2026 BWF Continental Circuit

2026 BWF Continental Circuit
Tournament details
Dates6 January – 13 December
Edition20th
2025 2027 →

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 55 tournaments,[1] which are divided into three levels:

  • International Challenge (21 tournaments)
  • International Series (15 tournaments)
  • Future Series (19 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


Azerbaijan International


Uganda International


Singapore International


Sri Lanka International


Polish Open


Brazil International


Vietnam International


Mexican International


Réunion Open


Phuket International


Valence Alpes International


Northern Marianas Open


Saipan International


Malaysia International


Indonesia International I


Guatemala International


India International (Mangalore)


India International (Telangana)


Indonesia International II


Thailand International


International Series

Tour Men's singles Women's singles Men's doubles Women's doubles Mixed doubles
Estonian International


Swedish Open


Singapore International


Portugal International


Sri Lanka International


Cuba International


Luxembourg Open


Slovenia Open


Austrian Open


Italian Open


Malaysia International


Thailand International


Mexican International


Suriname International


Guatemala International


Future Series

Tour Men's singles Women's singles Men's doubles Women's doubles Mixed doubles
Iceland International


Giraldilla International


Hungarian Future Series


Senegal International


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


El Salvador International


References

  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.