, Abdiel (16 December 2024). "Jelang Pensiun di Indonesia Masters 2025, Hendra Setiawan Latihan Bareng Yuta Watanabe" (in Indonesian). Okezone. Retrieved 17 December 2024.
^ ^a ^b "Mohammad Ahsan announces retirement, farewell at Indonesia Masters 2025". The Jakarta Post. 12 December 2024. Retrieved 17 December 2024.

External links

Badminton World Federation (BWF) at bwfbadminton.com

[1] "BWF Tournament Calendar – 2025". Badminton World Federation.

[2] ttps://www.instagram.com/lindaefler/p/DDFabumMg-y/?hl=en&img_index=1

[3] Bagas, Abdiel (16 December 2024). "Jelang Pensiun di Indonesia Masters 2025, Hendra Setiawan Latihan Bareng Yuta Watanabe" (in Indonesian). Okezone. Retrieved 17 December 2024.

[ahsan_hendra-4] "Mohammad Ahsan announces retirement, farewell at Indonesia Masters 2025". The Jakarta Post. 12 December 2024. Retrieved 17 December 2024.

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