U.S. International
The U.S. International (officially Yonex / K&D Graphics International) is an open international badminton tournament held in the United States. The tournament was formerly classified as a Grand Prix level event.[1][2] In 2016, the Badminton World Federation (BWF) reclassified the tournament as an International Challenge event.[3] The 2017 edition featured both International Challenge and International Series events.[4]
While the tournament was historically held in Orange County, California, it is scheduled to return in October 2026 as the Arise International Challenge. This edition will be hosted in Brookshire, Texas, marking the return of the BWF International Challenge to the United States after a hiatus.[5]
Previous winners
| Year | Men's singles | Women's singles | Men's doubles | Women's doubles | Mixed doubles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Hsu Jen-hao | Beiwen Zhang | Adam Cwalina Przemysław Wacha |
Hsieh Pei-chen Wu Ti-jung |
Peter Käsbauer Isabel Herttrich |
| 2015 | Lee Hyun-il | Pai Yu-po | Goh V Shem Tan Wee Kiong |
Jung Kyung-eun Shin Seung-chan |
Choi Sol-gyu Eom Hye-won |
| 2016 | Riichi Takeshita | Beiwen Zhang | Frederik Colberg Rasmus Fladberg |
Jing Yu Hong Beiwen Zhang |
Evgenij Dremin Evgenia Dimova |
| 2017 | Kento Momota | Jamie Hsu | Tony Gunawan Vinson Chiu |
Annie Xu Kerry Xu |
Toby Ng Josephine Wu |
| 2017 | Lu Chia-hung | Natsuki Nidaira | Marcus Ellis Chris Langridge |
Rachel Honderich Kristen Tsai |
Nyl Yakura Kristen Tsai |
| 2018 | B.R. Sankeerth | Saya Yamamoto | Joshua Hurlburt-Yu Duncan Yao |
Akane Araki Riko Imai |
Joshua Hurlburt-Yu Josephine Wu |
| 2018 | Koki Watanabe | Aya Ohori | Lu Chia-hung Lu Chia-pin |
Rachel Honderich Kristen Tsai |
Kohei Gondo Ayane Kurihara |
| 2019 | Kodai Naraoka | Vũ Thị Trang | Chen Xin-yuan Lin Yu-chieh |
Setyana Mapasa Gronya Somerville |
Joshua Hurlburt-Yu Josephine Wu |
References
- ^ "USA Wins 5 Medals at 2014 K&D Graphics Yonex GP". www.teamusa.org. USA Badminton. Archived from the original on December 28, 2014. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
- ^ "2015 K&D Graphics / YONEX Grand Prix". www.bwfbadminton.org. Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 2 December 2014. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
- ^ "2016 Yonex/ K & D Graphics International Challenge" (PDF). system.bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
- ^ "2017 Yonex / K&D Graphics International" (PDF). BWF Fansite. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
- ^ "Arise International Challenge 2026". Badminton Pan America. Retrieved 14 January 2026.