2021 BWF World Tour

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2021 BWF World Tour
Tournament details
Dates2 March – 5 December
Edition4th
2020 2022

The 2021 BWF World Tour (officially known as 2021 HSBC BWF World Tour for sponsorship reasons) was the fourth season of the BWF World Tour of badminton, a circuit of 23 tournaments which led up to the World Tour Finals tournament.[1] The 23 tournaments were divided into five levels: Level 1 is the said World Tour Finals, Level 2 called Super 1000 (three tournaments), Level 3 called Super 750 (five tournaments), Level 4 called Super 500 (six tournaments) and Level 5 called Super 300 (eight tournaments). Each of these tournaments offered different ranking points and prize money. The highest points and prize pool were offered at the Super 1000 level (including the World Tour Finals).

One other category of tournament, the BWF Tour Super 100 (level 6), also offered BWF World Tour ranking points. Although this level was not part of the BWF World Tour, it was an important part of the pathway and entry point for players into the BWF World Tour tournaments. When the nine Level 6 grade tournaments of the BWF Tour Super 100 were included, the complete tour consists of 32 tournaments.

Results[edit]

Below is the schedule released by the Badminton World Federation:[2]

Key[edit]

World Tour Finals
Super 1000
Super 750
Super 500
Super 300
Super 100

Winners[edit]

Tour Report Men's singles Women's singles Men's doubles Women's doubles Mixed doubles
World Tour Finals
Indonesia BWF World Tour Finals Report Denmark Viktor Axelsen South Korea An Se-young Japan Takuro Hoki
Japan Yugo Kobayashi
South Korea Kim So-yeong
South Korea Kong Hee-yong
Thailand Dechapol Puavaranukroh
Thailand Sapsiree Taerattanachai
Super 1000
England All England Open Report Malaysia Lee Zii Jia Japan Nozomi Okuhara Japan Hiroyuki Endo
Japan Yuta Watanabe
Japan Mayu Matsumoto
Japan Wakana Nagahara
Japan Yuta Watanabe
Japan Arisa Higashino
China China Open Report Cancelled
Denmark Denmark Open Report Denmark Viktor Axelsen Japan Akane Yamaguchi Japan Takuro Hoki
Japan Yugo Kobayashi
China Huang Dongping
China Zheng Yu
Japan Yuta Watanabe
Japan Arisa Higashino
Indonesia Indonesia Open Report South Korea An Se-young Indonesia Marcus Fernaldi Gideon
Indonesia Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo
Japan Nami Matsuyama
Japan Chiharu Shida
Thailand Dechapol Puavaranukroh
Thailand Sapsiree Taerattanachai
Super 750
Malaysia Malaysia Open Report Cancelled
Japan Japan Open Report Cancelled
France French Open Report Japan Kanta Tsuneyama Japan Akane Yamaguchi South Korea Ko Sung-hyun
South Korea Shin Baek-cheol
South Korea Lee So-hee
South Korea Shin Seung-chan
Japan Yuta Watanabe
Japan Arisa Higashino
China Fuzhou China Open Report Cancelled
Indonesia Indonesia Masters Report Japan Kento Momota South Korea An Se-young Japan Takuro Hoki
Japan Yugo Kobayashi
Japan Nami Matsuyama
Japan Chiharu Shida
Thailand Dechapol Puavaranukroh
Thailand Sapsiree Taerattanachai
Super 500
Malaysia Malaysia Masters Report Cancelled
India India Open Report Cancelled
Singapore Singapore Open Report Cancelled
Thailand Thailand Open Report Cancelled
South Korea Korea Open Report Cancelled
Germany Hylo Open Report Singapore Loh Kean Yew Thailand Busanan Ongbamrungphan Indonesia Marcus Fernaldi Gideon
Indonesia Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo
Japan Chisato Hoshi
Japan Aoi Matsuda
Thailand Dechapol Puavaranukroh
Thailand Sapsiree Taerattanachai
Hong Kong Hong Kong Open Report Cancelled
Super 300
Thailand Thailand Masters Report Cancelled
Switzerland Swiss Open Report Denmark Viktor Axelsen Spain Carolina Marín Denmark Kim Astrup
Denmark Anders Skaarup Rasmussen
Malaysia Pearly Tan
Malaysia Thinaah Muralitharan
France Thom Gicquel
France Delphine Delrue
Germany German Open Report Cancelled
New Zealand New Zealand Open Report Cancelled
Australia Australian Open Report Cancelled
Spain Spain Masters Report France Toma Junior Popov Indonesia Putri Kusuma Wardani Indonesia Pramudya Kusumawardana
Indonesia Yeremia Rambitan
Indonesia Yulfira Barkah
Indonesia Febby Valencia Dwijayanti Gani
Indonesia Rinov Rivaldy
Indonesia Pitha Haningtyas Mentari
South Korea Korea Masters Report Cancelled
United States U.S. Open Report Cancelled
Chinese Taipei Taipei Open Report Cancelled
India Syed Modi International Report Cancelled
Macau Macau Open Report Cancelled
Super 100
France Orléans Masters Report France Toma Junior Popov Thailand Busanan Ongbamrungphan England Ben Lane
England Sean Vendy
Thailand Jongkolphan Kititharakul
Thailand Rawinda Prajongjai
Denmark Mathias Christiansen
Denmark Alexandra Bøje
China Lingshui China Masters Report Cancelled
Canada Canada Open Report Cancelled
Russia Russian Open Report Cancelled
Japan Akita Masters Report Cancelled
India Hyderabad Open Report Cancelled
Vietnam Vietnam Open Report Cancelled
Indonesia Indonesia Masters Super 100 Report Cancelled

Finals[edit]

This is the complete schedule of events on the 2021 calendar,[3] with the champions and runners-up documented.

January[edit]

Date Tournament Champions Runners-up
12–17 January

Thailand Thailand Masters (Draw) (cancelled)[a]

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February[edit]

No World Tour tournaments were held in February.

March[edit]

Date Tournament Champions Runners-up
2–7 March

Switzerland Swiss Open (Draw)

Denmark Viktor Axelsen Thailand Kunlavut Vitidsarn
Score: 21–16, 21–6
Spain Carolina Marín India P. V. Sindhu
Score: 21–12, 21–5
Denmark Kim Astrup
Denmark Anders Skaarup Rasmussen
Germany Mark Lamsfuß
Germany Marvin Emil Seidel
Score: 21–16, 21–11
Malaysia Pearly Tan
Malaysia Thinaah Muralitharan
Bulgaria Gabriela Stoeva
Bulgaria Stefani Stoeva
Score: 21–19, 21–12
France Thom Gicquel
France Delphine Delrue
Denmark Mathias Christiansen
Denmark Alexandra Bøje
Score: 21–19, 21–19
9–14 March

Germany German Open (Draw) (cancelled)[b]

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17–21 March

England All England Open (Draw)

Malaysia Lee Zii Jia Denmark Viktor Axelsen
Score: 30–29, 20–22, 21–9
Japan Nozomi Okuhara Thailand Pornpawee Chochuwong
Score: 21–12, 21–16
Japan Hiroyuki Endo
Japan Yuta Watanabe
Japan Takeshi Kamura
Japan Keigo Sonoda
Score: 21–15, 17–21, 21–11
Japan Mayu Matsumoto
Japan Wakana Nagahara
Japan Yuki Fukushima
Japan Sayaka Hirota
Score: 21–18, 21–16
Japan Yuta Watanabe
Japan Arisa Higashino
Japan Yuki Kaneko
Japan Misaki Matsutomo
Score: 21–14, 21–13
23–28 March

France Orléans Masters (Draw)

France Toma Junior Popov Denmark Mads Christophersen
Score: 23–21, 21–13
Thailand Busanan Ongbamrungphan Denmark Line Christophersen
Score: 16–21, 21–15, 21–19
England Ben Lane
England Sean Vendy
India Krishna Prasad Garaga
India Vishnu Vardhan Goud Panjala
Score: 19–21, 21–14, 21–19
Thailand Jongkolphan Kititharakul
Thailand Rawinda Prajongjai
Bulgaria Gabriela Stoeva
Bulgaria Stefani Stoeva
Score: 21–16, 21–16
Denmark Mathias Christiansen
Denmark Alexandra Bøje
Denmark Niclas Nøhr
Denmark Amalie Magelund
Score: 21–13, 21–17

China Lingshui China Masters (Draw) (cancelled)[c]

  • Host: Lingshui, China
  • Venue: Agile Stadium of Lingshui Culture and Sports Square
  • Level: Super 100
  • Prize: $90,000
  • Format: 48MS/32WS/32MD/32WD/32XD
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April[edit]

Date Tournament Champions Runners-up
6–11 April

Malaysia Malaysia Masters (Draw) (cancelled)

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May[edit]

Date Tournament Champions Runners-up
4–9 May

New Zealand New Zealand Open (Draw) (cancelled)[d]

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11–16 May

India India Open (Draw) (cancelled)[d]

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Australia Australian Open (Draw) (cancelled)[d]

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18–23 May

Spain Spain Masters (Draw)

  • Host: Huelva, Spain
  • Venue: Palacio de Deportes Carolina Marín
  • Level: Super 300
  • Prize: $140,000
  • Format: 32MS/32WS/32MD/32WD/32XD
France Toma Junior Popov Indonesia Chico Aura Dwi Wardoyo
Score: 21–15, 21–17
Indonesia Putri Kusuma Wardani Denmark Line Christophersen
Score: 21–15, 21–10
Indonesia Pramudya Kusumawardana
Indonesia Yeremia Rambitan
Indonesia Sabar Karyaman Gutama
Indonesia Muhammad Reza Pahlevi Isfahani
Score: 21–15, 18–21, 21–14
Indonesia Yulfira Barkah
Indonesia Febby Valencia Dwijayanti Gani
Denmark Amalie Magelund
Denmark Freja Ravn
Score: 21–16, 21–14
Indonesia Rinov Rivaldy
Indonesia Pitha Haningtyas Mentari
Denmark Niclas Nøhr
Denmark Amalie Magelund
Score: 21–18, 21–15
25–30 May

Malaysia Malaysia Open (Draw) (cancelled)[e]

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June[edit]

Date Tournament Champions Runners-up
1–6 June

Singapore Singapore Open (Draw) (cancelled)[f]

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South Korea Korea Masters (Draw) (cancelled)[g]

  • Host: TBD, South Korea
  • Venue: TBD
  • Level: Super 300
  • Prize: $200,000
  • Format: 32MS/32WS/32MD/32WD/32XD
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15–20 June

Thailand Thailand Open (Draw) (cancelled)[h]

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29 June – 4 July

Canada Canada Open (Draw) (cancelled)[i]

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July[edit]

Date Tournament Champions Runners-up
6–11 July

United States U.S. Open (Draw) (cancelled)[i]

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20–25 July

Russia Russian Open (Draw) (cancelled)[j]

  • Host: Vladivostok, Russia
  • Venue: TBD
  • Level: Super 100
  • Prize: $90,000
  • Format: 48MS/32WS/32MD/32WD/32XD
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August[edit]

Date Tournament Champions Runners-up
17–22 August

Japan Akita Masters (Draw) (cancelled)[k]

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24–29 August

India Hyderabad Open (Draw) (cancelled)[l]

  • Host: Hyderabad, India
  • Venue: TBD
  • Level: Super 100
  • Prize: $90,000
  • Format: 48MS/32WS/32MD/32WD/32XD
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31 August – 5 September

South Korea Korea Open (Draw) (cancelled)[g]

  • Host: Yeosu, South Korea
  • Venue: Jinnam Indoor Stadium
  • Level: Super 500
  • Prize: $320,000
  • Format: 32MS/32WS/32MD/32WD/32XD
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September[edit]

Date Tournament Champions Runners-up
7–12 September

Chinese Taipei Taipei Open (Draw) (cancelled)[m]

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14–19 September

Vietnam Vietnam Open (Draw) (cancelled)[d]

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21–26 September

China China Open (Draw) (cancelled)[d]

  • Host: Changzhou, China
  • Venue: Olympic Sports Center Xincheng Gymnasium
  • Level: Super 1000
  • Prize: $1,100,000
  • Format: 32MS/32WS/32MD/32WD/32XD
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28 September – 3 October

Japan Japan Open (Draw) (cancelled)[d]

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October[edit]

Date Tournament Champions Runners-up
5–10 October

Indonesia Indonesia Masters Super 100 (Draw) (cancelled)[n]

  • Host: TBD, Indonesia
  • Venue: TBD
  • Level: Super 100
  • Prize: $90,000
  • Format: 48MS/32WS/32MD/32WD/32XD
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12–17 October

India Syed Modi International (Draw) (cancelled)[o]

  • Host: Lucknow, India
  • Venue: TBD
  • Level: Super 300
  • Prize: $170,000
  • Format: 32MS/32WS/32MD/32WD/32XD
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19–24 October

Denmark Denmark Open (Draw)

Denmark Viktor Axelsen Japan Kento Momota
Score: 20–22, 21–18, 21–12
Japan Akane Yamaguchi South Korea An Se-young
Score: 18–21, 25–23, 16–5 retired
Japan Takuro Hoki
Japan Yugo Kobayashi
Denmark Kim Astrup
Denmark Anders Skaarup Rasmussen
Score: 21–18, 21–12
China Huang Dongping
China Zheng Yu
South Korea Lee So-hee
South Korea Shin Seung-chan
Score: 21–15, 21–17
Japan Yuta Watanabe
Japan Arisa Higashino
Thailand Dechapol Puavaranukroh
Thailand Sapsiree Taerattanachai
Score: 21–18, 21–9
26–31 October

France French Open (Draw)

Japan Kanta Tsuneyama Chinese Taipei Chou Tien-chen
Score: 15–21, 21–8, 21–17
Japan Akane Yamaguchi Japan Sayaka Takahashi
Score: 21–18, 21–12
South Korea Ko Sung-hyun
South Korea Shin Baek-cheol
Indonesia Marcus Fernaldi Gideon
Indonesia Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo
Score: 21–17, 22–20
South Korea Lee So-hee
South Korea Shin Seung-chan
South Korea Kim So-yeong
South Korea Kong Hee-yong
Score: 21–17, 21–12
Japan Yuta Watanabe
Japan Arisa Higashino
Denmark Mathias Christiansen
Denmark Alexandra Bøje
Score: 21–8, 21–17

November[edit]

Date Tournament Champions Runners-up
2–7 November

Germany Hylo Open (Draw)

Singapore Loh Kean Yew Malaysia Lee Zii Jia
Score: 19–21, 21–13, 17–12 retired
Thailand Busanan Ongbamrungphan Singapore Yeo Jia Min
Score: 21–10, 21–14
Indonesia Marcus Fernaldi Gideon
Indonesia Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo
Indonesia Leo Rolly Carnando
Indonesia Daniel Marthin
Score: 21–14, 21–19
Japan Chisato Hoshi
Japan Aoi Matsuda
Japan Rin Iwanaga
Japan Kie Nakanishi
Score: 22–20, 21–18
Thailand Dechapol Puavaranukroh
Thailand Sapsiree Taerattanachai
Indonesia Praveen Jordan
Indonesia Melati Daeva Oktavianti
Score: 22–20, 21–14

Macau Macau Open (Draw) (cancelled)[g]

  • Host: Macau
  • Venue: TBD
  • Level: Super 300
  • Prize: $170,000
  • Format: 32MS/32WS/32MD/32WD/32XD
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9–14 November

China Fuzhou China Open (Draw) (cancelled)[d]

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16–21 November

Indonesia Indonesia Masters (Draw)

  • Host: Badung Regency, Bali, Indonesia
  • Venue: Bali International Convention Center
  • Level: Super 750
  • Prize: $600,000
  • Format: 32MS/32WS/32MD/32WD/32XD
Japan Kento Momota Denmark Anders Antonsen
Score: 21–17, 21–11
South Korea An Se-young Japan Akane Yamaguchi
Score: 21–17, 21–19
Japan Takuro Hoki
Japan Yugo Kobayashi
Indonesia Marcus Fernaldi Gideon
Indonesia Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo
Score: 21–11, 17–21, 21–19
Japan Nami Matsuyama
Japan Chiharu Shida
South Korea Jeong Na-eun
South Korea Kim Hye-jeong
Score: 21–9, 21–11
Thailand Dechapol Puavaranukroh
Thailand Sapsiree Taerattanachai
Hong Kong Tang Chun Man
Hong Kong Tse Ying Suet
Score: 21–11, 21–12

Hong Kong Hong Kong Open (Draw) (cancelled)[d]

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23–28 November

Indonesia Indonesia Open (Draw)

  • Host: Badung Regency, Bali, Indonesia
  • Venue: Bali International Convention Center
  • Level: Super 1000
  • Prize: $850,000
  • Format: 32MS/32WS/32MD/32WD/32XD
Denmark Viktor Axelsen Singapore Loh Kean Yew
Score: 21–13, 9–21, 21–13
South Korea An Se-young Thailand Ratchanok Intanon
Score: 21–17, 22–20
Indonesia Marcus Fernaldi Gideon
Indonesia Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo
Japan Takuro Hoki
Japan Yugo Kobayashi
Score: 21–14, 21–18
Japan Nami Matsuyama
Japan Chiharu Shida
Indonesia Greysia Polii
Indonesia Apriyani Rahayu
Score: 21–19, 21–19
Thailand Dechapol Puavaranukroh
Thailand Sapsiree Taerattanachai
Japan Yuta Watanabe
Japan Arisa Higashino
Score: 21–12, 21–13

December[edit]

Date Tournament Champions Runners-up
1–5 December

Indonesia BWF World Tour Finals (Draw)

  • Host: Badung Regency, Bali, Indonesia
  • Venue: Bali International Convention Center
  • Level: World Tour Finals
  • Prize: $1,500,000
  • Format: 8MS/8WS/8MD/8WD/8XD
Denmark Viktor Axelsen Thailand Kunlavut Vitidsarn
Score: 21–12, 21–8
South Korea An Se-young India P. V. Sindhu
Score: 21–16, 21–12
Japan Takuro Hoki
Japan Yugo Kobayashi
Indonesia Marcus Fernaldi Gideon
Indonesia Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo
Score: 21–16, 13–21, 21–17
South Korea Kim So-yeong
South Korea Kong Hee-yong
Japan Nami Matsuyama
Japan Chiharu Shida
Score: 21–14, 21–14
Thailand Dechapol Puavaranukroh
Thailand Sapsiree Taerattanachai
Japan Yuta Watanabe
Japan Arisa Higashino
Score: 21–19, 21–11

Statistics[edit]

Performance by countries[edit]

Below are the 2021 BWF World Tour performances by countries. Only countries who have won a title are listed:

BWF World Tour
Rank Team BWTF Super 1000 Super 750 Super 500 Super 300 Total
INA ENG DEN INA FRA INA GER SUI ESP
1  Japan 1 4 3 1 3 3 1 16
2  South Korea 2 1 2 1 6
3  Indonesia 1 1 4 6
4  Denmark 1 1 1 2 5
5  Thailand 1 1 1 2 5
6  Malaysia 1 1 2
7  France 1 1 2
8  China 1 1
9  Singapore 1 1
10  Spain 1 1
BWF Tour Super 100
Rank Team FRA Total
1  Thailand 2 2
2  Denmark 1 1
 England 1 1
 France 1 1

Performance by categories[edit]

Tables were calculated after the MS final (5/5 matches) of the World Tour Finals.