2026 BWF Continental Circuit
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| 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 |
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| 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
International Series
| Tour | Men's singles | Women's singles | Men's doubles | Women's doubles | Mixed doubles |
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| Estonian International | Minoru Koga | Rujula Ramu | Christian Faust Kjær Rasmus Kjær |
Low Zi Yu Noraqilah Maisarah |
Jonathan Dresp Selin Hübsch |
| Swedish Open | Oliver Butler Samuel Jones |
Simona Pilgaard Signe Schulz |
Loo Bing Kun Noraqilah Maisarah | ||
| Singapore International | Wongsup Wongsup-in | Yataweemin Ketklieng | Erwin Rendana Purnomo Ade Yusuf Santoso |
Hsieh Mi-yen Yu Chien-hui |
Muhammad Al Farizi Jessica Maya Rismawardani |
| Portugal International | Jeppe Bruun | Juliana Viana Vieira | Robert Nebel Jeppe Søby |
Lin Chih-chun Yang Chu-yun |
Wu Hsuan-yi Yang Chu-yun |
| Sri Lanka International | Postponed | ||||
| Cuba International | |
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| Luxembourg Open | |
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| Slovenia Open | |
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| Austrian Open | |
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| Italian Open | |
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| Perú International | |
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| Jamaica International | |
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| Ghana International | |
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| Malaysia International | |
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| Nakhon Sawan International | |
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| Polish International | |
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| Santo Domingo Open | |
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| Mexican International | |
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| Hungarian International | |
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| Suriname International | |
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| Guatemala International | |
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| LA Open | |
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Future Series
| Tour | Men's singles | Women's singles | Men's doubles | Women's doubles | Mixed doubles |
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| Iceland International | Mikkel Langemark | Huang Sheng-chun | Baptiste Labarthe Quentin Ronget |
Anastasiia Boiarun Daria Kharlampovich |
Yann Orteu Caroline Racloz |
| Giraldilla International | Uriel Canjura | Taymara Oropesa | Kathiravun Concheepuram Manivannan Mukil Nambikumar |
Clarisa Pie Nairoby Abigail Jiménez |
Roberto Carlos Herrera Vazquez Taymara Oropesa |
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| Senegal International | Postponed | ||||
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| Finnish International | |
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| Slovak Open | |
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| Bonn International | |
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| Latvia International | |
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| Venezuela Future Series | |
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| Czech International | |
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| Future Series Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
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| Bolivia International | |
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| Mexico Future Series | |
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| Guatemala Future Series | |
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| Costa Rica Future Series | |
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| Lithuanian International | |
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| Bulgarian International | |
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| Iran International Khazar (Caspian) Cup | |
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| Qatar Future Series | |
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| Guyana International | |
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| Türkiye International | |
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| El Salvador International | |
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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 |
UGA |
SGP |
POL |
BRA |
VIE |
MEX |
REU |
DEN |
THA1 |
FRA |
NMI |
SAI |
MAS |
INA1 |
BEL |
GUA |
NZL |
NED |
TUR |
BND |
USA |
SYD |
PER |
IND1 |
IND2 |
IRL |
INA2 |
THA2 |
CAN |
Total |
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| 1 | India | 2 | 3 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Japan | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Australia | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chinese Taipei | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| England | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indonesia | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Malaysia | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Poland | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Korea | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| United States | 1 | 1 |
International Series
| Rank | Team | EST |
SWE |
SGP |
POR |
CUB |
LUX |
SLO |
AUT |
ITA |
PER |
JAM |
MAS |
THA |
DOM |
MEX |
SUR |
GUA |
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| 1 | Denmark | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| 2 | Chinese Taipei | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| 3 | India | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| Indonesia | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Japan | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Malaysia | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Thailand | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Brazil | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| England | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Germany | 1 | 1 |
Future Series
| Rank | Team | ISL |
CUB |
HUN |
SEN |
MLT |
FIN |
SVK |
GER |
LAT |
VEN |
CZE |
FRA |
BOL |
MEX |
GUA |
CRC |
LTU |
BUL |
GUY |
TUR |
ESA |
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| 1 | Cuba | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Chinese Taipei | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Denmark | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| El Salvador | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| France | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Russia | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Switzerland | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| United States | 1 | 1 |
Performance by categories
These tables were calculated after the finals of the Giraldilla International.
Men's singles
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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.