The Uganda International is an international badminton tournament held in Uganda organised by Uganda Badminton Association. In 2008, this tournament have been sanctioned by Badminton World Federation as International Series rated event with total prize money US$5000. For the badminton players, this tournament become a landmark for Uganda, because they can improved their point in world ranking and also in certain years, the points will be the Olympic Games qualification. Another tournament, Kampala International is a Future Series level since 2023.
Previous winners Uganda International Challenge Year Men's singles Women's singles Men's doubles Women's doubles Mixed doubles Ref 1995 Christopher Musaazi Helen Luziika Naveen Frank Nsubuga Helen Luziika Annet Nakamya Naveen Annet Nakamya 1996–2007No competition 2008 Kestutis Navickas Agnese Allegrini Niluka Karunaratne Dinuka KarunaratneNo competition 2009 Ali Shahosseini Karen Foo Kune Shaban Nkutu Ali Shahosseini Shamim Bangi Margaret Nankabirwa Abraham Wogute Rita Namusisi 2010 Jinkan Ifraimu Carolina Marín Dorian James Wiaan Viljoen Michelle Edwards Annari Viljoen Dorian James Michelle Edwards 2011 Jan Fröhlich Telma Santos Giovanni Greco Daniel Messersi Özge Bayrak Öznur Caliskan Ivan Mayega Norah Nassimbwa 2012 Niluka Karunaratne Jeanine Cicognini Dorian Lance James Willem Viljoen Michelle Claire Edwards Annari Viljoen Willem Viljoen Annari Viljoen 2013 Dinuka Karunaratne Saili Rane Giovanni Greco Daniel Messersi Shama Aboobakar Grace Gabriel Mahmoud El Sayad Nadine Ashraf 2014 Trupti Murgunde Chun Quan Chong Yeoh Seng Zoe Tosin Damilola Atolagbe Fatima Azeez Ola Fagbemi Dorcas Adesokan 2015 Jacob Maliekal Ebru Yazgan Pavel Florián Ondřej Kopřiva N. Sikki Reddy Poorvisha S. Ram Tarun Kona N. Sikki Reddy 2016 Niluka Karunaratne Telma Santos Dinuka Karunaratne Niluka Karunaratne Cemre Fere Ebru Yazgan Abdelrahman Kashkal Hadia Hosny 2017 Julien Paul Shamim Bangi Alwin Francis Tarun Kona Doha Hany Hadia Hosny Bahaedeen Alshannik Domou Amro 2018 Pierrick Cajot Kate Foo Kune Artur Niyazov Dmitriy Panarin Jonathan Persson Kate Foo Kune 2019 B. M. Rahul Bharadwaj Thet Htar Thuzar Godwin Olofua Anuoluwapo Opeyori Howard Shu Paula Lynn Obañana 2020 Gergely Krausz Tarun Kona Shivam Sharma Meghana Jakkampudi Poorvisha S. Ram Tarun Kona Meghana Jakkampudi 2021 Varun Kapur Malvika Bansod No competition Husina Kobugabe Mable Namakoye Brian Kasirye Husina Kobugabe 2022 Arnaud Merklé Talia Ng Boon Xin Yuan Wong Tien Ci Kasturi Radhakrishnan Venosha Radhakrishnan Koceila Mammeri Tanina Mammeri 2023 Justin Hoh Letshanaa Karupathevan Pongsakorn Thongkham Wongsatorn Thongkham Trisha Hegde Khushi Thakkar Andy Kwek Crystal Wong 2024 Lê Đức Phát Aakarshi Kashyap Arjun M. R. Dhruv Kapila Paula Lynn Cao Hok Lauren Lam Sathish Karunakaran Aadya Variyath 2025 Manraj Singh Ishika Jaiswal Mohammad Amaan Dingku Konthoujam Lauren Lam Allison Lee Ishaan Bhatnagar Srinidhi Narayanan 2026 Karono Anupama Upadhyaya Bhargav Arigela Viswatej Gobburu Ishaan Bhatnagar Shruti Mishra
Uganda International Series YearMen's singlesWomen's singlesMen's doublesWomen's doublesMixed doubles Ref 2023 Luis Ramón Garrido Meghana Reddy Brian Kasirye Muzafaru Lubega Rutaparna Panda Swetaparna Panda Koceila Mammeri Tanina Mammeri 2024 Rahul Bharadwaj Loh Zhi Wei Nithin H. V. Harsha Veeramreddy Gayatri Rawat Mansa Rawat Ashraf Zakaria Lim Xuan 2025 Hein Htut Rujula Ramu Ashraf Zakaria Ariffin Zakaria Jenjira Stadelmann Leila Zarrouk Chong Zi Xiang Joanne Ng 2026 Aesha Gandhi Hafiz Hakimi Hashim Wong Meng Fong Akshita Manral Ishita Negi Hafiz Hakimi Hashim Lim Xuan
Kampala International Year Men's singles Women's singles Men's doubles Women's doubles Mixed doubles Ref 2023 Brian Kasirye Romane Cloteaux-Foucault Brian Kasirye Muzafaru Lubega Rutaparna Panda Swetaparna Panda Kuswanto Sreeyuktha Sreejith Parol 2024 Manraj Singh Shreya Lele Ashraf Zakaria Ariffin Zakaria Gayatri Rawat Mansa Rawat Ashraf Zakaria Lim Xuan 2025 Harsheel Dani Rujula Ramu Jenjira Stadelmann Leila Zarrouk 2026 Abhishek Kanapala Ishita Negi Abhyuday Choudhary Ayush Makhija Sonali Singh Ritika Thaker Hafiz Hakimi Hashim Lim Xuan
Performances by nation
Uganda International Challenge
Pos Nation MS WS MD WD XD Total 1 3 5 5 3 5 21 2 * 1 2 0.5 2 3 8.5 3 1 2 2 2 7 4 4 2 6 5 3 2 5 1 1 2 1 5 1 3 1 5 8 1 1 1.5 1 4.5 9 1 2 0.5 0.5 4 10 1 2 3 1 2 3 12 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 16 1 0.5 1.5 17 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 29 0.5 0.5Total 20 20 18 18 18 94 Host nation
Uganda International Series
Pos Nation MS WS MD WD XD Total 1 1 3 1 3 8 2 1 2 3 6 3 2 2 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 * 1 1 Total 4 4 4 4 4 20
Kampala International
Pos Nation MS WS MD WD XD Total 1 3 3 1 3 10 2 2 3 5 3 * 1 1 2 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 Total 4 4 4 4 4 20
References
External links Uganda Badminton Association (UBA)