Top five badminton tournaments to watch out for in 2025

We will see some serious action in the badminton tournaments this year.

2025 will see some serious badminton action with usual badminton tournaments but the catch is rising players across different categories. In this article, we will focus on five tournaments that are must watch as these long-standing championships will give out more than $4 million in prize money. China will defend its titles in several events, while rivals from Japan, Malaysia, Indonesia, and India will try to knock them off their perch.

The circuit grows in importance as national teams choose which players to send. This season shows how badminton has grown from its Asian roots into a worldwide sport, with European and North American players now giving Asian stars a run for their money.

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Without much ado here are the top 5 badminton tournaments which should be on your bucket list.

Badminton Asia Mixed Team Championships

The badminton Asia Mixed Team Championships is the first event of the season in Qingdao, China the mainline for the first time since its inception in 2017. China aims to establish a strong hold against India’s exploration and Thailand’s rise, having recently won in Dubai 2023.

All England Open Championship

The All England Open is like the Wimbledon to badminton and will now enters its 126th year as a BWF Super 1000 event and with its historical appeal and one million dollars cash up for grabs, the arena in Birmingham will welcome the elite shuttlers to contest for the titles that eventually crowned Jonatan Christie and Carolina Marín as the 2024 champions.

Indonesia Open

The Indonesian Open, yet another Super 1000 tournament, offers breathtaking battles at the Istora Senayan, where the national heroes Taufik Hidayat and Susi Susanti drove entire nations to wild celebrations after their glorious triumphs. With its $1.3 million prize pool, the tournament is the richest badminton event outside China.

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Sudirman Cup

China’s Sudirman Cup in Xiamen remains the topmost prestigious mixed-team event of world badminton. Intent on extending its dynasty, China, 13-time winners, added the 2023 edition to their trophy cabinet, and faces its hardest challengers in Korea (4 titles) and Indonesia (1 title).

The peculiarity lies in that each nation still has to field a competent side of five disciplines including men’s singles, women’s singles, doubles, and mixed doubles against each other.

Singapore Open

The Singapore Open, nevertheless, often does cause the most shocking results, a Super 750 classed event-affected by the formerly notorious air-conditioning system for this indoor stadium that creates unpredictability in the slam speed.

China will see Shi Yuqi with Korea’s An Se-young take singles crowns in 2024 and at 950K in prize money for 2025.

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