The 2021 BWF season was the overall badminton circuit organized by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) for the 2021 badminton season to publish and promote the sport. The world badminton tournament in 2021 consisted of: 1. BWF tournaments (Grade 1; Major Events) BWF World Men and Women's Team Championships (Thomas & Uber Cup) BWF World Mixed Team Championships (Sudirman Cup) Olympic Games BWF World Championships

2. BWF World Tour (Grade 2) Level 1 (BWF World Tour Finals) Level 2 (BWF World Tour Super 1000) Level 3 (BWF World Tour Super 750) Level 4 (BWF World Tour Super 500) Level 5 (BWF World Tour Super 300) Level 6 (BWF Tour Super 100)

3. Continental Circuit (Grade 3) BWF Open Tournaments: BWF International Challenge, BWF International Series, and BWF Future Series.

The Thomas & Uber Cup were teams event. The Sudirman Cup were mixed teams event. The others – Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300, Super 100, International Challenge, International Series, and Future Series are all individual tournaments. The higher the level of tournament, the larger the prize money and the more ranking points available.

The 2021 BWF season calendar comprises these six levels of BWF tournaments.

Schedule This is the complete schedule of events on the 2021 calendar,"BWF Tournament Calendar – 2021" Badminton World Federation with the champions and runners-up documented. Key Olympic/World Championships World Tour Finals Super 1000 Super 750 Super 500 Super 300 Super 100 International Challenge International Series Future Series Continental events/Team Events

January Week commencing Tournament Champions Runners-up 11 January Thailand Masters (Draw) (cancelled) Host: Bangkok, Thailand Venue: Indoor Stadium Huamark Level: Super 300 Prize: $200,000 Format: 32MS/32WS/32MD/32WD/32XD Score: Score: Score: Score: Score: Estonian International (cancelled) Host: Tallinn, Estonia Venue: Kalev Sports Hall Level: International Series Prize: $10,000 Format: 32MS/32WS/32MD/32WD/32XD Score: Score: Score: Score: Score: 18 January Swedish Open (cancelled) Host: Lund, Sweden Venue: IFU Arena Level: International Series Prize: $10,000 Format: 32MS/32WS/32MD/32WD/32XD Score: Score: Score: Score: Score: 25 January Iceland International (cancelled) Host: Reykjavík, Iceland Venue: Tennis- og Badmintonfélag Reykjavíkur Level: Future Series Format: 32MS/32WS/32MD/8WD/32XD Score: Score: Score: Score: Score:

February Week commencing Tournament Champions Runners-up 1 February Iran Fajr International (cancelled) Host: Shiraz, Iran Venue: Shahid Dastgheib Sport Complex Level: International Challenge Prize: $25,000 Format: 64MS/32WS/16MD/16WD Score: Score: Score: Score: 8 February Canadian International (cancelled) Host: Fort McMurray, Canada Venue: MacDonald Island Park Level: International Challenge Prize: $25,000 Format: 32MS/24WS/16MD/16WD/16XD Score: Score: Score: Score: Score: 15 FebruaryEuropean Mixed Team Badminton Championships (Draw) Host: Vantaa, Finland Venue: Vantaan Energia Areena Level: Continental Team Championships Format: 8 teams (Round robin) Viktor Axelsen Christo Popov Mia Blichfeldt Qi Xuefei Kim AstrupAnders Skaarup Rasmussen Ronan LabarJulien Maio Maiken FruergaardAmalie Magelund Léa PalermoAnne Tran Mathias ChristiansenAlexandra Bøje Thom GicquelDelphine Delrue Score: 3–0Pan Am Mixed Team Badminton Championships (Draw) (cancelled) Host: Fort McMurray, Canada Venue: Suncor Community Leisure Centre Level: Continental Team Championships Format: Score:Oceania Mixed Team Badminton Championships (Draw) (cancelled) Host: Auckland, New Zealand Venue: Badminton North Harbour Centre Level: Continental Team Championships Format: TBD Teams (Round robin)Score:Oceania Badminton Championships (Draw) (cancelled) Host: Auckland, New Zealand Venue: Badminton North Harbour Centre Level: Continental Championships (International Challenge) Format: 64MS/32WS/32MD/32WD/32XD Score: Score: Score: Score: Score: 22 February Austrian Open (cancelled) Host: Graz, Austria Venue: Raiffeisen Sportpark Level: International Challenge Prize: $25,000 Format: 32MS/32WS/32MD/32WD/32XD Score: Score: Score: Score: Score: Uganda International Host: Kampala, Uganda Venue: MTN Arena Level: International Series Prize: $10,000 Format: 32MS/32WS/16WD/32XD Varun Kapur Sankar Subramanian Score: 21–18, 16–21, 21–17 Malvika Bansod Anupama Upadhyaya Score: 17–21, 25–23, 21–10 Husina Kobugabe Mable Namakoye Fadilah Mohamed Rafi Tracy Naluwooza Score: 21–9, 21–17 Israel Wanagalya Betty Apio Brian Kasirye Husina Kobugabe Score: 21–13, 22–20

March Week commencing Tournament Champions Runners-up 1 March Swiss Open (Draw) Host: Basel, Switzerland Venue: St. Jakobshalle Level: Super 300 Prize: $140,000 Format: 32MS/32WS/32MD/32WD/32XD Viktor Axelsen Kunlavut Vitidsarn Score: 21–16, 21–6 Carolina Marín P. V. Sindhu Score: 21–12, 21–5 Kim Astrup Anders Skaarup Rasmussen Mark Lamsfuß Marvin Seidel Score: 21–16, 21–11 Pearly Tan Thinaah Muralitharan Gabriela Stoeva Stefani Stoeva Score: 21–19, 21–12 Thom Gicquel Delphine Delrue Mathias Christiansen Alexandra Bøje Score: 21–19, 21–19 Slovak Open (cancelled) Host: Trenčín, Slovakia Venue: Športové centrum M-Šport Level: Future Series Format: 32MS/32WS/32MD/32WD/32XD Score: Score: Score: Score: Score: Kenya International (cancelled) Host: Nairobi, Kenya Venue: TBA Level: Future Series Format: 32MS/32WS/32MD/32WD/32XD Score: Score: Score: Score: Score: 8 March German Open (Draw) (cancelled) Host: Mülheim, Germany Venue: Innogy Sporthalle Level: Super 300 Prize: $140,000 Format: 32MS/32WS/32MD/32WD/32XD Score: Score: Score: Score: Score: 15 March All England Open (Draw) Host: Birmingham, England Venue: Utilita Arena Birmingham Level: Super 1000 Prize: $850,000 Format: 32MS/32WS/32MD/32WD/32XD Lee Zii Jia Viktor Axelsen Score: 30–29, 20–22, 21–9 Nozomi Okuhara Pornpawee Chochuwong Score: 21–12, 21–16 Hiroyuki Endo Yuta Watanabe Takeshi Kamura Keigo Sonoda Score: 21–15, 17–21, 21–11 Mayu Matsumoto Wakana Nagahara Yuki Fukushima Sayaka Hirota Score: 21–18, 21–16 Yuta Watanabe Arisa Higashino Yuki Kaneko Misaki Matsutomo Score: 21–14, 21–13 Maldives International (cancelled) Host: Malé, Maldives Venue: Male' Kulhivaru Ekuveni Level: International Challenge Prize: $25,000 Format: TBD Score: Score: Score: Score: Score: Giraldilla International (cancelled) Host: Havana, Cuba Venue: Coliseo de la Ciudad Deportiva Level: Future Series Format: 32MS/16WS/8MD/8WD/16XD Score: Score: Score: Score: Score: 22 March Lingshui China Masters (Draw) (cancelled) Host: Lingshui, China Venue: Agile Stadium of Lingshui Culture and Sports Square Level: Super 100 Prize: $100,000 Format: 48MS/32WS/32MD/32WD/32XD Score: Score: Score: Score: Score: Orléans Masters (Draw) Host: Orléans, France Venue: Palais des Sports Level: Super 100 Prize: $75,000 Format: 64MS/32WS/32MD/32WD/32XD Toma Junior Popov Mads Christophersen Score: 23–21, 21–13 Busanan Ongbamrungphan Line Christophersen Score: 16–21, 21–15, 21–19 Ben Lane Sean Vendy Krishna Prasad Garaga Vishnu Vardhan Goud Panjala Score: 19–21, 21–14, 21–19 Jongkolphan Kititharakul Rawinda Prajongjai Gabriela Stoeva Stefani Stoeva Score: 21–16, 21–16 Mathias Christiansen Alexandra Bøje Niclas Nøhr Amalie Magelund Score: 21–13, 21–17 Polish Open Host: Gniezno, Poland Venue: Hala widowiskowo-sportowa Level: International Challenge Prize: $15,000 Format: 32MS/32WS/32MD/32WD/32XD Ng Tze Yong Pablo Abián Score: 21–19, 21–11 Kristin Kuuba Tanya Hemanth Score: 24–22, 21–14 Man Wei Chong Tee Kai Wun Chang Yee Jun Chia Weijie Score: 21–17, 20–22, 21–19 Bengisu Erçetin Nazlıcan İnci Zuzanna Jankowska Anastasia Khomich Score: 21–11, 21–12 Choong Hon Jian Toh Ee Wei Nicolas A. Müller Ronja Stern Score: 21–16, 21–12 Santo Domingo Open Host: Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Venue: Pabellon de Tenis de Mesa Level: International Series Prize: $5,000 Format: 16MS/16WS/8MD/8WD/16XD Rubén Castellanos Luis Montoya Score: 19–21, 21–19, 21–13 Nikté Sotomayor Sabrina Solis Score: 21–17, 21–18 Aníbal Marroquín Jonathan Solís Rubén Castellanos Christopher Martínez Score: 21–10, 21–19 Diana Corleto Nikté Sotomayor Alejandra Paiz Mariana Paiz Score: 21–11, 21–14 Luis Montoya Vanessa Villalobos Jonathan Solís Diana Corleto Score: 21–17, 21–17 29 March Osaka International (cancelled) Host: Moriguchi, Osaka, Japan Venue: Moriguchi City Gymnasium Level: International Challenge Prize: $25,000 Format: 32MS/32WS/32MD/32WD/32XD Score: Score: Score: Score: Score:

April Week commencing Tournament Champions Runners-up 5 April Malaysia Masters (Draw) (postponed) Host: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Venue: Axiata Arena Level: Super 500 Prize: $400,000 Format: 32MS/32WS/32MD/32WD/32XD Score: Score: Score: Score: Score: 12 April Dutch International (cancelled) Host: Wateringen, Netherlands Venue: VELO Hall Level: International Series Prize: $10,000 Format: TBD Score: Score: Score: Score: Score: 19 April Peru International Host: Lima, Peru Venue: Polideportivo 2 Car Videna Level: International Series Prize: $10,000 Format: 32MS/32WS/32MD/16WD/32XD Brian Yang Ygor Coelho Score: 21–16, 21–18 Laura Sárosi Daniella Gonda Score: 21–15, 21–12 Koceila Mammeri Youcef Sabri Medel Aníbal Marroquín Jonathan Solís Score: 21–18, 21–15 Diana Corleto Nikté Sotomayor Alejandra Paiz Mariana Paiz Score: 24–22, 21–7 Jonathan Solís Diana Corleto Luis Montoya Vanessa Villalobos Score: 21–12, 21–7 26 AprilBadminton Asia Championships (Draw) (postponed) Host: TBC, China Venue: TBC Level: Continental Championships (Super 1000) Prize: $400,000 Format: 32MS/32WS/32MD/32WD/32XD Score: Score: Score: Score: Score: European Badminton Championships (Draw) Host: Kyiv, Ukraine Venue: Palace of Sports Level: Continental Championships (Super 500) Format: 40MS/40WS/28MD/28WD/28XD Anders Antonsen Viktor Axelsen Score: Walkover Carolina Marín Line Christophersen Score: 21–13, 21–18 Vladimir Ivanov Ivan Sozonov Mark Lamsfuß Marvin Seidel Score: Walkover Gabriela Stoeva Stefani Stoeva Chloe Birch Lauren Smith Score: 21–14, 21–19 Rodion Alimov Alina Davletova Marcus Ellis Lauren Smith Score: 11–21, 21–16, 21–15 Pan American Badminton Championships (Draw) Host: Guatemala City, Guatemala Venue: Teodoro Palacios Flores Level: Continental Championships (Super 300) Format: 64MS/32WS/16MD/16WD/32XD Brian Yang Jason Ho-Shue Score: 21–13, 18–10 Retired Beiwen Zhang Rachel Chan Score: 21–14, 21–18 Phillip Chew Ryan Chew Jason Ho-Shue Nyl Yakura Score: Walkover Rachel Honderich Kristen Tsai Francesca Corbett Allison Lee Score: 21–12, 21–7 Joshua Hurlburt-Yu Josephine Wu Christopher Martínez Mariana Paiz Score: 21–18, 21–18

May Week commencing Tournament Champions Runners-up 3 May New Zealand Open (Draw) (cancelled) Host: Auckland, New Zealand Venue: Eventfinda Stadium Level: Super 300 Prize: $200,000 Format: 32MS/32WS/32MD/32WD/32XD Score: Score: Score: Score: Score: Portuguese International Host: Caldas da Rainha, Portugal Venue: Badminton High Performance Sports Centre Level: International Series Prize: $10,000 Format: 32MS/32WS/32MD/32WD/32XD Ditlev Jæger Holm Max Weißkirchen Score: 21–15, 21–17 Laura Sárosi Marie Batomene Score: 21–19, 21–19 Mads Pieler Kolding Frederik Søgaard Emil Lauritzen Mads Vestergaard Score: 21–17, 21–18 Christine Busch Amalie Schulz Kati-Kreet Marran Helina Rüütel Score: 21–16, 21–14 Callum Hemming Jessica Pugh William Villeger Sharone Bauer Score: 21–18, 19–21, 21–15 10 MayIndia Open (Draw) (cancelled) Host: New Delhi, India Venue: K. D. Jadhav Indoor Stadium Level: Super 500 Prize: $400,000 Format: 32MS/32WS/32MD/32WD/32XD Score: Score: Score: Score: Score: Australian Open (Draw) (cancelled) Host: Sydney, Australia Venue: Sydney Olympic Park Level: Super 300 Prize: $200,000 Format: 32MS/32WS/32MD/32WD/32XD Score: Score: Score: Score: Score: 17 May Spain Masters (Draw) Host: Huelva, Spain Venue: Palacio de los Deportes Carolina Marín Level: Super 300 Prize: $140,000