2018 BWF season
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Duration | 9 January 2018 – N/A |
Tournaments | 136 |
Categories |
Grade 1: 2 (Individuals, Teams) Grade 2 - BWF World Tour Finals: 1 Grade 2 - Super 1000: 3 Grade 2 - Super 750: 5 Grade 2 - Super 500: 7 Grade 2 - Super 300: 11 Grade 2 - Super 100: 11 Grade 3 - International Challenge: 22 Grade 3 - International Series: 37 Grade 3 - Future Series: 27 Contentional Championships: 10 |
Achievements (singles) | |
Awards | |
Player of the year |
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The 2018 BWF Season is the overall badminton circuit organized by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) for the 2018 badminton season to publish and promote the sport. Besides the BWF World Championships, BWF promotes the sport of Badminton through an extensive worldwide program of events. These events have various purposes according to their level and territory in which they are held but those events owned by BWF seek to showcase the Sport via the widest possible quality television broadcast and build the fanbase of the Sport throughout the World.
The world badminton tournament in 2018 consisted of:
1. BWF Tournaments (Grade 1 - Major Events)
- BWF Men and Women's World Team Championships (2018 Thomas & Uber Cup: Thomas & Uber Cup)
- BWF World Championships
2. BWF World Tour (Grade 2) The world badminton tournament structure has six levels:
- 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 Cup & Uber Cup, Sudirman Cup and Suhandinata Cup are Teams Events. 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.[1]
The 2018 BWF Season calendar comprises these six levels of BWF tournaments.
Schedule
This is the complete schedule of events on the 2018 calendar,[2] with the Champions and Runners-up documented.
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World Championships |
World Tour Finals |
Super 1000 |
Super 750 |
Super 500 |
Super 300 |
Super 100 |
International Challenge |
International Series |
Future Series |
Team events |
January
Week of | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up |
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January 8 |
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Score: 21–16, 21–15 | |||
Score: 21–11, 21–18 | |||
Score: 21–18, 11–21, 22–20 | |||
Score: 21–19, 21–17 | |||
Score: 21–15, 14–21, 21–16 | |||
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Score: 21–16, 21–6 | |||
Score: 21–13, 21–17 | |||
Score: 14–21, 21–18, 21–19 | |||
Score: 21–10, 21–10 | |||
Score: 21–14, 21–12 | |||
January 15 |
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Score: 21–13, 21–23, 21–18 | |||
Score: 21–16, 14–21, 24–22 | |||
Score: 14–21, 24–22, 21–13 | |||
Score: 22–20, 21–18 | |||
Score: 19–21, 22–20, 21–18 | |||
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Score: 21–15, 21–11 | |||
Score: 21–13, 12–21, 21–19 | |||
Score: 21–17, 21–12 | |||
Score: 18–21, 21–11, 21–19 | |||
Score: 21–16, 21–10 | |||
January 22 |
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Score: 21–13, 21–12 | |||
Score: 21–9, 21–13 | |||
Score: 11–21, 21–10, 21–16 | |||
Score: 21–17, 21–12 | |||
Score: 21–14, 21–11 | |||
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Score: 21–14, 21–17 | |||
Score: 22–20, 21–12 | |||
Score: 21–16, 21–18 | |||
Score: 17–21, 21–13, 21–17 | |||
Score: 16–21, 21–19, 21–18 | |||
January 29 |
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Score: 21–18, 21–14 | |||
Score: 21–18, 11–21, 22–20 | |||
Score: 21–14, 21–16 | |||
Score: 21–18, 21–15 | |||
Score: 21–14, 21–15 | |||
North Harbour International
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Score: 21–14, 21–10 | |||
Score: 21–11, 21–12 | |||
Score: 21–13, 21–14 | |||
Score: 21–6, 21–12 | |||
Score: 21–6, 27–25 |
February
March
Week of | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up |
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March 5 | |||
Score: 21–19, 18–21, 21–18 | |||
Score: 21–19, 6–21, 21–12 | |||
Score: 21–16, 21–18 | |||
Score: 18–21, 21–14, 21–6 | |||
Score: 21–14, 22–20 | |||
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Score: 21–18, 21–14 | |||
Score: 21–15, 15–21, 21–14 | |||
Score: 21–7, Retired | |||
Score: 21–15, 21–10 | |||
Score: 21–17, 21–14 | |||
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Score: 21–18, 21–15 | |||
Score: 21–15, 21–17 | |||
Score: 23–21, 21–18 | |||
Score: 21–15, 21–13 | |||
Score: 21–8, 21–12 | |||
March 12 |
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Score: 21–19, 16–21, 21–9 | |||
Score: 22–20, 21–13 | |||
Score: 21–18, 21–17 | |||
Score: 21–19, 21–18 | |||
Score: 15–21, 22–20, 21–16 | |||
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Score: 21–19, 21–19 | |||
Score: 21–8, 21–9 | |||
Score: 21–13, 21–14 | |||
Score: 21–14, 21–11 | |||
Score: 21–10, 21–11 | |||
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Score: 21–17, 21–13 | |||
Score: 21–6, 21–13 | |||
Score: 21–10, 21–16 | |||
Score: 21–19, 19–21, 21–19 | |||
Score: 21–13, 13–21, 21–19 | |||
March 19 |
Vietnam International Challenge
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Score: 21–9, 21–15 | |||
Score: 13–21, 21–16, 21–14 | |||
Score: 21–18, 21–14 | |||
Score: 21–19, 17–21, 21–17 | |||
Score: 20–22, 24–22, 21–15 | |||
March 26 |
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Score: 10–21, 21–18, 21–8 | |||
Score: 21–18, 21–14 | |||
Score: 21–10, 21–18 | |||
Score: 21–8, 21–14 | |||
Score: 21–19, 21–9 | |||
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Score: 21–12, 21–12 | |||
Score: 22–20, 22–20 | |||
Score: 21–14, 21–11 | |||
Score: 19–21, 21–11, 21–14 | |||
Score: 21–10, 21–10 |
April
Week of | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up |
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April 2 |
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Score: 14–21, 21–11, 21–12 | |||
Score: 21–14, 21–16 | |||
Score: 21–19, 15–21, 21–15 | |||
Score: 17–21, 21–19, 21–16 | |||
Score: 21–17, 21–12 | |||
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Score: 12–21, 21–17, 22–20 | |||
Score: 21–7, 21–13 | |||
Score: 21–14, 21–17 | |||
Score: 22–24, 21–15, 21–13 | |||
Score: 21–18, 21–16 | |||
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Score: 21–19, 21–18 | |||
Score: 21–15, 21–18 | |||
Score: 22–20, 21–15 | |||
Score: 21–13, 21–11 | |||
Score: 21–19, 21–15 | |||
April 9 | |||
Score: 12–21, 21–12, 21–14 | |||
Score: 16–21, 21–16, 21–18 | |||
Score: 19–21, 21–17, 21–16 | |||
Score: 21–16, 21–17 | |||
Score: 21–17, 7–21, 21–19 | |||
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Score: 21–12, 22–20 | |||
Score: 21–19, 21–16 | |||
Score: 21–19, 21–18 | |||
Score: 21–17, 21–12 | |||
Score: 21–17, 21–16 | |||
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Score: 13–21, 21–13, 21–10 | |||
Score: 17–21, 21–15, 21–11 | |||
Score: 21–19, 21–19 | |||
Score: 21–18, 27–25 | |||
Score: 21–17, 21–14 | |||
April 16 |
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Score: 21–18, 21–19 | |||
Score: 21–10, 22–24, 21–14 | |||
Score: 21–17, 17–21, 21–19 | |||
Score: 21–13, 21–10 | |||
Score: 12–21, 23–21, 21–13 | |||
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Score: 21–7, 21–13 | |||
Score: 21–13, 21–9 | |||
Score: 21–16, 21–19 | |||
Score: 21–9, 21–19 | |||
Score: 24–22, 21–14 | |||
April 23 |
Badminton Asia Championships (Draw)
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Score: 21–17, 21–13 | |||
Score: 21–19, 22–20 | |||
Score: 11–21, 21–10, 21–13 | |||
Score: 21–18, 18–21, 21–15 | |||
Score: 21–17, 21–17 | |||
European Badminton Championships (Draw)
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Score: 21–8, 21–7 | |||
Score: 21–15, 21–7 | |||
Score: 21–15, Retired | |||
Score: 21–12, 21–10 | |||
Score: 21–18, 17–21, 21–18 | |||
Pan Am Badminton Championships (Draw)
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Score: 21–12, 21–15 | |||
Score: 21–15, 21–16 | |||
Score: 21–17, 21–17 | |||
Score: 17–21, 21–17, 21–14 | |||
Score: 21–14, 26–24 |
May
Week of | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up |
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May 1 |
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Score: 21–14, 21–19 | |||
Score: 21–13, 21–14 | |||
Score: 21–17, 21–17 | |||
Score: 21–9, 21–19 | |||
Score: 21–19, 14–21, 21–19 | |||
May 7 |
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Score: 21–8, 23–21 | |||
Score: 21–14, 21–13 | |||
Score: 21–9, 9–21, 21–15 | |||
Score: 23–21, 21–18 | |||
Score: 21–12, 23–21 | |||
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Score: 21–18, 21–18 | |||
Score: 21–15, 21–6 | |||
Score: 21–14, 21–19 | |||
Score: 23–21, 21–19 | |||
Score: 13–21, 21–16, 21–14 | |||
May 14 |
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Score: 21–9, 21–8 | |||
Score: 21–14, 16–21, 21–17 | |||
Score: 21–18, 21–13 | |||
Score: 21–16, 21–10 | |||
Score: 21–18, 15–21, 21–10 | |||
May 20 |
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Chen Long Liu Cheng / Zhang Nan Shi Yuqi Li Junhui / Liu Yuchen Lin Dan |
Kento Momota Takuto Inoue / Yuki Kaneko Kenta Nishimoto Keigo Sonoda / Yuta Watanabe Kanta Tsuneyama | ||
Score: 3–1 | |||
Akane Yamaguchi Yuki Fukushima / Sayaka Hirota Nozomi Okuhara Misaki Matsutomo / Ayaka Takahashi Sayaka Takahashi |
Ratchanok Intanon Jongkolphan Kititharakul / Puttita Supajirakul Nitchaon Jindapol Rawinda Prajongjai / Sapsiree Taerattanachai Busanan Ongbamrungphan | ||
Score: 3–0 | |||
May 28 |
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Score: 21–10, 21–15 | |||
Score: 21–10, 21–16 | |||
Score: 21–12, 21–17 | |||
Score: 21–17, 21–16 | |||
Score: 21–17, 25–23 |
June
Week of | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up |
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June 4 |
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Score: 21–12, 23–21 | |||
Score: 21–23, 21–18, 21–18 | |||
Score: 18–21, 21–15, 21–15 | |||
Score: 22–20, 21–9 | |||
Score: 17–21, 21–14, 21–18 | |||
Score: 21–15, 21–12 | |||
Score: 21–15, 21–10 | |||
Score: 21–16, 12–21, 21–14 | |||
Score: 21–17, 21–12 | |||
Score: 21–14, 21–6 | |||
June 11 |
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Score: 14–21, 21–17, 21–16 | |||
Score: 24–26, 21–15, 21–11 | |||
Score: 16–21, 21–16, 21–17 | |||
Score: 18–21, 21–13, 21–15 | |||
Score: 21–19, 21–15 | |||
Score: 21–13, 21–17 | |||
Score: 21–11, 21–15 | |||
Score: 21–23, 21–19, 21–15 | |||
Score: 21–6, 21–12 | |||
Score: 24–22, 21–12 | |||
Cameroon International
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Score: 21–19, 21–9 | |||
Score: 21–17, 15–21, 21–16 | |||
Score: 21–15, 21–17 | |||
Score: 21–7, 21–9 | |||
Score: 13–21, 21–15, 21–15 | |||
June 18 |
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Score: 21–15, 21–10 | |||
Score: 22–20, 15–21, 21–17 | |||
Score: 19–21, 21–18, 22–20 | |||
Score: 21–13, 21–15 | |||
Score: 21–13, 21–4 | |||
Côte d'Ivoire International
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Score: 21–15, 21–9 | |||
Score: 21–10, 21–12 | |||
Score: 21–14, 21–19 | |||
Score: 21–7, 21–7 | |||
Score: 21–9, 21–15 | |||
June 25 |
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Score: 21–17, 23–21 | |||
Score: 22–20, 21–11 | |||
Score: 21–8, 21–10 | |||
Score: 21–12, 21–12 | |||
Score: 21–19, 21–18 | |||
Score: 22–20, 14–21, 21–15 | |||
Score: 21–12, 21–16 | |||
Score: 19–21, 21–14, 21–18 | |||
Score: 21–11, 21–10 | |||
Score: 26–24, 15–21, 21–8 | |||
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Score: 15–21, 21–9, 24–22 | |||
Score: 21–11, 21–8 | |||
Score: 20–22, 23–21, 21–18 | |||
Score: 21–16, 21–9 | |||
Score: 21–11, 22–20 | |||
Benin International |
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Score: 21–11, 21–13 | |||
Score: 21–9, 20–22, 21–13 | |||
Score: 21–12, 21–16 | |||
Score: 21–18, 23–21 | |||
Score: 21–5, 21–15 |
July
Week of | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up |
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July 2 |
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Score: 21–14, 21–9 | |||
Score: 21–23, 21–15, 21–9 | |||
Score: 21–13, 21–16 | |||
Score: 21–14, 16–21, 21–14 | |||
Score: 21–17, 21–8 | |||
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Score: 11–21, 21–16, 21–17 | |||
Score: 21–7, 13–21, 21–17 | |||
Score: 16–21, 24–22, 21–18 | |||
Score: 21–18, 21–12 | |||
Score: 21–14, 21–19 | |||
July 9 |
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Score: 21–16, 13–21, 21–9 | |||
Score: 21–15, 21–18 | |||
Score: 21–17, 21–19 | |||
Score: 21–13, 21–10 | |||
Score: 21–12, 21–12 | |||
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Score: 14–21, 21–16, 23–21 | |||
Score: 21–5, 21–5 | |||
Score: 21–14, 15–21, 21–18 | |||
Score: 21–7, 21–10 | |||
Score: 21–19, 22–20 | |||
Jul 16 |
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Score: 21–13, 21–13 | |||
Score: 25–23, 21–14 | |||
Score: 21–13, 21–19 | |||
Score: 16–21, 24–22, 21–13 | |||
Score: 21–19, 21–18 | |||
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Score: 11–21, 21–19, 21–12 | |||
Score: 20–22, 21–16, 27–25 | |||
Score: 21–12, 21–12 | |||
Score: 21–10, 21–19 | |||
Score: 21–17, 23–21 | |||
Jul 23 |
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Score: 21–10, 21–13 | |||
Score: 21–11, 13–21, 21–18 | |||
Score: 21–16, 21–6 | |||
Score: 23–21, 21–11 | |||
Score: 21–9, 21–23, 21–17 | |||
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Score: 18–21, 21–12, 21–17 | |||
Score: 22–20, 11–21, 21–18 | |||
Score: Walkover | |||
Score: 21–11, 21–18 | |||
Score: 21–19, 21–17 | |||
July 30 |
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Score: 21–11, 21–13 | |||
Score: 21–19, 21–10 | |||
Score: 21–12, 21–19 | |||
Score: 19–21, 21–19, 22–20 | |||
Score: 21–17, 21–19 |
August
Week of | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up |
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August 6 |
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Score: 21–14, 21–10 | |||
Score: 21–19, 21–19 | |||
Score: 22–20, 21–18 | |||
Score: 21–18, 21–19 | |||
Score: 13–21, 21–18, 21–19 | |||
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Score: 19–21, 21–19, 21–13 | |||
Score: 21–18, 21–13 | |||
Score: 18–21, 21–16, 21–18 | |||
Score: 21–15, 21–19 | |||
Score: 21–16, 21–13 | |||
August 13 |
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Score: 22–20, 21–12 | |||
Score: 21–19, 21–10 | |||
Score: 17–21, 21–7, 21–17 | |||
Score: 21–16, 21–19 | |||
Score: 21–17, 17–21, 21–16 | |||
August 20 |
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Score: 18–21, 21–12, 21–17 | |||
Score: 21–17, 17–21, 21–18 | |||
Score: 21–19, 18–21, 21–16 | |||
Score: 21–15, 21–14 | |||
Score: 22–20, 18–21, 21–19 | |||
August 27 |
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Score: 15–21, 21–6, 21–14 | |||
Score: 9–21, 23–21, 21–8 | |||
Score: 21–13, 21–17 | |||
Score: 21–17, 21–13 | |||
Score: 21–19, 21–17 | |||
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Score: 21–14, 21–18 | |||
Score: 20–22, 21–18, 21–14 | |||
Score: 21–19, 21–16 | |||
Score: 21–8, 21–11 | |||
Score: 18–21, 21–19, 22–20 |
September
Week of | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up |
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September 3 |
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Score: 21–15, 21–18 | |||
Score: 21–9, 18–21, 21–17 | |||
Score: 21–16, 21–14 | |||
Score: 21–18, 16–21, 21–14 | |||
Score: 15–21, 21–19, 25–23 | |||
Belarus International
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Score: 21–18, 15–21, 21–19 | |||
Score: 25–23, 21–15 | |||
Score: 21–18, 21–14 | |||
Score: 21–11, 21–13 | |||
Score: 15–21, 21–18, 22–20 | |||
September 10 |
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Score: 21–14, 21–11 | |||
Score: 21–19, 17–21, 21–11 | |||
Score: 21–11, 21–13 | |||
Score: 21–15, 21-12 | |||
Score: 21–19, 21–8 | |||
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Score: 21–13, 19–21, 21–19 | |||
Score: 21–16, 21–16 | |||
Score: 11–21, 21–18, 21–17 | |||
Score: 21–19, 21–14 | |||
Score: 21–11, 21–13 | |||
South Australia International
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Score: 21–19, 22–24, 21–11 | |||
Score: 21–16, 10–21, 30–28 | |||
Score: 21–11, 19–21, 21–16 | |||
Score: 21–16, 21–7 | |||
Score: 22–20, 21–18 | |||
September 17 |
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Score: 23–21, 21–19 | |||
Score: 21–18, 21–13 | |||
Score: 21–13, 17–21, 21–14 | |||
Score: 21–16, 21–12 | |||
Score: 21–16, 21–9 | |||
Bangka Belitung Indonesia Masters (Draw)
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Score: 21–17, 23–21 | |||
Score: 21–16, 21–12 | |||
Score: 23–21, 21–13 | |||
Score: 11–21, 21–19, 22–20 | |||
Score: 21–19, 21–18 | |||
Sydney International
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Score: 21–18, 21–11 | |||
Score: 21–15, 21–10 | |||
Score: 21–6, 21–11 | |||
Score: 21–16, 23–21 | |||
Score: 21–16, 21–17 | |||
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Score: 21–19, 21–14 | |||
Score: 13–21, 21–18, 21–19 | |||
Score: 21–15, 24–22 | |||
Score: 23–25, 21–16, 21–11 | |||
Score: 18–21, 22–20, 21–15 | |||
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Score: 21–14, 20–22, 21–9 | |||
Score: 21–11, 21–14 | |||
Score: 21–13, 21–16 | |||
Score: 22–20, 21–16 | |||
Score: 21–17, 12–21, 21–14 | |||
September 24 |
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Score: 21–13, 21–16 | |||
Score: 21–10, 17–21, 21–16 | |||
Score: 9–21, 21–15, 21–10 | |||
Score: 21–11, 21–18 | |||
Score: 21–18, 21–16 | |||
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Score: 21–16, 21–11 | |||
Score: 21–17, 21–8 | |||
Score: 21–18, 17–21, 21–15 | |||
Score: 21–14, 21–14 | |||
Score: 21–10, 12–21, 21–13 | |||
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Score: 21–12, 21–13 | |||
Score: 21–14, 21–16 | |||
Score: 21–12, 21–17 | |||
Score: 14–21, 21–17, 21–10 | |||
Score: 21–12, 21–18 |
October
Week of | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up |
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October 1 |
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Score: 21–17, 16–21, 21–11 | |||
Score: 17–21, 21–10, 21–13 | |||
Score: 22–20, 21–9 | |||
Score: 21–10, 21–17 | |||
Score: 21–15, 21–11 | |||
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Score: 21–17, 13–21, 21–19 | |||
Score: 21–19, 21–11 | |||
Score: 21–19, 21–14 | |||
Score: 21–11, 21–12 | |||
Score: 21–15, 21–10 | |||
October 8 |
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Score: 21–19, 21–13 | |||
Score: 21–16, 21–18 | |||
Score: 21–19, 17–21, 21–11 | |||
Score: 21–17, 21–18 | |||
Score: 21–15, 21–15 | |||
October 15 |
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October 22 |
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October 29 |
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November
Week of | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up |
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November 5 |
Fuzhou China Open (Draw)
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November 12 |
Hong Kong Open (Draw)
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November 19 |
Scottish Open (Draw) |
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Syed Modi International (Draw)
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November 26 |
Korea Masters (Draw)
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December
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December 10 |
BWF World Tour Finals (Draw) |
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References
External links
- Badminton World Federation (BWF) at www.bwfbadminton.org