2016 in badminton

2016 Summer Olympics (BWF)

August 11 – 20: 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro at the Riocentro

Men's Singles: 01 ! Chen Long; 02 ! Lee Chong Wei; 03 ! Viktor Axelsen

Women's Singles: 01 ! Carolina Marín; 02 ! P. V. Sindhu; 03 ! Nozomi Okuhara

Men's Doubles:

01 !  China (Fu Haifeng & Zhang Nan)

02 !  Malaysia (Goh V Shem & Tan Wee Kiong)

03 !  Great Britain (Chris Langridge & Marcus Ellis)

Women's Doubles:

01 !  Japan (Misaki Matsutomo & Ayaka Takahashi)

02 !  Denmark (Christinna Pedersen & Kamilla Rytter Juhl)

03 !  South Korea (Jung Kyung-eun & Shin Seung-chan)

Mixed Doubles:

01 !  Indonesia (Tontowi Ahmad & Liliyana Natsir)

02 !  Malaysia (Chan Peng Soon & Goh Liu Ying)

03 !  China (Zhang Nan & Zhao Yunlei)

International badminton championships

February 15 – 21: 2016 Africa Continental Team Championships in Beau-Bassin Rose-Hill

Men:  South Africa defeated  Mauritius, 3–1, in the final.  Algeria and  Ghana were placed third and fourth respectively.

Women:  Mauritius defeated  Egypt, 3–0, in the final.  Ghana and  Uganda were placed third and fourth respectively.

February 15 – 21: 2016 Badminton Asia Team Championships in Hyderabad

Men:  Indonesia defeated  Japan, 3–2, in the final.  Korea and  India were placed third and fourth respectively.

Women:  China defeated  Japan, 3–2, in the final.  Korea and  Thailand were placed third and fourth respectively.

February 16 – 18: 2016 Oceania Continental Mixed Team Championships in North Harbour, New Zealand (Auckland)

 Australia defeated  New Zealand, 3–2, in the final.  French Polynesia and  New Caledonia were placed third and fourth respectively.

February 16 – 21: 2016 European Men's & Women's Team Championships in Kazan

Men:  Denmark defeated  France, 3–1, in the final.  England and  Germany were placed third and fourth respectively.

Women:  Denmark defeated  Bulgaria, 3–1, in the final.  Germany and  Spain were placed third and fourth respectively.

February 17 – 20: 2016 Pan Am Team Continental Championships in Guadalajara

Men:  Mexico defeated  Canada, 3–0, in the final.

Women:  United States defeated  Canada, 3–2, in the final.

February 19 & 20: 2016 Oceania Continental Men's and Women's Team Championships in Auckland

Men:  New Zealand defeated  Australia, 4–1, in the final.  French Polynesia and  New Caledonia were placed third and fourth respectively.

Women:  Australia defeated  New Zealand, 4–1, in the final.  New Caledonia and  French Polynesia were placed third and fourth respectively.

February 19 – 21: 2016 European U15 Championships in Kazan

Men's Singles: Harry Huang

Men's Doubles: Kenji Lovang / Christo Popov

Women's Singles: Mathilde Cramer Ahrens

Women's Doubles: Bengisu Erçetin / Zehra Erdem

Mixed Doubles: Sebastian Grønbjerg / Clara Graversen

March 17 – 21: 2016 European U17 Team Championships in Lubin

 Denmark defeated  England, 3–0 in matches played, in the final.  France and  Turkey were the third and fourth placed teams.

March 21 – 25: 2016 European U17 Championships in Lubin

Men's Singles: Nhat Nguyen

Men's Doubles: Paw Eriksen / Mads Thøgersen

Women's Singles: Line Christopher

Women's Doubles: Alexandra Boje / Amalie Mage Krogh

Mixed Doubles: Paw Eriksen / Alexandra Boje

April 25 – 27: 2016 Pan American Team Badminton Championships in Campinas

 Canada defeated  Brazil, 3–2 in matches played, in the final.  Peru took third place.

April 26 – 28: 2016 Oceania Individual Championships in Papeete

Men's Singles: Ashwant Gobinathan

Men's Doubles: Matthew Chau / Sawan Serasinghe

Women's Singles: Wendy Hsuan-Yu Chen

Women's Doubles: Tiffany Ho / Jennifer Tam

Mixed Doubles: Robin Middleton / Leanne Choo

April 26 – May 1: 2016 European Badminton Championships in La Roche-sur-Yon

Men's Singles: Viktor Axelsen

Men's Doubles: Mads Conrad-Petersen / Mads Pieler Kolding

Women's Singles: Carolina Marín

Women's Doubles: Christinna Pedersen / Kamilla Rytter Juhl

Mixed Doubles: Joachim Fischer Nielsen / Christinna Pedersen

April 26 – May 1: 2016 Badminton Asia Championships in Wuhan

Men's Singles: Lee Chong Wei

Men's Doubles: Lee Yong-dae / Yoo Yeon-seong

Women's Singles: Wang Yihan

Women's Doubles: Misaki Matsutomo / Ayaka Takahashi

Mixed Doubles: Zhang Nan / Zhao Yunlei

April 28 – May 1: 2016 Pan American Individual Championships in Campinas

Men's Singles: Jason Anthony Ho-Shue

Men's Doubles: Jason Anthony Ho-Shue / Nyl Yakura

Women's Singles: Brittney Tam

Women's Doubles: Michelle Tong / Josephine Wu

Mixed Doubles: Nyl Yakura / Brittney Tam

May 15 – 22: 2016 Thomas & Uber Cup in Kunshan

Thomas Cup:  Denmark defeated  Indonesia, 3–2 in matches played, to win their first Thomas Cup title.

Uber Cup:  China defeated  South Korea, 3–1 in matches played, to win their third consecutive and 14th overall Uber Cup title.

July 9 – 17: 2016 Badminton Asia Junior Championships in Bangkok

Mixed Team:  China

Boy's Singles: Sun Feixiang

Girl's Singles: Chen Yufei

Boy's Doubles: Han Chengkai / Zhou Haodong

Girl's Doubles: Du Yue / Xu Ya

Mixed Doubles: He Jiting / Du Yue

July 19 – 23: 2016 Pan American U19 Championships in Lima

Boy's Singles: Cleyson Nob Santos

Girl's Singles: OUYANG Qingzi

Boy's Doubles: Desmond Wang / Brian Yang

Girl's Doubles: Giselle Chan / Katie Ho-Shue

Mixed Doubles: Brian Yang / Katie Ho-Shue

September 12 – 18: 2016 World University Badminton Championship in Ramenskoye

Men's Singles: WANG Tzu Wei

Men's Doubles: Choi Sol-gyu / Kim Jae-hwan

Women's Singles: Ayaho Sugino

Women's Doubles: DU Peng / Huang Dongping

Mixed Doubles: LEE Yang / HSU Ya-Ching

Team winners:  Chinese Taipei

November 2 – 6: 2016 World Junior Mixed Team Championships in Bilbao

1.  China; 2.  Malaysia; 3/4:  Japan /  Thailand

November 8 – 13: 2016 BWF World Junior Championships in Bilbao

Boy's Singles: Sun Feixiang

Girl's Singles: Chen Yufei

Boy's Doubles: Han Chengkai / Zhou Haodong

Girl's Doubles: Sayaka Hobara / Nami Matsuyama

Mixed Doubles: He Jiting / Du Yue

2016 BWF Super Series

March 8 – December 18: 2016 BWF Super Series Calendar of Events

March 8 – 13: 2016 All England Super Series Premier in Birmingham

Men's Singles: Lin Dan

Men's Doubles: Vladimir Ivanov / Ivan Sozonov

Women's Singles: Nozomi Okuhara

Women's Doubles: Misaki Matsutomo / Ayaka Takahashi

Mixed Doubles: Praveen Jordan / Debby Susanto

March 29 – April 3: 2016 India Super Series in New Delhi

Men's Singles: Kento Momota

Men's Doubles: Markus Fernaldi Gideon / Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo

Women's Singles: Ratchanok Intanon

Women's Doubles: Misaki Matsutomo / Ayaka Takahashi

Mixed Doubles: Lu Kai / Huang Yaqiong

April 5 – 10: 2016 Malaysia Super Series Premier in Shah Alam

Men's Singles: Lee Chong Wei

Men's Doubles: Kim Gi-jung / Kim Sa-rang

Women's Singles: Ratchanok Intanon

Women's Doubles: Tang Yuanting / Yu Yang

Mixed Doubles: Tontowi Ahmad / Liliyana Natsir

April 12 – 17: 2016 Singapore Super Series in  Singapore

Men's Singles: Sony Dwi Kuncoro

Men's Doubles: Fu Haifeng / Zhang Nan

Women's Singles: Ratchanok Intanon

Women's Doubles: Nitya Krishinda Maheswari / Greysia Polii

Mixed Doubles: Ko Sung-hyun / Kim Ha-na

May 30 – June 5: 2016 Indonesia Super Series Premier in Jakarta

Men's Singles: Lee Chong Wei

Men's Doubles: Lee Yong-dae / Yoo Yeon-seong

Women's Singles: Tai Tzu-ying

Women's Doubles: Misaki Matsutomo / Ayaka Takahashi

Mixed Doubles: Xu Chen / Ma Jin

June 7 – 12: 2016 Australian Super Series in Sydney

Men's Singles: Hans-Kristian Vittinghus

Men's Doubles: Markus Fernaldi Gideon / Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo

Women's Singles: Saina Nehwal

Women's Doubles: Bao Yixin / Chen Qingchen

Mixed Doubles: Lu Kai / Huang Yaqiong

September 20 – 25: 2016 Japan Super Series in Tokyo

Men's Singles: Lee Chong Wei

Men's Doubles: Li Junhui / Liu Yuchen

Women's Singles: He Bingjiao

Women's Doubles: Christinna Pedersen / Kamilla Rytter Juhl

Mixed Doubles: Zheng Siwei / Chen Qingchen

September 27 – October 2: 2016 Korea Open Super Series in Seoul

Men's Singles: Qiao Bin

Men's Doubles: Lee Yong-dae / Yoo Yeon-seong

Women's Singles: Akane Yamaguchi

Women's Doubles: Jung Kyung-eun / Shin Seung-chan

Mixed Doubles: Ko Sung-hyun / Kim Ha-na

October 18 – 23: 2016 Denmark Super Series Premier in Odense

Men's Singles: Tanongsak Saensomboonsuk

Men's Doubles: Goh V Shem / Tan Wee Kiong

Women's Singles: Akane Yamaguchi

Women's Doubles: Misaki Matsutomo / Ayaka Takahashi

Mixed Doubles: Joachim Fischer Nielsen / Christinna Pedersen

October 25 – 30: 2016 French Super Series in Paris

Men's Singles: Shi Yuqi

Men's Doubles: Mathias Boe / Carsten Mogensen

Women's Singles: He Bingjiao

Women's Doubles: Chen Qingchen / Jia Yifan

Mixed Doubles: Zheng Siwei / Chen Qingchen

November 15 – 20: 2016 China Open Super Series Premier in Fuzhou

Men's Singles: Jan Ø. Jørgensen

Men's Doubles: Marcus Fernaldi Gideon / Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo

Women's Singles: P. V. Sindhu

Women's Doubles: Chang Ye-na / Lee So-hee

Mixed Doubles: Tontowi Ahmad / Liliyana Natsir

November 22 – 27: 2016 Hong Kong Super Series in Kowloon

Men's Singles: Angus Ng

Men's Doubles: Takeshi Kamura / Keigo Sonoda

Women's Singles: Tai Tzu-ying

Women's Doubles: Kamilla Rytter Juhl / Christinna Pedersen

Mixed Doubles: Tontowi Ahmad / Liliyana Natsir

December 14 – 18: 2016 BWF Super Series Masters Finals in Dubai

Men's Singles: Viktor Axelsen

Men's Doubles: Goh V Shem / Tan Wee Kiong

Women's Singles: Tai Tzu-ying

Women's Doubles: Chen Qingchen / Jia Yifan

Mixed Doubles: Zheng Siwei / Chen Qingchen

2016 BWF Grand Prix Gold and Grand Prix

January 19 – December 11: 2016 BWF Grand Prix Gold and Grand Prix Calendar of Events

January 19 – 24: 2016 Malaysia Masters Grand Prix Gold in Penang

Men's Singles: Lee Chong Wei

Men's Doubles: Markus Fernaldi Gideon / Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo

Women's Singles: P. V. Sindhu

Women's Doubles: Misaki Matsutomo / Ayaka Takahashi

Mixed Doubles: Zheng Siwei / Li Yinhui

January 26 – 31: 2016 Syed Modi International Grand Prix Gold in Lucknow

Men's Singles: Srikanth Kidambi

Men's Doubles: Goh V Shem / Tan Wee Kiong

Women's Singles: Sung Ji-hyun

Women's Doubles: Jung Kyung-eun / Shin Seung-chan

Mixed Doubles: Praveen Jordan / Debby Susanto

February 8 – 13: 2016 Thailand Masters Grand Prix Gold in Bangkok

Men's Singles: Lee Hyun-il

Men's Doubles: Mohammad Ahsan / Hendra Setiawan

Women's Singles: Ratchanok Intanon

Women's Doubles: Tian Qing / Zhao Yunlei

Mixed Doubles: Zheng Siwei / Chen Qingchen

March 1 – 6: 2016 German Open Grand Prix Gold in Mülheim

Men's Singles: Lin Dan

Men's Doubles: Ko Sung-hyun / Shin Baek-cheol

Women's Singles: Li Xuerui

Women's Doubles: Huang Yaqiong / Tang Jinhua

Mixed Doubles: Ko Sung-hyun / Kim Ha-na

March 15 – 20: 2016 Swiss Open Grand Prix Gold in Basel

Men's Singles: Prannoy Kumar

Men's Doubles: Kim Astrup / Anders Skaarup Rasmussen

Women's Singles: He Bingjiao

Women's Doubles: Shizuka Matsuo / Mami Naito

Mixed Doubles: Wang Yilu / Chen Qingchen

March 22 – 27: 2016 New Zealand Open Grand Prix in Auckland

Men's Singles: Huang Yuxiang

Men's Doubles: Ko Sung-hyun / Shin Baek-cheol

Women's Singles: Sung Ji-hyun

Women's Doubles: Yuki Fukushima / Sayaka Hirota

Mixed Doubles: Chan Peng Soon / Goh Liu Ying

April 19 – 24: 2016 China Masters Grand Prix Gold in Changzhou (Jiangsu)

Men's Singles: Lin Dan

Men's Doubles: Lee Yong-dae / Yoo Yeon-seong

Women's Singles: Li Xuerui

Women's Doubles: Luo Ying / Luo Yu

Mixed Doubles: Xu Chen / Ma Jin

June 28 – July 3: 2016 Chinese Taipei Open Grand Prix Gold in Taipei

Men's Singles: Chou Tien-chen

Men's Doubles: Li Junhui / Liu Yuchen

Women's Singles: Tai Tzu-ying

Women's Doubles: Huang Dongping / Zhong Qianxin

Mixed Doubles: Zheng Siwei / Chen Qingchen

June 28 – July 3: 2016 Canada Open Grand Prix in Calgary

Men's Singles: B. Sai Praneeth

Men's Doubles: Manu Attri / B. Sumeeth Reddy

Women's Singles: Michelle Li

Women's Doubles: Setyana Mapasa / Gronya Somerville

Mixed Doubles: Do Tuan Duc / Pham Nhu Thao

July 18 – 24: 2016 Vietnam Open Grand Prix in Ho Chi Minh City

Men's Singles: Wong Wing Ki

Men's Doubles: Lee Jhe-huei / Lee Yang

Women's Singles: Yeo Jia Min

Women's Doubles: Della Destiara Haris / Rosyita Eka Putri Sari

Mixed Doubles: Tan Kian Meng / Lai Pei Jing

August 30 – September 4: 2016 Brazil Open Grand Prix in Foz do Iguaçu

Men's Singles: Zulfadli Zulkiffli

Men's Doubles: Michael Fuchs / Fabian Holzer

Women's Singles: Beatriz Corrales

Women's Doubles: Barbara Bellenberg / Eva Janssens

Mixed Doubles: Pranaav Jerry Chopra / N. Sikki Reddy

September 6 – 11: 2016 Indonesian Masters Grand Prix Gold in Balikpapan

Men's Singles: Shi Yuqi

Men's Doubles: Wahyu Nayaka / Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo

Women's Singles: Busanan Ongbamrungphan

Women's Doubles: Chae Yoo-jung / Kim So-yeong

Mixed Doubles: Ronald Alexander / Melati Daeva Oktavianti

October 4 – 9: 2016 Thailand Open Grand Prix Gold in Bangkok

Men's Singles: Tanongsak Saensomboonsuk

Men's Doubles: Berry Angriawan / Rian Agung Saputro

Women's Singles: Aya Ohori

Women's Doubles: Puttita Supajirakul / Sapsiree Taerattanachai

Mixed Doubles: Tan Kian Meng / Lai Pei Jing

October 4 – 9: 2016 Russia Open Grand Prix in Vladivostok

Men's Singles: Zulfadli Zulkiffli

Men's Doubles: Vladimir Ivanov / Ivan Sozonov

Women's Singles: Gadde Ruthvika Shivani

Women's Doubles: Anastasia Chervyakova / Olga Morozova

Mixed Doubles: Pranaav Jerry Chopra / N. Sikki Reddy

October 11 – 16: 2016 Chinese Taipei Masters in Taipei

Men's Singles: Sourabh Varma

Men's Doubles: Fajar Alfian / Muhammad Rian Ardianto

Women's Singles: Ayumi Mine

Women's Doubles: Yuki Fukushima / Sayaka Hirota

Mixed Doubles: Tang Chun Man / Tse Ying Suet

October 11 – 16: 2016 Dutch Open Grand Prix in Almere

Men's Singles: Wang Tzu-wei

Men's Doubles: Lee Jhe-huei / Lee Yang

Women's Singles: Zhang Beiwen

Women's Doubles: Setyana Mapasa / Gronya Somerville

Mixed Doubles: Mathias Christiansen / Sara Thygesen

November 1 – 6: 2016 Bitburger Open Grand Prix Gold in Saarbrücken

Men's Singles: Shi Yuqi

Men's Doubles: Ong Yew Sin / Teo Ee Yi

Women's Singles: He Bingjiao

Women's Doubles: Chen Qingchen / Jia Yifan

Mixed Doubles: Zheng Siwei / Chen Qingchen

November 23 – 27: 2016 Scottish Open Grand Prix in Glasgow

Men's Singles: Soong Joo Ven

Men's Doubles: Mathias Christiansen / David Daugaard

Women's Singles: Mette Poulsen

Women's Doubles: Amelia Alicia Anscelly / Teoh Mei Xing

Mixed Doubles: Goh Soon Huat / Shevon Jemie Lai

November 29 – December 4: 2016 Macau Open Grand Prix Gold in  Macau

Men's Singles: Zhao Junpeng

Men's Doubles: Lee Jhe-huei / Lee Yang

Women's Singles: Chen Yufei

Women's Doubles: Chen Qingchen / Jia Yifan

Mixed Doubles: Zhang Nan / Li Yinhui

December 6 – 11: 2016 Korea Masters Grand Prix Gold (final) in Jeonju

Men's Singles: Son Wan-ho

Men's Doubles: Kim Jae-hwan / Ko Sung-hyun

Women's Singles: Sung Ji-hyun

Women's Doubles: Jung Kyung-eun / Shin Seung-chan

Mixed Doubles: Ko Sung-hyun / Kim Ha-na