What are the main international badminton events?

Abstract: Badminton is one of the most popular sports. I believe many people know badminton events. The world's major badminton events sponsored by the International Badminton Federation include Thomas Cup, Uber Cup, World Badminton Championship, Sudirman Cup, World Badminton Championship, All England Badminton Championship, International Series Grand Prix and so on. Let's take a look at the major badminton competitions in the world! Badminton, like table tennis, as a traditional competitive event in China, has attracted much attention in major international competitive sports events. Friends who love badminton will inevitably pay attention to the major badminton competitions held around the world. The following small series will introduce the world's major badminton competitions sponsored by the International Badminton Federation, such as Thomas Cup, Uber Cup, World Badminton Championship and Sudirman Cup.

1, Thomas cup

That is, the World Men's Team Badminton Championship, the first competition was held in 1948, and now it is held every two years in even years. The competition includes three singles and two doubles.

2. Uber Cup

That is, the World Women's Team Badminton Championship. The first competition is held in 1956, which is held every two years in even years. The competition includes three singles and two doubles.

3. World Badminton Championships

The World Badminton Individual Championship. There are five competitions: men's and women's singles, doubles and mixed doubles. Every three years from 1977, and every two years from 1983, with odd years.

4. Sudirman Cup

Namely the World Badminton Mixed Team Competition. 1989 held once every two years in odd years. The competition consists of men's singles and men's doubles.

5. World Cup badminton match

It's an invitational tournament, and the International Badminton Federation invites players with outstanding achievements in that year to participate. The International Badminton Federation was founded in 198 1, 1997, and decided to change from 1998 to hold an all-star game with the participation of world editors, ready to try a grand slam badminton tournament with rich bonuses.

6. All England Badminton Championship

Founded by British Badminton Association on 1899. This is the oldest badminton competition in the history of the world. Originally participated by athletes from Britain and Commonwealth countries, it has now become a global badminton competition.

7. International Series Grand Prix

The International Badminton Federation refers to the World Tennis Grand Prix. Started at 1983. The competition is divided into several divisions and organized into a series by many competitions. According to the performance of athletes in each competition, the athletes are ranked, and the top 16 will enter the finals.

Introduction of Main Competition Systems of Badminton in the World

The World Badminton Federation (BWF) announced a new competition system, which is implemented from 20 18 to 202 1. In the new competition system, the top super tournament, super tournament and gold tournament are cancelled, and the world badminton tournament is mainly divided into two grades.

Grade 1

Grade 1 (Grade 1) is the Olympic Games, Tangyou Cup, Sudirman Cup, World Championships, World Youth Championship and World Youth Championship team competition. It is worth mentioning that the 20 18 World Championships will be held in Nanjing. Are the golfers ready to feel the charm of badminton on the spot? !

Grade?Two

The previous Top Super Tournament, Super Tournament and Gold Tournament were merged into two levels, which were divided into Level 1~Level6. At the same time, the level adjustment also increased some bonuses, and the top four events reached millions of dollars.

Level 2-Level 1

Level 1 is the year-end finals of BWF, with the total prize money reaching $ 1.5 million.

Secondary-secondary

The All England Championship, China Open and Indonesia Open have reached the second level, and the prize money has reached one million dollars. Among them, Indonesia Open 2065.438+08 will reach $6,543.8+0.25 million, second only to the year-end finals of $6,543.8+0.5 million. The China Open, which has been held in Fuzhou for several years, has also moved to Changzhou.

Secondary-tertiary

Level3' s prize money for five games reached 700,000 dollars.

Level 2-4

Level4-* * 7 stops, the prize money reached 350,000 US dollars, of which the Korean Open reached 600,000 US dollars.

Level 2-5

The competitions in Thailand, Switzerland, Germany, New Zealand, Australia, the United States, Spain, Taipei, Macau, India and South Korea will become level 5 competitions, 1 1 station.

Level 2-6

Like Level5, Level6 is also a stop of 1 1. The competitions are held in France, China, Canada, Japan, Russia, Vietnam, India, Indonesia, the Netherlands, Germany and Scotland.

Due to the adjustment of the level, the original super series year-end competition mainly invited the first eight points of 12 super series, and next year it will mainly invite the first eight points of 37 stations to participate.

At the same time, except that the year-end competition of Level 1 is the quarter-finals, the group competition will be held first, and the qualifiers of Level2 and Level3 will be cancelled, and the top 32 will be played directly.

Paul Eric Hoie, president of BWF World Badminton Federation, said: "In recent years, our events have been greatly improved in terms of excitement and attraction, and we have assessed how to make greater progress in our events." "Our core goal is to show the ornamental and competitive nature of the sport, increase TV coverage, and improve the quality of star players and top players and their global influence."

"Each level will become a part of the new competition system, and the six levels will have their own names, so that everyone can distinguish and highlight important events, while ensuring the interconnection of events under the new competition system." Hoie added.