BWF MEDIA UPDATE
The 2023 and 2024 badminton seasons will start with a bang with the newly elevated Super 1000 Malaysia Open and Super 750 India Open the appointed season openers for the next two years.
The 31-event new World Tour calendar, which includes the year-end BWF World Tour Finals, will see the increased number of Super 1000, Super 750, and Super 500 tournaments interspersed throughout the season.
In 2023, the TotalEnergies BWF Sudirman Cup Finals in China and the TotalEnergies BWF World Championships in Denmark will anchor the rest of the programme as players prioritise qualification for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
The Race to Paris Olympic Qualification begins on 1 May 2023, with the TotalEnergies BWF Sudirman Cup Finals 2023 the first eligible ranking tournament within that period.
In the last Olympic cycle, the New Zealand Open 2019 was the first qualification tournament to take place. A reshuffle of the tournament calendar will see the Australia Open (which will become a HSBC World Tour Super 500 tournament from 2023) and New Zealand Open (a HSBC World Tour Super 300 tournament) taking up a new slot in the tournament calendar from next year, taking place back-to-back in August 2023 and June 2024.
Qualification will run until 28 April 2024 with the Race to Paris ranking lists as of 30 April 2024 used to determine the initial list of qualifiers.
BWF Secretary General Thomas Lund said the badminton community could look forward to a return to normalcy over the next few years.
“As we emerge out of COVID-19, we are now able to structure a full week-by-week tournament calendar with an emphasis on expanding our global footprint,” Lund said.
“More Super 1000, Super 750, and Super 500 World Tour tournaments enable us to commit to higher prize money, increased player opportunities, greater coverage on television and online, and spectacular presentation, all contributing to an enhanced world-class sports product that we seek.
“We also feel we no longer require cluster tournaments previously introduced to negate the complexities of COVID-19 travel.
“This will help to ease some of the stresses on players and teams, giving them more freedom to pick and choose the events they play as they plan their all-important Paris 2024 qualification run.”
A host for the season-ending BWF World Tour Finals will be announced at a later date. BWF Tour Super 100 hosts will also be announced separately.
2023 Calendar
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WK
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Tournament | 2023 | City | Level |
| 2 | Malaysia Open | 10-15 Jan | Kuala Lumpur | Super 1000 |
| 3 | India Open | 17-22 Jan | Delhi | Super 750 |
| 4 | Indonesia Masters | 24-29 Jan | Jakarta | Super 500 |
| 5 | Thailand Masters | 31 Jan-5 Feb | Bangkok | Super 300 |
| 7 | Continental Championships (Team) | 14-19 Feb | Various | Continental Championships |
| 10 | German Open | 7-12 Mar | Mulheim | Super 300 |
| 11 | All England Open | 14-19 Mar | Birmingham | Super 1000 |
| 12 | Swiss Open | 21-26 Mar | Basel | Super 300 |
| 13 | Spain Masters | 28 Mar-2 Apr | Madrid | Super 300 |
| 14 | Orleans Masters | 4-9 Apr | Orleans | Super 300 |
| 17 | Continental Championships (Individual) | 25-30 Apr | Various | Continental Championships |
| 19-20 | TotalEnergies BWF Sudirman Cup Finals | 14-21 May | Suzhou | BWF Major Championships |
| 21 | Malaysia Masters | 23-28 May | Kuala Lumpur | Super 500 |
| 22 | Thailand Open | 30 May-4 Jun | Bangkok | Super 500 |
| 23 | Singapore Open | 6-11 Jun | Singapore | Super 750 |
| 24 | Indonesia Open | 13-18 Jun | Jakarta | Super 1000 |
| 25 | Taipei Open | 20-25 Jun | Taipei | Super 300 |
| 27 | Canada Open | 4-9 Jul | Calgary | Super 500 |
| 28 | US Open | 11-16 July | Frisco | Super 300 |
| 29 | Korea Open | 18-23 July | Seoul | Super 500 |
| 30 | Japan Open | 25-30 July | Tokyo | Super 750 |
| 31 | Australia Open | 1-6 Aug | Sydney | Super 500 |
| 32 | New Zealand Open | 8-13 Aug | Auckland | Super 300 |
| 34 | TotalEnergies BWF World Championships | 20-27 Aug | Copenhagen | BWF Major Championships |
| 36 | China Open | 5-10 Sept | Changzhou | Super 1000 |
| 37 | World Senior Championships | 11-17 Sept | Jeonju | BWF Major Championships |
| 37 | Hong Kong Open | 12-17 Sept | Hong Kong | Super 500 |
| 40 | World Junior Championships (Team) | 2-8 Oct | TBC | BWF Major Championships |
| 41 | World Junior Championships (Individual) | 9-15 Oct | TBC | BWF Major Championships |
| 41 | Finnish Open | 10-15 Oct | Vantaa | Super 500 |
| 42 | Denmark Open | 17-22 Oct | Odense | Super 750 |
| 43 | French Open | 24-29 Oct | Paris | Super 750 |
| 44 | Hylo Open | 31 Oct-5 Nov | Saarbrucken | Super 300 |
| 45 | Korea Masters | 7-12 Nov | Gwangju | Super 300 |
| 46 | Japan Masters | 14-19 Nov | Kumamoto | Super 500 |
| 47 | China Masters | 21-26 Nov | Shenzhen | Super 750 |
| 48 | Syed Modi International | 28 Nov-3 Dec | Lucknow | Super 300 |
| 50 | World Tour Finals | 13-17 Dec | TBC | World Tour Finals |
2024 Calendar
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WK
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Tournament | 2024 | City | Level |
| 2 | Malaysia Open | 9-14 Jan | Kuala Lumpur | Super 1000 |
| 3 | India Open | 16-21 Jan | Delhi | Super 750 |
| 4 | Indonesia Masters | 23-28 Jan | Jakarta | Super 500 |
| 5 | Thailand Masters | 30 Jan-4 Feb | Bangkok | Super 300 |
| 7 | Continental Championships (Team) | 13-18 Feb | Various | Continental Championships |
| 9 | German Open | 27 Feb-3 Mar | Mulheim | Super 300 |
| 10 | Orleans Masters | 5-10 Mar | Orleans | Super 300 |
| 11 | All England Open | 12-17 Mar | Birmingham | Super 1000 |
| 12 | Swiss Open | 19-24 Mar | Basel | Super 300 |
| 13 | Spain Masters | 26-31 Mar | Madrid | Super 300 |
| 15 | Continental Championships (Individual) | 9-14 Apr | Various | Continental Championships |
| 17-18 | TotalEnergies BWF Thomas & Uber Cup Finals | 28 April-5 May | TBC, China | BWF Major Championships |
| 20 | Thailand Open | 14-19 May | Bangkok | Super 500 |
| 21 | Malaysia Masters | 21-26 May | Kuala Lumpur | Super 500 |
| 22 | Singapore Open | 28 May-2 Jun | Singapore | Super 750 |
| 23 | Indonesia Open | 4-9 Jun | Jakarta | Super 1000 |
| 24 | Australia Open | 11-16 Jun | Sydney | Super 500 |
| 25 | New Zealand Open | 18-23 Jun | Auckland | Super 300 |
| 26 | US Open | 25-30 Jun | Frisco | Super 300 |
| 27 | Canada Open | 2-7 July | Calgary | Super 500 |
| 30-32 | Olympic Games Badminton Competition | 27 July-5 Aug | Paris | Olympic Games |
| 34 | Japan Open | 20-25 Aug | Tokyo | Super 750 |
| 35 | Korea Open | 27 Aug-1 Sept | Seoul | Super 500 |
| 36 | Taipei Open | 3-8 Sept | Taipei | Super 300 |
| 37 | Hong Kong Open | 10-15 Sept | Hong Kong | Super 500 |
| 38 | China Open | 17-22 Sept | Changzhou | Super 1000 |
| 40 | World Junior Championships (Team) | 1-6 Oct | TBC | BWF Major Championships |
| 41 | World Junior Championships (Individual) | 8-13 Oct | TBC | BWF Major Championships |
| 41 | Finnish Open | 8-13 Oct | Vantaa | Super 500 |
| 42 | Denmark Open | 15-20 Oct | Odense | Super 750 |
| 43 | French Open | 22-27 Oct | Paris | Super 750 |
| 44 | Hylo Open | 29 Oct-3 Nov | Saarbrucken | Super 300 |
| 45 | Korea Masters | 5-10 Nov | Gwangju | Super 300 |
| 46 | Japan Masters | 12-17 Nov | Kumamoto | Super 500 |
| 47 | China Masters | 19-24 Nov | Shenzhen | Super 750 |
| 48 | Syed Modi International | 26 Nov-1 Dec | Lucknow | Super 300 |
| 50 | World Tour Finals | 11-15 Dec | TBC | World Tour Finals |
