2020 BWF Continental Circuit
The 2020 BWF Continental Circuit is the fourteenth season of the BWF Continental Circuit of badminton, a circuit of 66 tournaments.[1] The 66 tournaments are divided into three levels:
- International Challenge (24 tournaments)
- International Series (30 tournaments)
- Future Series (30 tournaments).
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Dates | 7 January – 13 December | ||
Edition | 14th | ||
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Each of these tournaments offers different ranking points and prize money.
Points distribution
Below is the point distribution table for each phase of the tournament based on the BWF points system for the BWF Continental Circuit events.[2]
Tournament | Winner | Runner-up | 3/4 | 5/8 | 9/16 | 17/32 | 33/64 | 65/128 | 129/256 |
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International Challenge | 4,000 | 3,400 | 2,800 | 2,200 | 1,520 | 920 | 360 | 170 | 70 |
International Series | 2,500 | 2,130 | 1,750 | 1,370 | 920 | 550 | 210 | 100 | 40 |
Future Series | 1,700 | 1,420 | 1,170 | 920 | 600 | 350 | 130 | 60 | 20 |
Results
Below is the schedule released by Badminton World Federation:[3]
Key
International Challenge |
International Series |
Future Series |
International Challenge
International Series
Future Series
- Update on Tournaments Grade 2, 3 and Junior cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic.[4]
- BWF announces a revamped 2020 tournament calendar due to COVID-19 pandemic.[5]
- Updates 18 September 2020, tournaments cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic.[6]
- This tournament, originally to be played from 16 to 19 July, was later cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[7]
- Tournament update 3 European tournaments cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic.[8]
- This tournament, originally to be played from 24 to 29 March, was later postponed[9] to 2–7 June due to COVID-19 pandemic in Vietnam before getting another schedule. It was officially cancelled on 10 July 2020.
- Updates 11 September 2020, tournaments cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic.[10]
- Updates 8 September 2020, tournaments cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic.[11]
- Updates 7 August 2020, tournaments cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic.[12]
- Updates 25 August 2020, tournaments cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic.[13]
- Updates 2 October 2020, tournaments cancelled or postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic.[14]
- Two Australian tournaments cancelled in September due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[15]
- Updates 10 July 2020, tournaments cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic.[16]
- Updates 24 July 2020, tournaments cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic.[17]
- Two Pan Am Tournaments Cancelled in October due to COVID-19 pandemic in the Dominican Republic.[18]
- Updates 14 November 2020, tournaments cancelled or postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic.[19]
- Update on tournaments cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic.[20]
- Tournament updates 7 July 2020.[21]
- Updates 27 October 2020, tournaments cancelled or postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic.[22]
- Updates 5 November 2020, tournaments cancelled or postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic.[23]
Statistics
Performance by countries
Below are the 2020 BWF Continental Circuit performances by country. Only countries who have won a title are listed:
International Challenge
Rank | Team | Total | ||
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1 | Iran | 2 | 2 | |
Japan | 2 | 2 | ||
3 | Canada | 1 | 1 | |
Denmark | 1 | 1 | ||
Germany | 1 | 1 | ||
Scotland | 1 | 1 | ||
United States | 1 | 1 |
International Series
Rank | Team | Total | ||||||
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1 | Japan | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 | |||
2 | Mexico | 5 | 5 | |||||
3 | India | 3 | 3 | |||||
4 | Chinese Taipei | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||
Denmark | 2 | 2 | ||||||
France | 2 | 2 | ||||||
Guatemala | 2 | 2 | ||||||
Scotland | 2 | 2 | ||||||
9 | Hungary | 1 | 1 | |||||
Myanmar | 1 | 1 | ||||||
Switzerland | 1 | 1 |
Future Series
Rank | Team | Total | ||||||
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1 | Estonia | 5 | 5 | |||||
2 | Bulgaria | 4 | 4 | |||||
Chinese Taipei | 4 | 4 | ||||||
4 | India | 3 | 3 | |||||
5 | Egypt | 2 | 2 | |||||
England | 2 | 2 | ||||||
Japan | 2 | 2 | ||||||
Peru | 2 | 2 | ||||||
9 | Croatia | 1 | 1 | |||||
Czech Republic | 1 | 1 | ||||||
Finland | 1 | 1 | ||||||
Guatemala | 1 | 1 | ||||||
Indonesia | 1 | 1 | ||||||
Scotland | 1 | 1 |
Performance by categories
To avoid confusion and double counting, information in this table shall only be updated once a tournament has concluded. These tables were calculated after the XD (5/5) of International Mexicano.
Men's singles
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Women's singles
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Men's doubles
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Women's doubles
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Mixed doubles
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References
- "Events". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
- "World Ranking System" (PDF). Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
- "Tournament Calendar – 2020". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
- "Update on Tournaments Grade 2, 3 and Junior". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. 4 June 2020. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
- "BWF Announces a Revamped 2020 Tournament Calendar". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. 14 March 2020. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
- "Tournament updates 18 September 2020". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. 18 September 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
- "AzerbaijanI nternational 2020 Cancelled". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
- "Tournament update 3 European tournaments cancelled". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. 29 June 2020. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
- "BWF Statement on Postponement of Vietnam International Challenge". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. 25 February 2020. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
- "Tournament updates 11 September 2020". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. 11 September 2020. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
- "Tournament updates 8 September 2020". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. 8 September 2020. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
- "Tournament updates 7 August 2020". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. 7 August 2020. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
- "Tournament updates 25 August 2020". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. 25 August 2020. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
- "Tournament updates 2 October 2020". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. 2 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
- "Two Australian Tournaments Cancelled in September". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. 7 May 2020. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
- "Tournament updates 10 July 2020". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. 10 July 2020. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
- "Tournament updates 24 July 2020". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
- "Two Pan Am Tournaments Cancelled in October". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. 19 June 2020. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
- "Tournament updates 14 November 2020". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. 14 November 2020. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
- "Update on Tournaments cancelled". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. 30 June 2020. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
- "Tournament updates 7 July 2020". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. 7 July 2020. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
- "Tournament updates 27 October 2020". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. 27 October 2020. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
- "Tournament updates 5 November 2020". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. 5 November 2020. Retrieved 11 November 2020.