Badminton's biggest tournaments: dates and champions

From the All England, first held in 1899, to the World Championships and the World Tour Finals: when they are, where and who won.

Coming up

World Tour Finals 2026 Hangzhou9–13 December 2026
All England Open 2027 Birmingham4–14 March 2027
Sudirman Cup 2027 Beijing21 April – 2 May 2027
World Tour Finals 2027 Host to be confirmed1–5 December 2027
Olympic Games 2028 Los Angeles15–24 July 2028

Dates checked 14 November 2026. Dates not yet announced are left out.

The majors

BWF World Tour Super 1000

All England Open Badminton Championships

Utilita Arena Birmingham, Birmingham · First held 1899

20274–14 March 2027

Surface and format: Indoor badminton courts; singles, doubles and mixed doubles (5 events), 32-player/pair draws. Matches best of three games to 21 (rally point) through 2026; BWF's new 3x15 scoring (best of three games to 15) takes effect 4 January 2027, so the 2027 edition is expected to be the first under 3x15.

Latest champions (2026): Men: Lin Chun-yi 🇹🇼 · Women: Wang Zhiyi 🇨🇳

Full guide Official site

BWF World Championships

Indira Gandhi Arena, New Delhi · First held 1977

202617–23 August 2026

Surface and format: Five individual events (MS, WS, MD, WD, XD) over 7 days; held every year except Summer Olympic years. 2026 was played best of three games to 21; 3x15 scoring applies from 4 January 2027.

Latest champions (2026): Men: Alex Lanier 🇫🇷 · Women: An Se-young 🇰🇷

Full guide Official site

BWF World Tour Finals

Hangzhou · First held 2018

20269–13 December 2026Prize money: US$3,500,000 total (per Wikipedia's 2026 BWF World Tour page citing the BWF calendar; not confirmed on an official page)
20271–5 December 2027

Surface and format: Season finale for the top eight players/pairs in each of the five events in the BWF World Tour race-to-finals ranking (max two per country); group stage, then semi-finals and finals.

Latest champions (2025): Men: Christo Popov 🇫🇷 · Women: An Se-young 🇰🇷

Full guide Official site

Olympic Games

Badminton at the Olympic Games

Galen Center, Los Angeles · First held 1992

202815–24 July 2028

Surface and format: 5 events (MS, WS, MD, WD, XD)

Latest champions (2024): Men: Viktor Axelsen 🇩🇰 · Women: An Se-young 🇰🇷

Official site

More big events

BWF world team championships

Thomas & Uber Cup

Forum Horsens, Horsens · First held 1949

202624 April – 3 May 2026

Surface and format: Team event; the Thomas Cup (men) and Uber Cup (women) are held together every two years

Latest champions (2026): Men: China (Thomas Cup) · Women: South Korea (Uber Cup)

Official site

BWF world mixed team championships

Sudirman Cup

Beijing · First held 1989

202721 April – 2 May 2027

Surface and format: Mixed team event, held every two years since 1989

Latest champions (2025): Men: China · Women: China

Official site

Who's playing? See the badminton world rankings.

Sources: allenglandbadminton.com · en.wikipedia.org · mykhel.com · bwfbadminton.com · bwfworldtourfinals.bwfbadminton.com · newsonair.gov.in · la28.org · khelnow.com · bwfthomasubercups.bwfbadminton.com · bwfsudirmancup.bwfbadminton.com · ecns.cn

For badminton coaches

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Questions people ask

When is All England Badminton 2027?

All England Badminton 2027 runs 4–14 March 2027, in Birmingham.

When is BWF World Tour Finals 2026?

BWF World Tour Finals 2026 runs 9–13 December 2026, in Hangzhou.

Who won All England Badminton 2026?

Lin Chun-yi 🇹🇼 (men) and Wang Zhiyi 🇨🇳 (women) won All England Badminton 2026.

What are the biggest badminton tournaments?

All England Open, World Championships, World Tour Finals, Olympic Games, plus Thomas & Uber Cup and Sudirman Cup.

More rankings and tournaments

World rankings

Grand Slams and majors