HOME

TheInfoList



Click Here for Items Related To - 2018 In Badminton
OR:
2018 In Badminton on:   [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Amazon]


International badminton events (Grade 1)

* May 20 – 27:
2018 Thomas & Uber Cup The 2018 Thomas & Uber Cup (officially known as the 2018 BWF Thomas & Uber Cup) was the 30th edition of the Thomas Cup and the 27th edition of the Uber Cup, the biennial international badminton championship contested by the men and women's nation ...
(Grade 1) in
Bangkok Bangkok, officially known in Thai language, Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon and colloquially as Krung Thep, is the capital and most populous city of Thailand. The city occupies in the Chao Phraya River delta in central Thailand and has an estima ...
** Thomas Cup winners: ** Uber Cup winners: * July 30 – August 5:
2018 BWF World Championships The 2018 BWF World Championships was a badminton tournament which was held from 30 July to 5 August at Nanjing Youth Olympic Games Sports Park Arena in Nanjing, China. Host city selection Nanjing was the only bidder for 2018 edition of championsh ...
(Grade 1) in
Nanjing Nanjing (; , Mandarin pronunciation: ), alternately romanized as Nanking, is the capital of Jiangsu province of the People's Republic of China. It is a sub-provincial city, a megacity, and the second largest city in the East China region. T ...
** Singles: Kento Momota (m) / Carolina Marín (f) ** Doubles: (
Li Junhui Li Junhui (, born 10 May 1995) is a Chinese former badminton player. He was the gold medalist at the 2018 World Championships in the men's doubles event partnered with Liu Yuchen, two times won the gold medal at the Asian Championships in 2017 ...
&
Liu Yuchen Liu Yuchen (, born 25 July 1995) is a Chinese badminton player. He was the men's doubles World Champion in 2018, two-time Asian Champion in 2017 and 2018, and also a silver medalist at the 2020 Summer Olympics partnered with Li Junhui. Liu was p ...
) (m) / ( Mayu Matsumoto & Wakana Nagahara) (f) ** Mixed: ( Zheng Siwei & Huang Yaqiong) * October 15 – 21: 2018 World University Badminton Championships in
Kuala Lumpur , anthem = '' Maju dan Sejahtera'' , image_map = , map_caption = , pushpin_map = Malaysia#Southeast Asia#Asia , pushpin_map_caption = , coordinates = , su ...
* November 5 – 18:
2018 BWF World Junior Championships The 2018 BWF World Junior Championships (officially known as the Li-Ning BWF World Junior Championships 2018 for sponsorship reasons) was the twentieth edition of the BWF World Junior Championships. It was held in Markham, Canada at Markham Pan ...
(Individual & Team; Grade 1) in
Markham, Ontario Markham () is a city in the Regional Municipality of York, Ontario, Canada. It is approximately northeast of Downtown Toronto. In the 2021 Census, Markham had a population of 338,503, which ranked it the largest in York Region, fourth largest ...
** Singles: Kunlavut Vitidsarn (m) /
Goh Jin Wei Goh Jin Wei ( zh, s=吴堇溦, t=吳堇溦, poj=Gô͘ Kín-bî, j=Ng4 Gan2 Mei4, p=Wú Jǐnwēi; born 30 January 2000) is a Malaysian badminton player. She won the 2015 BWF World Junior Championships, 2015 and 2018 BWF World Junior Championsh ...
(f) ** Doubles: ( Di Zijian & Wang Chang) (m) / (
Liu Xuanxuan Liu Xuanxuan (; born 18 June 2000) is a Chinese badminton player from Hunan. She was part of the national junior team that won the mixed team title at the 2017 and 2018 World Junior Championships and also at the 2018 Asian Junior Championships ...
&
Xia Yuting Xia Yuting (; born 29 May 2000) is a Chinese badminton player from Jiangsu. She was part of the national junior team that won the mixed team title at the 2017 and 2018 World Junior Championships and also at the 2018 Asian Junior Championships. ...
) (f) ** Mixed: (Leo Rolly Carnando & Indah Cahya Sari Jamil) ** Team: * December 12 – 16: HSBC BWF World Tour Finals 2018 in
Guangzhou Guangzhou (, ; ; or ; ), also known as Canton () and alternatively romanized as Kwongchow or Kwangchow, is the capital and largest city of Guangdong province in southern China. Located on the Pearl River about north-northwest of Hong Kon ...
** Singles:
Shi Yuqi Shi Yuqi (; Mandarin pronunciation: ; born 28 February 1996) is a Chinese badminton player. Shi Yuqi won his first Superseries title in the 2016 French Open. At the 2017 All England Open, he defeated 6-time champion Lin Dan to reach the final, ...
(m) /
P. V. Sindhu Pusarla Venkata Sindhu (born 5 July 1995) is an Indian badminton player. Considered one of India's most successful sportspersons, Sindhu has won medals at various tournaments such as the Olympics and on the BWF circuit, including a gold at th ...
(f) ** Doubles: (Li Junhui & Liu Yuchen) (m) / (
Misaki Matsutomo is a Japanese badminton player who is a doubles specialist. She won the gold medal at the 2016 Summer Olympic women's doubles alongside Ayaka Takahashi. Despite playing doubles, she was also a finalist in girls' singles at the 2010 BWF World J ...
&
Ayaka Takahashi is a retired Japanese badminton player who was affiliated with Unisys badminton team. She is an Olympic Games gold medalist, two-time Asian Champion, two-time Asian Games silver medalist, and World Championship bronze medalist. Playing for the ...
) (f) ** Mixed: (
Wang Yilyu Wang Yilyu (; ; born 8 November 1994), sometimes also transliterated as Wang Yilu, Wang Yilv or Wang Yilü, is a Chinese badminton player. He is the reigning mixed doubles Olympic Champion, and was two-time mixed doubles Asian Champion winning ...
& Huang Dongping)


Continental badminton events

* February 6 – 11:
2018 Oceania Badminton Championships The XIII 2018 Oceania Badminton Championships was the continental badminton championships in Oceania sanctioned by the Badminton Oceania, and Badminton World Federation. This championship was organized by Badminton New Zealand, and was the 13th e ...
in
Hamilton, New Zealand Hamilton ( mi, Kirikiriroa) is an inland city in the North Island of New Zealand. Located on the banks of the Waikato River, it is the seat and most populous city of the Waikato region. With a territorial population of , it is the country's fou ...
** Singles: Abhinav Manota (m) / Chen Hsuan-yu (f) ** Doubles: ( Matthew Chau & Sawan Serasinghe) (m) / ( Setyana Mapasa & Gronya Somerville) (f) ** Mixed: (Sawan Serasinghe & Setyana Mapasa) ** Men's Team: (
Anthony Joe Anthony Joe (born 2 April 1996) is an Australian badminton player. In 2016, he won the silver medal at the Oceania Championships in the mixed doubles event partnered with Joy Lai. He also won the bronze medals in the men's singles and doubles ...
, Ashwant Gobinathan, Eric Vuong, Jacob Schueler, Matthew Chau,
Pit Seng Low Pit Seng Low (born 9 May 1995) is an Australian badminton player. He won the men's doubles title at the 2015 New Caledonia International tournament partnered with Anthony Joe. Low was the gold medalist at the 2017 Oceania Championships in the ...
,
Raymond Tam Raymond Tam Chi-yuen is a Hong Kong politician. He was one of the undersecretaries appointed by the Government of Hong Kong in 2008. He has an educational background in engineering, and has worked in various capacities in the civil service ...
,
Robin Middleton Robin Middleton (born 8 February 1985) is an English badminton player currently representing Australia. He was one of the UK's leading badminton players. Born in Leeds in 1985, his interests include cricket, sky diving, and botany. He holds a 2. ...
, Ross Smith, Sawan Serasinghe) ** Women's Team: ( Gronya Somerville, Chen Hsuan-yu,
Jennifer Tam Jennifer Hoi-kw Tam (born 27 May 1996) is an Australian badminton player. She won the women's doubles title at the 2016 Oceania Championships partnered with Tiffany Ho. Tam also won the BWF event of Waikato International tournament in the wome ...
,
Joy Lai Joy Wai-lok Lai (born 18 August 1998) is an Australian badminton player. She competed at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics in Nanjing, China. Lai was the champion at the Waikato International tournament in the women's singles event. Achievements ...
, Leanne Choo, Louisa Ma, Setyana Mapasa) * February 6 – 11:
2018 Badminton Asia Team Championships The 2018 Badminton Asia Team Championships were held at the Sultan Abdul Halim Stadium in Alor Setar, Malaysia, from 6 to 11 February 2018 and were organised by the Badminton Asia. This tournament also served as the Asian qualification for the 2 ...
in
Alor Setar Alor Setar ( Jawi: الور ستار, Kedahan: ''Loqstaq'') is the state capital of Kedah, Malaysia. It is the second-largest city in the state after Sungai Petani and one of the most-important cities on the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia ...
** Men: ( Mohammad Ahsan,
Jonatan Christie Leonardus Jonatan Christie (born 15 September 1997) is an Indonesian badminton player specializing in the singles discipline affiliated with the Tangkas Specs club. He won the men's singles title at the Badminton at the 2017 Southeast Asian Ga ...
,
Marcus Fernaldi Gideon Marcus Fernaldi Gideon (born 9 March 1991) is an Indonesian badminton player who was formerly ranked world No. 1 in the men's doubles by the Badminton World Federation. He plays for PB Jaya Raya, and has joined the club since June 2018. He won th ...
, Anthony Sinisuka Ginting,
Firman Abdul Kholik Firman Abdul Kholik (born 11 August 1997) is an Indonesian badminton player who is a singles specialist. He is better known when helping Indonesia win the 2018 Asia Team Championships. Kholik also took part as Indonesia winning team in 2015, 20 ...
,
Ihsan Maulana Mustofa Ihsan Maulana Mustofa (born 18 November 1995) is an Indonesian badminton player who plays in singles event. He is from PB. Djarum, a badminton club in Kudus, Central Java and has joined the club since 2010. He was a boys' singles bronze medalis ...
,
Angga Pratama Angga Pratama (born 12 May 1991) is an Indonesian badminton player affiliated with Jaya Raya Jakarta club. He competed in the men's doubles event in the international tournaments, and together with Ricky Karanda Suwardi, he won the 2015 Singap ...
,
Rian Agung Saputro Rian Agung Saputro (born 25 June 1990) is an Indonesian badminton player. He was partnered with Angga Pratama in men's doubles, but split after the 2014 Asian Games. Saputro was then partnered with Berry Angriawan. They debuted at the 2014 Ho ...
, Hendra Setiawan,
Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo (born 2 August 1995) is an Indonesian badminton player who was formerly ranked world number 1 in the men's doubles by the Badminton World Federation. He plays for PB Djarum, and has been a member of the club since 2007. ...
) ** Women: ( Yuki Fukushima, Sayaka Hirota,
Misaki Matsutomo is a Japanese badminton player who is a doubles specialist. She won the gold medal at the 2016 Summer Olympic women's doubles alongside Ayaka Takahashi. Despite playing doubles, she was also a finalist in girls' singles at the 2010 BWF World J ...
,
Aya Ohori is a Japanese badminton player from Aizuwakamatsu, Fukushima Prefecture Fukushima Prefecture (; ja, 福島県, Fukushima-ken, ) is a prefecture of Japan located in the Tōhoku region of Honshu. Fukushima Prefecture has a population of 1,8 ...
,
Nozomi Okuhara is a Japanese badminton player. A former World's number 1 in the BWF rankings for the women's singles, she is well known for her speed, agility and endurance. She won a bronze at the 2016 Summer Olympics, and gold medal at the 2017 World Cha ...
,
Sayaka Sato is a Japanese badminton player. She competed for Japan at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Achievements BWF World Junior Championships ''Girls' singles'' BWF Superseries The BWF Superseries, launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 200 ...
,
Ayaka Takahashi is a retired Japanese badminton player who was affiliated with Unisys badminton team. She is an Olympic Games gold medalist, two-time Asian Champion, two-time Asian Games silver medalist, and World Championship bronze medalist. Playing for the ...
, Shiho Tanaka,
Akane Yamaguchi is a Japanese badminton player who is the reigning two-time World Champion, winning gold in the women's singles at the 2021 and 2022 World Championships. She was on the winning Japanese team at the Asian Junior Championships in 2012 and won var ...
,
Koharu Yonemoto is a retired Japanese badminton player who affiliate with Hokuto Bank. She was the women's doubles bronze medalist at the 2018 World Championships, and the silver medalist at the 2013 East Asian Games. She won the year-end tournament Superserie ...
) * February 12 – 15: 2018 All Africa Men's and Women's Team Badminton Championships in
Algiers Algiers ( ; ar, الجزائر, al-Jazāʾir; ber, Dzayer, script=Latn; french: Alger, ) is the capital and largest city of Algeria. The city's population at the 2008 Census was 2,988,145Census 14 April 2008: Office National des Statistiques ...
** Men: (
Adel Hamek Adel Hamek (born 25 October 1992) is an Algerian badminton player who trained at the Chantecler club in Bordeaux, France. He was one of the 14 players selected for the Road to Rio Program, a program that aimed to help African badminton players t ...
, Adel Meddah, Koceila Mammeri, Majed Yacine Balahoune, Mohamed Abdelaziz Ouchefoun,
Mohamed Abderrahime Belarbi Mohamed Abderrahime Belarbi (born 8 August 1992) is an Algerian badminton player who trained at the Chantecler club in Bordeaux, France. He competed at the 2010 Singapore Summer Youth Olympics. He was one of the 14 players selected for the Road ...
, Samy Khaldi, Sifeddine Larbaoui, Youcef Sabri Medel) ** Women: (Aurelie Marie Elisa Allet, Ganesha Mungrah,
Kate Foo Kune Kate Jessica Kim Lee Foo Kune (born 29 March 1993) is a badminton player from Mauritius. She began playing badminton in Mauritius at age six. Her first major tournament participation was 2013 BWF World Championships in China, where she lost in ...
, Kobita Dookhee,
Nicki Chan-Lam Nicola Chan-Lam (born 4 November 1991) is a former English badminton player and later represented Mauritius. Chan-Lam competed for Mauritius at the 2014 and 2018 Commonwealth Games. She was one of the 14 players selected for the Road to Rio Progr ...
, Sendila Mourat) * February 13 – 18:
2018 European Men's and Women's Team Badminton Championships The 2018 edition of the European Men's and Women's Team Badminton Championships was held in Kazan, Russia, from 13 to 18 February 2018. This tournament also served as European qualification for the 2018 Thomas & Uber Cup. Medalists Tournament ...
in
Kazan Kazan ( ; rus, Казань, p=kɐˈzanʲ; tt-Cyrl, Казан, ''Qazan'', IPA: ɑzan is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Tatarstan in Russia. The city lies at the confluence of the Volga and the Kazanka rivers, covering a ...
** Men: ( Anders Antonsen,
Mads Conrad-Petersen Mads Conrad-Petersen (born 12 January 1988) is a Danish former badminton player. He won the gold medal at the 2016 European Championships in the men's doubles event partnered with Mads Pieler Kolding. He also a part of the Denmark national team ...
,
Mads Pieler Kolding Mads Pieler Kolding (born 27 January 1988) is a Danish badminton player who specializes in doubles. He won the gold medal at the 2016 European Championships in the men's doubles event partnered with Mads Conrad-Petersen. He was also a part of th ...
, Emil Holst,
Kim Astrup Kim Astrup Sørensen (born 6 March 1992) is a Danish badminton player. As junior player, he won the bronze medal at the 2010 World Junior Championships in the boys' doubles. He later won a gold in the mixed doubles and bronze medals in the boys' ...
, Mathias Christiansen,
Jan Ø. Jørgensen Jan Østergaard Jørgensen (born 31 December 1987) is a Danish retired badminton player who played for SIF (Skovshoved) in the national league. He won the men's singles title at the 2014 European Championships, and was the bronze medalist at the ...
) ** Women: (
Mia Blichfeldt Mia Blichfeldt (born 19 August 1997) is a Danish badminton player. She won the gold medals at the 2015 European Junior Championships in the girls' singles event, and later at the 2019 Minsk European Games in the women's singles event. Career ...
, Kamilla Rytter Juhl, Christinna Pedersen,
Line Kjaersfeldt Line most often refers to: * Line (geometry), object with zero thickness and curvature that stretches to infinity * Telephone line, a single-user circuit on a telephone communication system Line, lines, The Line, or LINE may also refer to: Arts ...
,
Maiken Fruergaard Maiken Fruergaard Sørensen (born 11 May 1995) is a Danish badminton player, specializing in doubles play. As a junior player, she was the gold medalists at the 2013 European Junior Championships in the team and mixed doubles events, and in 2014 ...
,
Sara Thygesen Sara Thygesen (born 20 January 1991) is a Danish badminton player, specializing in doubles. She started playing badminton at Gårslev in 2002. She got an award for the best female athlete of the year 2007 in her hometown Fredericia. In 2014, she ...
,
Natalia Koch Rohde Natalia Koch Rohde (born 1 August 1995) is a Danish badminton player. Achievements BWF International Challenge/Series ''Women's singles'' : BWF International Challenge tournament : BWF International Series tournament : BWF Future Series ...
) * February 15 – 18:
2018 Pan Am Badminton Championships The XXII 2018 Pan Am Badminton Championships was a continental championships tournament of badminton in Pan America. This tournament was held as two events in different countries. From 15 to 18 February, the team event was held in Tacarigua, Trini ...
(Team) in
Tacarigua Tacarigua (originally San Pablo de Tacarigua) is a town in the East–West Corridor of Trinidad and Tobago, located east of Tunapuna, north of Trincity and west of Arouca. It is on the banks of the Tacarigua River. The city is governed by the Tu ...
** Men: ( Austin James Bauer, Paul-Antoine Dostie-Gundon, Jason Ho-shue, Jonathan Lai, Ty Alexander Lindeman,
Nyl Yakura Nyl Kiyoshi Yakura (born 14 February 1993) is a Canadian badminton player. He captured two gold medals at the Pan American Games, winning the men's doubles title in 2019 and 2023, and also a silver in the mixed doubles in 2019. Yakura, who grew ...
, Brian Yang, Duncan Yao) ** Women: (Anne-Julie Beaulieu, Catherine Choi,
Michelle Li Michelle Li (born November 3, 1991) is a Canadian badminton player from Markham, Ontario. Li is the 2014 Commonwealth Games champion and the first Canadian to win an individual gold medal in women's singles badminton at the Commonwealth Games. S ...
, Talia Ng, Stéphanie Pakenham,
Brittney Tam Brittney Shannon Tam (born 23 August 1997) is a Canadian badminton player. In 2012, she won a silver medal at the Pan Am Junior Badminton Championships in the mixed doubles event. In 2016, she won the gold medal in the mixed team event at the Pan ...
, Michelle Tong, Josephine Wu) * April 24 – 29: 2018 Badminton Asia Championships in
Wuhan Wuhan (, ; ; ) is the capital of Hubei, Hubei Province in the China, People's Republic of China. It is the largest city in Hubei and the most populous city in Central China, with a population of over eleven million, the List of cities in China ...
** Singles: Kento Momota (m) / Tai Tzu-ying (f) ** Doubles: (
Li Junhui Li Junhui (, born 10 May 1995) is a Chinese former badminton player. He was the gold medalist at the 2018 World Championships in the men's doubles event partnered with Liu Yuchen, two times won the gold medal at the Asian Championships in 2017 ...
&
Liu Yuchen Liu Yuchen (, born 25 July 1995) is a Chinese badminton player. He was the men's doubles World Champion in 2018, two-time Asian Champion in 2017 and 2018, and also a silver medalist at the 2020 Summer Olympics partnered with Li Junhui. Liu was p ...
) (m) / (Yuki Fukushima & Sayaka Hirota) (f) ** Mixed: (
Wang Yilyu Wang Yilyu (; ; born 8 November 1994), sometimes also transliterated as Wang Yilu, Wang Yilv or Wang Yilü, is a Chinese badminton player. He is the reigning mixed doubles Olympic Champion, and was two-time mixed doubles Asian Champion winning ...
& Huang Dongping) * April 24 – 29:
2018 European Badminton Championships The 2018 European Badminton Championships were the 27th tournament of the European Badminton Championships. They were held in Huelva, Spain, from 24–29 April 2018. Tournament The 2018 European Badminton Championships is the 27th edition of the ...
in Huelva ** Singles: Viktor Axelsen (m) / Carolina Marín (f) ** Doubles: (Kim Astrup &
Anders Skaarup Rasmussen Anders Skaarup Rasmussen (born 15 February 1989) is a Danish badminton player. He joined the Denmark national badminton team, Denmark winning team at the 2016 Thomas & Uber Cup, 2016 Thomas Cup in Kunshan, China, where he and his teammates beatin ...
) (m) / (
Gabriela Stoeva Gabriela Stoeva ( bg, Габриела Стоева; born 15 July 1994) is a Bulgarian badminton player specializing in doubles. Her current partner is her younger sister, Stefani Stoeva. The pair is the three-time European Champion and European ...
&
Stefani Stoeva Stefani Stoeva ( bg, Стефани Стоева; born 23 September 1995) is a Bulgarian badminton player specializing in doubles. Her current partner is her older sister, Gabriela Stoeva. They competed at the 2016 and 2020 Summer Olympics. The d ...
) (f) ** Mixed: (
Chris Adcock Christopher Thomas Adcock (born 27 April 1989) is a retired English badminton player. Adcock is currently sponsored by Yonex and YC Sports and plays for the University of Nottingham-based NBL team. He entered the National team in 2006, and late ...
& Gabby Adcock) * April 26 – 29: 2018 Pan American Badminton Championships in
Guatemala City Guatemala City ( es, Ciudad de Guatemala), known locally as Guatemala or Guate, is the capital and largest city of Guatemala, and the most populous urban area in Central America. The city is located in the south-central part of the country, nest ...
** Singles: Ygor Coelho / Michelle Li (f) ** Doubles: (Jason Ho-shue & Nyl Yakura) (m) / (
Rachel Honderich Rachel Honderich (born 21 April 1996) is a Canadian badminton player from Toronto, Ontario. She has been one of the top ranked women's individual and doubles player on the continent and a contender in major international competitions. She is a vi ...
& Kristen Tsai) (f) ** Mixed: (Ty Alexander Lindeman & Josephine Wu) * July 14 – 22: Badminton Asia Junior Championships 2018 in
Jakarta Jakarta (; , bew, Jakarte), officially the Special Capital Region of Jakarta ( id, Daerah Khusus Ibukota Jakarta) is the capital and largest city of Indonesia. Lying on the northwest coast of Java, the world's most populous island, Jakarta ...
** Singles: Lakshya Sen (m) / WANG Zhiyi (f) ** Doubles: (DI Zijian & WANG Chang) (m) / (Febriana Dwipuji Kusuma & Ribka Sugiarto) (f) ** Mixed: (GUO Xinwa & LIU Xuanxuan) ** Team: defeated , 3–0 in matches played, in the final. & took third place. * July 18 – 26: 2018 Pan Am Junior Badminton Championships in
Salvador, Bahia Salvador (English: ''Savior'') is a Brazilian municipality and capital city of the state of Bahia. Situated in the Zona da Mata in the Northeast Region of Brazil, Salvador is recognized throughout the country and internationally for its cuisine ...
** Singles: Jonathan Matias (m) / Talia Ng (f) ** Doubles: (Ryan Zheng & Winston Tsai) (m) / (Crystal Lai & Wendy Zhang) (f) ** Mixed: (Kevin Wang & Wendy Zhang) ** Team: defeated , 3–2 in matches played, in the final. took third place. * September 7 – 16: 2018 European Junior Badminton Championships in
Tallinn Tallinn () is the most populous and capital city of Estonia. Situated on a bay in north Estonia, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland of the Baltic Sea, Tallinn has a population of 437,811 (as of 2022) and administratively lies in the Harju ' ...
** Singles: Arnaud Merkle (m) / Line Christopher (f) ** Doubles: (Fabien Delrue & William Villeger) (m) / (Bengisu Ercetin & Nazlıcan Inci) (f) ** Mixed: (Fabien Delrue & Juliette Moinard) ** Team: defeated , 3–2 in matches played, in the final. The semifinal loser teams were & .


2018 BWF Season (Grade 2)

* January 9 – December 2: 2018 BWF Season ; Level Two (Super 1000) * March 14 – 18:
2018 All England Open The 2018 All England Open, officially the Yonex All England Open Badminton Championships 2018, was a badminton tournament which took place at Arena Birmingham in England from 14 to 18 March 2018. It had a total purse of $1 million. Tournament T ...
in
Birmingham Birmingham ( ) is a city and metropolitan borough in the metropolitan county of West Midlands in England. It is the second-largest city in the United Kingdom with a population of 1.145 million in the city proper, 2.92 million in the West ...
** Singles:
Shi Yuqi Shi Yuqi (; Mandarin pronunciation: ; born 28 February 1996) is a Chinese badminton player. Shi Yuqi won his first Superseries title in the 2016 French Open. At the 2017 All England Open, he defeated 6-time champion Lin Dan to reach the final, ...
(m) / Tai Tzu-ying (f) ** Doubles: (
Marcus Fernaldi Gideon Marcus Fernaldi Gideon (born 9 March 1991) is an Indonesian badminton player who was formerly ranked world No. 1 in the men's doubles by the Badminton World Federation. He plays for PB Jaya Raya, and has joined the club since June 2018. He won th ...
&
Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo (born 2 August 1995) is an Indonesian badminton player who was formerly ranked world number 1 in the men's doubles by the Badminton World Federation. He plays for PB Djarum, and has been a member of the club since 2007. ...
) (m) / ( Kamilla Rytter Juhl & Christinna Pedersen) (f) ** Mixed: (
Yuta Watanabe is a Japanese professional basketball player for the Brooklyn Nets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball in the United States for the George Washington Colonials, becoming the first Japanese-born student at ...
& Arisa Higashino) * July 3 – 8: 2018 Indonesia Open in
Jakarta Jakarta (; , bew, Jakarte), officially the Special Capital Region of Jakarta ( id, Daerah Khusus Ibukota Jakarta) is the capital and largest city of Indonesia. Lying on the northwest coast of Java, the world's most populous island, Jakarta ...
** Singles: Kento Momota (m) / Tai Tzu-ying (f) ** Doubles: (Marcus Fernaldi Gideon & Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo) (m) / ( Yuki Fukushima & Sayaka Hirota) (f) ** Mixed: ( Tontowi Ahmad &
Liliyana Natsir Liliyana Natsir (born 9 September 1985) is an Indonesian former badminton player who specialized in doubles. She is one of the standout front court player, with dexterousness and skill in controlling and executing the shuttlecock. Natsir has tre ...
) * September 18 – 23: 2018 China Open (final) in Changzhou ** Singles: Anthony Sinisuka Ginting (m) / Carolina Marín (f) ** Doubles: (
Kim Astrup Kim Astrup Sørensen (born 6 March 1992) is a Danish badminton player. As junior player, he won the bronze medal at the 2010 World Junior Championships in the boys' doubles. He later won a gold in the mixed doubles and bronze medals in the boys' ...
&
Anders Skaarup Rasmussen Anders Skaarup Rasmussen (born 15 February 1989) is a Danish badminton player. He joined the Denmark national badminton team, Denmark winning team at the 2016 Thomas & Uber Cup, 2016 Thomas Cup in Kunshan, China, where he and his teammates beatin ...
) (m) / (
Misaki Matsutomo is a Japanese badminton player who is a doubles specialist. She won the gold medal at the 2016 Summer Olympic women's doubles alongside Ayaka Takahashi. Despite playing doubles, she was also a finalist in girls' singles at the 2010 BWF World J ...
&
Ayaka Takahashi is a retired Japanese badminton player who was affiliated with Unisys badminton team. She is an Olympic Games gold medalist, two-time Asian Champion, two-time Asian Games silver medalist, and World Championship bronze medalist. Playing for the ...
) (f) ** Mixed: ( Zheng Siwei & Huang Yaqiong) ; Level Three (Super 750) * June 26 – July 1: Malaysia Open 2018 in
Kuala Lumpur , anthem = '' Maju dan Sejahtera'' , image_map = , map_caption = , pushpin_map = Malaysia#Southeast Asia#Asia , pushpin_map_caption = , coordinates = , su ...
** Singles: Lee Chong Wei (m) / Tai Tzu-ying (f) ** Doubles: (
Takeshi Kamura is a Japanese badminton player. He was selected to join the national team in 2013 and retired in 2021. Kamura was part of the national team that won the 2014 Thomas Cup. He captured his first Superseries title at the 2016 Hong Kong Open, and re ...
&
Keigo Sonoda is a Japanese badminton player. He affiliated with the YKK AP Yatsushiro, before joining the Tonami team in 2010. Sonoda was part of the national team that won the 2014 Thomas Cup. He captured his first Superseries title at the 2016 Hong Kong O ...
) (m) / (
Misaki Matsutomo is a Japanese badminton player who is a doubles specialist. She won the gold medal at the 2016 Summer Olympic women's doubles alongside Ayaka Takahashi. Despite playing doubles, she was also a finalist in girls' singles at the 2010 BWF World J ...
&
Ayaka Takahashi is a retired Japanese badminton player who was affiliated with Unisys badminton team. She is an Olympic Games gold medalist, two-time Asian Champion, two-time Asian Games silver medalist, and World Championship bronze medalist. Playing for the ...
) (f) ** Mixed: ( Zheng Siwei & Huang Yaqiong) * September 11 – 16: Japan Open 2018 in
Tokyo Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropolitan area () is the most populous in the world, with an estimated 37.468 ...
** Singles: Kento Momota (m) / Carolina Marín (f) ** Doubles: (
Marcus Fernaldi Gideon Marcus Fernaldi Gideon (born 9 March 1991) is an Indonesian badminton player who was formerly ranked world No. 1 in the men's doubles by the Badminton World Federation. He plays for PB Jaya Raya, and has joined the club since June 2018. He won th ...
&
Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo (born 2 August 1995) is an Indonesian badminton player who was formerly ranked world number 1 in the men's doubles by the Badminton World Federation. He plays for PB Djarum, and has been a member of the club since 2007. ...
) (m) / ( Yuki Fukushima & Sayaka Hirota) (f) ** Mixed: (Zheng Siwei & Huang Yaqiong) * October 16 – 21: Denmark Open 2018 in Odense ** Singles: Kento Momota (m) / Tai Tzu-ying (f) ** Doubles: (Marcus Fernaldi Gideon & Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo) (m) / (Yuki Fukushima & Sayaka Hirota) (f) ** Mixed: (Zheng Siwei & Huang Yaqiong) * October 23 – 28: French Open 2018 in
Paris Paris () is the capital and most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), making it the 30th most densely populated city in the world in 2020. S ...
** Singles: Chen Long (m) /
Akane Yamaguchi is a Japanese badminton player who is the reigning two-time World Champion, winning gold in the women's singles at the 2021 and 2022 World Championships. She was on the winning Japanese team at the Asian Junior Championships in 2012 and won var ...
(f) ** Doubles: ( Han Chengkai &
Zhou Haodong Zhou Haodong (, born 20 February 1998) is a Chinese badminton player. Together with his partner Han Chengkai Han Chengkai (, born 29 January 1998) is a Chinese badminton player. He won the boys' doubles title at the 2016 Asian and World Jun ...
) (m) / ( Mayu Matsumoto & Wakana Nagahara) (f) ** Mixed: (Zheng Siwei & Huang Yaqiong) * November 6 – 11: China Masters 2018 (final) in
Fuzhou Fuzhou (; , Fuzhounese: Hokchew, ''Hók-ciŭ''), alternately romanized as Foochow, is the capital and one of the largest cities in Fujian province, China. Along with the many counties of Ningde, those of Fuzhou are considered to constitute t ...
** Singles: Kento Momota (m) /
Chen Yufei Chen Yufei (; born 1 March 1998) is a Chinese badminton player. She is the reigning Olympic champion. She won the girls' singles junior titles at the 2016 Asian and the World Junior Championships. At the same year, Chen clinched her first se ...
(f) ** Doubles: (Marcus Fernaldi Gideon & Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo) (m) / (
Lee So-hee Lee So-hee (Hangul: 이소희; ; born 14 June 1994) is a South Korean badminton player. She won the women's doubles title at the 2017 All England Open tournament. She also helped the Korean national team to win the world team championships a ...
&
Shin Seung-chan Shin Seung-chan (신승찬; ; born 6 December 1994) is a South Korean doubles specialist badminton player. She won the women's doubles bronze medals at the 2016 Summer Olympics, and 2014 BWF World Championships. Shin clinched the women's and mi ...
) (f) ** Mixed: (Zheng Siwei & Huang Yaqiong) ; Level Four (Super 500) * January 16 – 21:
2018 Malaysia Masters The 2018 Malaysia Masters, officially the Perodua Malaysia Masters 2018, was a badminton tournament which took place at Axiata Arena in Malaysia from 16 to 21 January 2018 and had a total purse of $350,000. Tournament The 2018 Malaysia Masters ...
in
Kuala Lumpur , anthem = '' Maju dan Sejahtera'' , image_map = , map_caption = , pushpin_map = Malaysia#Southeast Asia#Asia , pushpin_map_caption = , coordinates = , su ...
** Singles: Viktor Axelsen (m) / Ratchanok Intanon (f) ** Doubles: ( Fajar Alfian &
Muhammad Rian Ardianto Muhammad Rian Ardianto (born 13 February 1996) is an Indonesian badminton player. Born in Bantul, Yogyakarta SR, Ardianto plays for the Jaya Raya Jakarta club at national events. He won the men's doubles silver medal at the 2018 Asian Games, th ...
) (m) / ( Kamilla Rytter Juhl & Christinna Pedersen) (f) ** Mixed: (
Tang Chun Man Jordan Tang Chun Man (, born 20 March 1995) is a Hong Kong badminton player. He started playing badminton at the age of seven, and joined the national team when he was 18. He won his first title in the 2016 Chinese Taipei Masters partnering wit ...
& Tse Ying Suet) * January 23 – 28:
2018 Indonesia Masters The 2018 Indonesia Masters, officially the Daihatsu Indonesia Masters 2018, was a badminton tournament which took place at Istora Gelora Bung Karno in Jakarta, Indonesia, from 23 to 28 January 2018 and had a total prize of US$350,000. Tournamen ...
in
Jakarta Jakarta (; , bew, Jakarte), officially the Special Capital Region of Jakarta ( id, Daerah Khusus Ibukota Jakarta) is the capital and largest city of Indonesia. Lying on the northwest coast of Java, the world's most populous island, Jakarta ...
** Singles: Anthony Sinisuka Ginting (m) / Tai Tzu-ying (f) ** Doubles: (
Marcus Fernaldi Gideon Marcus Fernaldi Gideon (born 9 March 1991) is an Indonesian badminton player who was formerly ranked world No. 1 in the men's doubles by the Badminton World Federation. He plays for PB Jaya Raya, and has joined the club since June 2018. He won th ...
&
Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo (born 2 August 1995) is an Indonesian badminton player who was formerly ranked world number 1 in the men's doubles by the Badminton World Federation. He plays for PB Djarum, and has been a member of the club since 2007. ...
) (m) / (
Misaki Matsutomo is a Japanese badminton player who is a doubles specialist. She won the gold medal at the 2016 Summer Olympic women's doubles alongside Ayaka Takahashi. Despite playing doubles, she was also a finalist in girls' singles at the 2010 BWF World J ...
&
Ayaka Takahashi is a retired Japanese badminton player who was affiliated with Unisys badminton team. She is an Olympic Games gold medalist, two-time Asian Champion, two-time Asian Games silver medalist, and World Championship bronze medalist. Playing for the ...
) (f) ** Mixed: ( Zheng Siwei & Huang Yaqiong) * January 30 – February 4: 2018 India Open in
New Delhi New Delhi (, , ''Naī Dillī'') is the capital of India and a part of the National Capital Territory of Delhi (NCT). New Delhi is the seat of all three branches of the government of India, hosting the Rashtrapati Bhavan, Parliament House ...
** Singles:
Shi Yuqi Shi Yuqi (; Mandarin pronunciation: ; born 28 February 1996) is a Chinese badminton player. Shi Yuqi won his first Superseries title in the 2016 French Open. At the 2017 All England Open, he defeated 6-time champion Lin Dan to reach the final, ...
(m) /
Zhang Beiwen Beiwen Zhang (; born 12 July 1990) is a Chinese-born American badminton player who is a singles specialist. Career Zhang was born in China and moved to Singapore at the age of 13 in 2003 and played with the Singapore National Team until 2012. ...
(f) ** Doubles: (Marcus Fernaldi Gideon & Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo) (m) / ( Greysia Polii & Apriyani Rahayu) (f) ** Mixed: ( Mathias Christiansen & Christinna Pedersen) * July 10 – 15: 2018 Thailand Open in
Bangkok Bangkok, officially known in Thai language, Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon and colloquially as Krung Thep, is the capital and most populous city of Thailand. The city occupies in the Chao Phraya River delta in central Thailand and has an estima ...
** Singles:
Kanta Tsuneyama is a Japanese badminton player. Achievements Youth Olympic Games ''Mixed doubles'' Asia Junior Championships ''Boys' singles'' ''Boys' doubles'' BWF World Tour (3 titles) The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 ...
(m) /
Nozomi Okuhara is a Japanese badminton player. A former World's number 1 in the BWF rankings for the women's singles, she is well known for her speed, agility and endurance. She won a bronze at the 2016 Summer Olympics, and gold medal at the 2017 World Cha ...
(f) ** Doubles: (
Takeshi Kamura is a Japanese badminton player. He was selected to join the national team in 2013 and retired in 2021. Kamura was part of the national team that won the 2014 Thomas Cup. He captured his first Superseries title at the 2016 Hong Kong Open, and re ...
&
Keigo Sonoda is a Japanese badminton player. He affiliated with the YKK AP Yatsushiro, before joining the Tonami team in 2010. Sonoda was part of the national team that won the 2014 Thomas Cup. He captured his first Superseries title at the 2016 Hong Kong O ...
) (m) / (Greysia Polii & Apriyani Rahayu) (f) ** Mixed: ( Hafiz Faizal &
Gloria Emanuelle Widjaja Gloria Emanuelle Widjaja (born 28 December 1993) is an Indonesian badminton player affiliated with PB Djarum since 2007. She was the 2011 Indonesian National Badminton Championships#Juniors, Indonesia National and 2011 BWF World Junior Champions ...
) * July 17 – 22: 2018 Singapore Open in ** Singles:
Chou Tien-chen Chou Tien-chen (Chinese: 周天成; born 8 January 1990) is a Taiwanese badminton player. He became the first local shuttler in 17 years to win the men's singles title of the Chinese Taipei Open in 2016 since Indonesian-born Fung Permadi won i ...
(m) / Sayaka Takahashi (f) ** Doubles: ( Mohammad Ahsan & Hendra Setiawan) (m) / ( Ayako Sakuramoto &
Yukiko Takahata is a Japanese badminton player from the Yonex team. In 2017, she became the women's doubles runner-up at the Osaka International tournament partnered with Ayako Sakuramoto. She won her first senior international title at the Spanish Internatio ...
) (f) ** Mixed: ( Goh Soon Huat & Shevon Jemie Lai) * September 25 – 30: 2018 Korea Open in
Seoul Seoul (; ; ), officially known as the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea.Before 1972, Seoul was the ''de jure'' capital of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea) as stated iArticle 103 ...
** Singles: Chou Tien-chen (m) / Nozomi Okuhara (f) ** Doubles: (
Hiroyuki Endo is a retired Japanese badminton player. He competed at the 2016 Rio and 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics. In 2009, he joined the Unisys badminton team. Career Endo won the 1st point in the Thomas Cup finals with Kenichi Hayakawa beating Tan Boon ...
&
Yuta Watanabe is a Japanese professional basketball player for the Brooklyn Nets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball in the United States for the George Washington Colonials, becoming the first Japanese-born student at ...
) (m) / (Misaki Matsutomo & Ayaka Takahashi) (f) ** Mixed: (
He Jiting He Jiting (, born 19 February 1998) is a Chinese badminton player. As a junior player, his best achievements was winning the boys' doubles at the 2015 Asian and World Junior Championships, later won the mixed doubles at the 2016 Asian and Wo ...
&
Du Yue Du Yue (, born 15 February 1998) is a Chinese badminton player. She won the silver medal at the 2014 Asian Junior Championships in the girls' doubles event partnered with Li Yinhui. She and Li then made it to the gold medal 2015. Du also claime ...
) * November 13 – 18: 2018 Hong Kong Open (final) in ** Singles:
Son Wan-ho Son Wan-ho (Hangul: 손완호; or ; born 17 May 1988) is a South Korean badminton player. He reached a career high as world number 1 in the men's singles in May 2017. He competed at the 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics. He plays primarily defensive ...
(m) / Nozomi Okuhara (f) ** Doubles: (Marcus Fernaldi Gideon & Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo) (m) / ( Yuki Fukushima & Sayaka Hirota) (f) ** Mixed: (
Yuta Watanabe is a Japanese professional basketball player for the Brooklyn Nets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball in the United States for the George Washington Colonials, becoming the first Japanese-born student at ...
& Arisa Higashino) ; Level Five (Super 300) * January 9 – 14: 2018 Thailand Masters in
Bangkok Bangkok, officially known in Thai language, Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon and colloquially as Krung Thep, is the capital and most populous city of Thailand. The city occupies in the Chao Phraya River delta in central Thailand and has an estima ...
** Singles:
Tommy Sugiarto Tommy Sugiarto (born 31 May 1988) is an Indonesian badminton player who is a singles specialist. He was the bronze medalist at the 2014 World Championships. Sugiarto competed at the 2014 Asian Games and 2016 Summer Olympics. Personal life ...
(m) / Nichaon Jindapon (f) ** Doubles: (
Tinn Isriyanet Tinn Isriyanet ( th, ติณณ์ อิสริยะเนตร; born 7 July 1993) is a Thai badminton player. He was past of the Thailand team that won the mixed team bronze medal at the 2010 Asian Junior Badminton Championships. He w ...
& Kittisak Namdash) (m) / (
Jongkolphan Kititharakul Jongkolphan Kititharakul ( th, จงกลพรรณ กิติธรากุล; born 1 March 1993) is a Thai badminton player who specializes in doubles. She was the women's doubles gold medalist at the 2017 Southeast Asian Games, also p ...
& Rawinda Prajongjai) (f) ** Mixed: (
Chan Peng Soon Chan Peng Soon (born 27 April 1988) is a Malaysian badminton player specialised in the mixed doubles event. He is best known for his partnership with Goh Liu Ying where they have been consistently ranked among the top 10 mixed doubles pair in ...
&
Goh Liu Ying Goh Liu Ying (born 30 May 1989) is a Malaysian badminton player. She has been consistently ranked among the top 10 mixed doubles player in the world with her partner, Chan Peng Soon. Together, they were ranked as high as world No. 3. They won ...
) * February 20 – 25: 2018 Swiss Open in
Basel , french: link=no, Bâlois(e), it, Basilese , neighboring_municipalities= Allschwil (BL), Hégenheim (FR-68), Binningen (BL), Birsfelden (BL), Bottmingen (BL), Huningue (FR-68), Münchenstein (BL), Muttenz (BL), Reinach (BL), Riehen (BS ...
** Singles:
Sameer Verma Sameer Verma (born 22 October 1994) is an Indian badminton player. He trains at the Gopichand Badminton Academy, Hyderabad. Sameer is the brother of Indian badminton player Sourabh Verma. Career 2011 Verma won a silver medal in the Asian ...
(m) / Sayaka Takahashi (f) ** Doubles: ( Mathias Boe &
Carsten Mogensen Carsten Mogensen (born 24 July 1983) is a former badminton player from Denmark. He was the gold medalist at the 2015 European Games, two time European champions winning in 2012 and 2017, and the silver medalist at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Moge ...
) (m) / ( Ayako Sakuramoto &
Yukiko Takahata is a Japanese badminton player from the Yonex team. In 2017, she became the women's doubles runner-up at the Osaka International tournament partnered with Ayako Sakuramoto. She won her first senior international title at the Spanish Internatio ...
) (f) ** Mixed: ( Mark Lamsfuß &
Isabel Herttrich Isabel Lohau ('' née'' Herttrich; born 17 March 1992) is a German badminton player, specializing in doubles play. She started playing badminton at her hometown Hersbruck in 2001, and in 2010 she joined the Germany national badminton team. She ...
) * March 6 – 11:
2018 German Open The 2018 German Open (also known as the 2018 German Tennis Championships) was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor red clay courts. It was the 112th edition of the German Open Tennis Championships and part of the ATP World Tour 500 series ...
in Mülheim ** Singles:
Chou Tien-chen Chou Tien-chen (Chinese: 周天成; born 8 January 1990) is a Taiwanese badminton player. He became the first local shuttler in 17 years to win the men's singles title of the Chinese Taipei Open in 2016 since Indonesian-born Fung Permadi won i ...
(m) /
Akane Yamaguchi is a Japanese badminton player who is the reigning two-time World Champion, winning gold in the women's singles at the 2021 and 2022 World Championships. She was on the winning Japanese team at the Asian Junior Championships in 2012 and won var ...
(f) ** Doubles: ( Takuto Inoue & Yuki Kaneko) (m) / ( Yuki Fukushima & Sayaka Hirota) (f) ** Mixed: ( Goh Soon Huat & Shevon Jemie Lai) * May 1 – 6: 2018 New Zealand Open in
Auckland Auckland (pronounced ) ( mi, Tāmaki Makaurau) is a large metropolitan city in the North Island of New Zealand. The List of New Zealand urban areas by population, most populous urban area in the country and the List of cities in Oceania by po ...
** Singles: Lin Dan (m) / Sayaka Takahashi (f) ** Doubles: (
Chen Hung-ling Chen Hung-ling (; born 10 February 1986) is a Taiwanese badminton player. Chen Hung-ling is a doubles specialist. His best results have come with Cheng Wen-hsing in mixed doubles, but he routinely competes in men's doubles with Lin Yu-lang. In 2 ...
&
Wang Chi-lin Wang Chi-lin (; born 18 January 1995) is a Taiwanese badminton player who specializes in doubles. He is the 2020 Olympics men's doubles champion. Career In 2021, at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, he and his partner Lee Yang defeated the 2018 World ...
) (m) / (Ayako Sakuramoto & Yukiko Takahata) (f) ** Mixed: (Wang Chi-lin & Lee Chia-hsin) * May 8 – 13:
2018 Australian Open The 2018 Australian Open was a tennis tournament played at Melbourne Park between 15 and 28 January 2018, and was the first Grand Slam tournament of the 2018 season. The tournament consisted of events for professional players in singles, doubles ...
in
Sydney Sydney ( ) is the capital city of the state of New South Wales, and the most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Sydney Harbour and extends about towards the Blue Mountain ...
** Singles: LU Guangzu (m) / Cai Yanyan (f) ** Doubles: (
Berry Angriawan Berry Angriawan (born 3 October 1991) is an Indonesian badminton player affiliated with Djarum club. He was part of Indonesia winning team at the 2016 Asia Team Championships and at the 2017 SEA Games. Career 2023 In September, Angriawan a ...
&
Hardianto Hardianto (born 28 February 1993) is an Indonesian badminton player affiliated with Mutiara Cardinal Bandung club. Career In September 2023, Hardianto and his partner Ade Yusuf Santoso lost at the first round of Indonesia Masters Super 100 I ...
) (m) / (Ayako Sakuramoto & Yukiko Takahata) (f) ** Mixed: ( Seo Seung-jae &
Chae Yoo-jung Chae Yoo-jung (, Hanja: 蔡侑玎; born 9 May 1995) is a South Korean badminton player. She is the daughter of former singles player Kim Bok-sun. Chae was a part of the Korean national team that won the world mixed team championships at the 2 ...
) * June 12 – 17: 2018 U.S. Open in Fullerton ** Singles: Lee Dong-keun (m) /
Li Xuerui Li Xuerui (born 24 January 1991) is a retired Chinese professional badminton player. She is one of the most successful players of her time. She was a gold medalist at 2012 London Olympics in the women's singles event and was the silver medalists ...
(f) ** Doubles: (OU Xuanyi & REN Xiangyu) (m) / (
Tang Jinhua Tang Jinhua (; born 8 January 1992) is a Chinese retired badminton player who competed at the highest level during the second decade of the 2000s, winning numerous women's doubles and occasional mixed doubles events with a variety of partners. S ...
&
Yu Xiaohan Yu Xiaohan () is a retired badminton player from China. She won the 2015 Singapore Super Series with Ou Dongni. Yu was suspended for 7 months by BWF because one of her sample during 2015 Summer Universiade contained sibutramine. She announced h ...
) (f) ** Mixed: (Chan Peng Soon & Goh Liu Ying) * August 28 – September 2: 2018 Spanish Open in
Barcelona Barcelona ( , , ) is a city on the coast of northeastern Spain. It is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Catalonia, as well as the second most populous municipality of Spain. With a population of 1.6 million within ci ...
** Singles: Rasmus Gemke (m) /
Minatsu Mitani is a retired Japanese badminton player who is a singles specialist from NTT East badminton club. She competed at the 2014 Asian Games. Mitani expressed her desire to retire after losing in the second round of 73rd All Japan Comprehensive Champ ...
(f) ** Doubles: (
Kim Gi-jung Kim Gi-jung or Kim Ki-jung (; or ; born 14 August 1990) is a South Korean badminton player. He competed at the Rio 2016 Summer Olympics in the men's doubles event. Career In 2008, he won a bronze medal at the World Junior Championships i ...
& Lee Yong-dae) (m) / ( Mayu Matsumoto & Wakana Nagahara) (f) ** Mixed: (
Niclas Nøhr Niclas Nøhr (born 2 August 1991) is a Danish badminton player, specializing in doubles play. He started playing badminton at Møn badminton club. In 2012, he joined Denmark national badminton team, and in 2015, he won a gold medal at the Europea ...
&
Sara Thygesen Sara Thygesen (born 20 January 1991) is a Danish badminton player, specializing in doubles. She started playing badminton at Gårslev in 2002. She got an award for the best female athlete of the year 2007 in her hometown Fredericia. In 2014, she ...
) * October 2 – 7: 2018 Chinese Taipei Open in
Taipei Taipei (), officially Taipei City, is the capital and a special municipality of the Republic of China (Taiwan). Located in Northern Taiwan, Taipei City is an enclave of the municipality of New Taipei City that sits about southwest of the n ...
** Singles: Lee Zii Jia (m) / Tai Tzu-ying (f) ** Doubles: (Chen Hung-ling & Wang Chi-lin) (m) / ( Nami Matsuyama &
Chiharu Shida is a Japanese badminton player from the Saishunkan team. She was the bronze medalists at the Asian and World Junior Championships in 2014 and 2015. Shida won her first international title at the 2016 Vietnam International, and claimed her first ...
) (f) ** Mixed: ( Alfian Eko Prasetya &
Marsheilla Gischa Islami Marsheilla Gischa Islami (born 25 March 1997) is an Indonesian badminton player affiliated with Djarum badminton club. Career 2023 In January, Islami and her partner Akbar Bintang Cahyono competed at the home tournament, Indonesia Masters, ...
) * October 30 – November 4: 2018 Macau Open in ** Singles:
Lee Hyun-il Lee Hyun-il ( ko, 이현일; born 17 April 1980) is a former badminton player from South Korea. He is a former World and Asian Championships bronze medalist, and was part of South Korean team that won the 2003 Sudirman Cup as well the gold medal ...
(m) /
Michelle Li Michelle Li (born November 3, 1991) is a Canadian badminton player from Markham, Ontario. Li is the 2014 Commonwealth Games champion and the first Canadian to win an individual gold medal in women's singles badminton at the Commonwealth Games. S ...
(f) ** Doubles: (Kim Gi-jung & Lee Yong-dae) (m) / ( Vivian Hoo Kah Mun & Yap Cheng Wen) (f) ** Mixed: (
Tang Chun Man Jordan Tang Chun Man (, born 20 March 1995) is a Hong Kong badminton player. He started playing badminton at the age of seven, and joined the national team when he was 18. He won his first title in the 2016 Chinese Taipei Masters partnering wit ...
& Tse Ying Suet) * November 20 – 25:
2018 Syed Modi International The 2018 Syed Modi International Badminton Championships was a badminton tournament which took place at the Babu Banarasi Das Indoor Stadium in Lucknow, India, from 20 to 25 November 2018 and had a total prize of $150,000. Tournament The 2018 ...
in
Lucknow Lucknow (, ) is the capital and the largest city of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh and it is also the second largest urban agglomeration in Uttar Pradesh. Lucknow is the administrative headquarters of the eponymous district and division ...
** Singles: Sameer Verma (m) / Han Yue (f) ** Doubles: ( Fajar Alfian &
Muhammad Rian Ardianto Muhammad Rian Ardianto (born 13 February 1996) is an Indonesian badminton player. Born in Bantul, Yogyakarta SR, Ardianto plays for the Jaya Raya Jakarta club at national events. He won the men's doubles silver medal at the 2018 Asian Games, th ...
) (m) / ( Chow Mei Kuan & Lee Meng Yean) (f) ** Mixed: (OU Xuanyi & Feng Xueying) * November 27 – December 2:
Korea Masters The Korea Masters is an international badminton tournament that usually held in November or December every year of BWF event calendar in South Korea. The total prize money in 2016 was US$120,000. Before 2010, the level of the tournament was an Inter ...
2018 (final) in
Gwangju Gwangju () is South Korea's sixth-largest metropolis. It is a designated metropolitan city under the direct control of the central government's Home Minister. The city was also the capital of South Jeolla Province until the provincial office ...
** Singles:
Son Wan-ho Son Wan-ho (Hangul: 손완호; or ; born 17 May 1988) is a South Korean badminton player. He reached a career high as world number 1 in the men's singles in May 2017. He competed at the 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics. He plays primarily defensive ...
(m) /
Li Xuerui Li Xuerui (born 24 January 1991) is a retired Chinese professional badminton player. She is one of the most successful players of her time. She was a gold medalist at 2012 London Olympics in the women's singles event and was the silver medalists ...
(f) ** Doubles: ( Choi Sol-gyu & Seo Seung-jae) (m) / ( Chang Ye-na &
Jung Kyung-eun Jung Kyung-eun (Hangul: 정경은; or ; born 20 March 1990) is a South Korean professional badminton player. She was the 2016 Summer Olympics bronze medalist in the women's doubles event. Career Jung Kyung-eun began her career competing in s ...
) (f) ** Mixed: ( Ko Sung-hyun &
Eom Hye-won Eom Hye-won (; born 8 September 1991) is a South Korean badminton player who specializes in doubles. She became a national representative since 2004, and was selected to join the national team in 2008. As a member of the Korea National Sport Uni ...
) ; Level Six (Super 100) * March 27 – April 1: Orleans Masters 2018 in
Orléans Orléans (;"Orleans"
(US) and Mark Caljouw (m) /
Shiori Saito is a Japanese badminton Badminton is a racquet sport played using racquets to hit a shuttlecock across a net. Although it may be played with larger teams, the most common forms of the game are "singles" (with one player per side) and " ...
(f) ** Doubles: ( Mark Lamsfuß &
Marvin Emil Seidel Marvin Emil Seidel (; born 9 November 1995) is a German badminton player. He was the bronze medalist at the 2013 European Junior Badminton Championships, 2013 European Junior Championships in the boys' doubles, and a silver medalist at the 2021 E ...
) (m) / (
Gabriela Stoeva Gabriela Stoeva ( bg, Габриела Стоева; born 15 July 1994) is a Bulgarian badminton player specializing in doubles. Her current partner is her younger sister, Stefani Stoeva. The pair is the three-time European Champion and European ...
&
Stefani Stoeva Stefani Stoeva ( bg, Стефани Стоева; born 23 September 1995) is a Bulgarian badminton player specializing in doubles. Her current partner is her older sister, Gabriela Stoeva. They competed at the 2016 and 2020 Summer Olympics. The d ...
) (f) ** Mixed: (
Niclas Nøhr Niclas Nøhr (born 2 August 1991) is a Danish badminton player, specializing in doubles play. He started playing badminton at Møn badminton club. In 2012, he joined Denmark national badminton team, and in 2015, he won a gold medal at the Europea ...
&
Sara Thygesen Sara Thygesen (born 20 January 1991) is a Danish badminton player, specializing in doubles. She started playing badminton at Gårslev in 2002. She got an award for the best female athlete of the year 2007 in her hometown Fredericia. In 2014, she ...
) * April 10 – 15: Lingshui China Masters in Lingshui ** Singles:
Lin Yu-hsien Lin Yu-hsien (; born 27 September 1991) is a Taiwanese badminton player. Career He plays in the men's singles. He participated in the 2016 Vietnam Open Grand Prix, in the 2016 Chinese Taipei Masters and in the 2015 Chinese Taipei Masters Gr ...
(m) /
Li Xuerui Li Xuerui (born 24 January 1991) is a retired Chinese professional badminton player. She is one of the most successful players of her time. She was a gold medalist at 2012 London Olympics in the women's singles event and was the silver medalists ...
(f) ** Doubles: ( Han Chengkai &
Zhou Haodong Zhou Haodong (, born 20 February 1998) is a Chinese badminton player. Together with his partner Han Chengkai Han Chengkai (, born 29 January 1998) is a Chinese badminton player. He won the boys' doubles title at the 2016 Asian and World Jun ...
) (m) / (
Du Yue Du Yue (, born 15 February 1998) is a Chinese badminton player. She won the silver medal at the 2014 Asian Junior Championships in the girls' doubles event partnered with Li Yinhui. She and Li then made it to the gold medal 2015. Du also claime ...
&
Li Yinhui Li Yinhui (; born 11 March 1997) is a Chinese retired badminton player. She won the silver medal at the 2014 Asian Junior Championships in the girls' doubles event partnered with Du Yue. She and Du Yue then made it to the gold medal 2015. Toge ...
) (f) ** Mixed: (GUO Xinwa & LIU Xuanxuan) * June 19 – 24: Canada Open 2018 in
Calgary Calgary ( ) is the largest city in the western Canadian province of Alberta and the largest metro area of the three Prairie Provinces. As of 2021, the city proper had a population of 1,306,784 and a metropolitan population of 1,481,806, makin ...
** Singles: LU Guangzu (m) / Li Xuerui (f) ** Doubles: ( Marcus Ellis &
Chris Langridge Christopher Phillip Langridge (born 2 May 1985) is a retired British badminton player. He competed for England at the 2014 Commonwealth Games where he won three medals. He represented Great Britain at the 2016 Summer Olympics, and won a bronze m ...
) (m) / ( Ayako Sakuramoto &
Yukiko Takahata is a Japanese badminton player from the Yonex team. In 2017, she became the women's doubles runner-up at the Osaka International tournament partnered with Ayako Sakuramoto. She won her first senior international title at the Spanish Internatio ...
) (f) ** Mixed: (Marcus Ellis & Lauren Smith) * July 24 – 29: Japan Masters 2018 in Akita ** Singles:
Sitthikom Thammasin Sitthikom Thammasin ( th, สิทธิคมน์ ธรรมศิลป์; born 7 April 1995) is a Thai badminton player. He won the men's singles title at the 2012 Singapore International Series when he was 17. Thammasin was part of the ...
(m) / Sayaka Takahashi (f) ** Doubles: (Akbar Bintang Cahyono &
Muhammad Reza Pahlevi Isfahani Muhammad Reza Pahlevi Isfahani (born 6 August 1998) is an Indonesian badminton player affiliated with Jaya Raya Jakarta club. He was born in Blitar and in 2015, he won the boys' doubles title at the Indonesia Junior International Challenge tourna ...
) (m) / (Ayako Sakuramoto & Yukiko Takahata) (f) ** Mixed: ( Kohei Gondo &
Ayane Kurihara is a Japanese former badminton player. She began playing badminton at age 9, and played competitively from then on. She became a member of the Japan national badminton team at the age of 19. Her current partner is Naru Shinoya for women's double ...
) * July 24 – 29: Russian Open 2018 in
Vladivostok Vladivostok ( rus, Владивосто́к, a=Владивосток.ogg, p=vɫədʲɪvɐˈstok) is the largest city and the administrative center of Primorsky Krai, Russia. The city is located around the Zolotoy Rog, Golden Horn Bay on the Sea ...
** Singles:
Sourabh Verma Sourabh Verma (born 30 December 1992) is an Indian badminton player. He is a three time men's singles title Champion at the Indian National Championships. Verma reached a career high world ranking of no. 28 in December 2019. Career overview S ...
(m) /
Ho Yen Mei Ho Yen Mei (born 29 April 1996) is a Malaysian badminton player who competes in the singles category. She won the women's singles title at the BWF Tour Super 100 2018 Russian Open. Ho won 2015 Polish International in the women's singles. Ho w ...
(f) ** Doubles: (
Mohamad Arif Abdul Latif Mohamad Arif Abdul Latif (born 22 August 1989) is a Malaysian badminton player. He competed in the international tournament as an independent player. He married an Indonesian badminton player Rusydina Antardayu Riodingin on 14 September 2019. ...
& Nur Mohd Azriyn Ayub) (m) / ( Chisato Hoshi & Kie Nakanishi) (f) ** Mixed: Vladimir Ivanov & KIM Min-Kyung * August 7 – 12: Vietnam Open 2018 in
Ho Chi Minh City , population_density_km2 = 4,292 , population_density_metro_km2 = 697.2 , population_demonym = Saigonese , blank_name = GRP (Nominal) , blank_info = 2019 , blank1_name = – Total , blank1_ ...
** Singles:
Shesar Hiren Rhustavito Shesar Hiren Rhustavito (born 3 March 1994) is an Indonesian badminton player who affiliate with Djarum club. He won four consecutives Indonesia International tournament, two times at the USM International in Semarang, and two times at the Victo ...
(m) /
Yeo Jia Min Yeo Jia Min (; born 1 February 1999) is a Singaporean badminton player. She is a former World Junior No.1 and the first Singaporean in either the junior or senior categories to made it to the top of the BWF's ranking system. Early life Yeo w ...
(f) ** Doubles: ( Ko Sung-hyun &
Shin Baek-cheol Shin Baek-cheol (Hangul: 신백철; born 19 October 1989) is a mixed and men's doubles badminton player from South Korea. He is a World, Asian and World Junior Champions, as well a gold medalists in the Asian Games and Summer Universiade. Care ...
) (m) / (
Misato Aratama is a Japanese badminton player. Achievements BWF World Tour (1 title, 1 runner-up) The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018, is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton W ...
&
Akane Watanabe is a Japanese badminton player. Achievements BWF World Tour The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018, is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). T ...
) (f) ** Mixed: (
Nipitphon Phuangphuapet Nipitphon Phuangphuapet ( th, นิพิฐพนธ์ พวงพั่วเพชร; , born 31 May 1991) is a Thai badminton player. He studies bachelor of Laws at Bangkok-Dhonburi University. Achievements Asian Championships ''Men' ...
&
Savitree Amitrapai Savitree Amitrapai ( th, สาวิตรี อมิตรพ่าย; born 19 November 1988) is a Thai badminton player. She competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Achievements Asian Championships ''Women's d ...
) * September 4 – 9:
Hyderabad Hyderabad ( ; , ) is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Telangana and the ''de jure'' capital of Andhra Pradesh. It occupies on the Deccan Plateau along the banks of the Musi River (India), Musi River, in the northern part ...
Open in ** Singles:
Sameer Verma Sameer Verma (born 22 October 1994) is an Indian badminton player. He trains at the Gopichand Badminton Academy, Hyderabad. Sameer is the brother of Indian badminton player Sourabh Verma. Career 2011 Verma won a silver medal in the Asian ...
(m) /
Kim Ga-eun Kim Ga-eun (born January 8, 1989) is a South Korean actress. Filmography Television series Web series Film Awards and nominations References External links * * 1989 births Living people South Korean television actresses ...
(f) ** Doubles: (
Satwiksairaj Rankireddy Satwiksairaj Rankireddy (born 13 August 2000) is an Indian badminton player. He and his partner, Chirag Shetty, are the first men's doubles pair from India to be ranked inside the top 10 of the BWF World Ranking, with a career-high ranking of 5 ...
& Chirag Shetty) (m) / (
Ng Tsz Yau Yoyo Ng Tsz Yau (; born 24 April 1998) is a Hong Kong badminton player. She started playing badminton at aged 5, and in 2013, she competed in the women's doubles event with Yeung Nga Ting. In 2017, she reach the mixed doubles semi final round at ...
&
Yuen Sin Ying Yuen Sin Ying (, born 13 January 1994) is a Hong Kong badminton player. She competed at the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta, Indonesia. She won her first international title at the 2018 Hyderabad Open, a World Super 100 tournament, in the women's d ...
) (f) ** Mixed: (Akbar Bintang Cahyono & Winny Oktavina Kandow) * September 18 – 23:
2018 Bangka Belitung Indonesia Masters The 2018 Bangka Belitung Indonesia Masters was a badminton tournament which took place at Sahabudin Sports Hall in Pangkal Pinang, Indonesia, from 18 to 23 September 2018 and had a total purse of $75,000. Tournament The 2018 Bangka Belitung In ...
in Pangkal Pinang ** Singles:
Ihsan Maulana Mustofa Ihsan Maulana Mustofa (born 18 November 1995) is an Indonesian badminton player who plays in singles event. He is from PB. Djarum, a badminton club in Kudus, Central Java and has joined the club since 2010. He was a boys' singles bronze medalis ...
(m) /
Minatsu Mitani is a retired Japanese badminton player who is a singles specialist from NTT East badminton club. She competed at the 2014 Asian Games. Mitani expressed her desire to retire after losing in the second round of 73rd All Japan Comprehensive Champ ...
(f) ** Doubles: (
Chang Ko-chi Chang Ko-chi (; born 21 November 1995) is a Taiwanese badminton Badminton is a racquet sport played using racquets to hit a shuttlecock across a net. Although it may be played with larger teams, the most common forms of the game are "s ...
&
Lu Chia-pin Lu Chia-pin (; born 24 February 1990) is a Taiwanese badminton player. In 2013, he competed at the Summer Universiade in Kazan, Russia, and won a bronze medal in the team event. Achievements East Asian Games ''Men's doubles'' BWF World ...
) (m) / (Ayako Sakuramoto & Yukiko Takahata) (f) ** Mixed: (
Rinov Rivaldy Rinov Rivaldy (born 12 November 1999) is an Indonesian badminton player affiliated with Djarum club. He won the gold medal at the 2017 World Junior Championships, and bronze medals at the 2019 and 2021 Southeast Asian Games in the mixed doubles ...
& Pitha Haningtyas Mentari) * October 9 – 14: Dutch Open 2018 in
Almere Almere () is a Planned community, planned List of cities in the Netherlands by province, city and List of municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality in the Provinces of the Netherlands, province of Flevoland, Netherlands, located about 20 km ...
** Singles: Sourabh Verma (m) /
Mia Blichfeldt Mia Blichfeldt (born 19 August 1997) is a Danish badminton player. She won the gold medals at the 2015 European Junior Championships in the girls' singles event, and later at the 2019 Minsk European Games in the women's singles event. Career ...
(f) ** Doubles: ( Wahyu Nayaka &
Ade Yusuf Ade Yusuf Santoso (born 19 May 1993) is an Indonesian badminton player from the Hi-Qua Wima club in Surabaya. Achievements Southeast Asian Games ''Men's doubles'' BWF World Tour (1 title, 2 runners-up) The BWF World Tour, which was ann ...
) (m) / (Gabriela Stoeva & Stefani Stoeva) (f) ** Mixed: (Marcus Ellis & Lauren Smith) * October 30 – November 4: SaarLorLux 2018 in
Saarbrücken Saarbrücken (; french: link=no, Sarrebruck ; Rhine Franconian: ''Saarbrigge'' ; lb, Saarbrécken ; lat, Saravipons, lit=The Bridge(s) across the Saar river) is the capital and largest city of the state of Saarland, Germany. Saarbrücken is S ...
** Singles: Subhankar Dey (m) / Cai Yanyan (f) ** Doubles: (Marcus Ellis & Chris Langridge) (m) / (Gabriela Stoeva & Stefani Stoeva) (f) ** Mixed: (Marcus Ellis & Lauren Smith) * November 21 – 25: Scottish Open 2018 (final) in
Glasgow Glasgow ( ; sco, Glesca or ; gd, Glaschu ) is the most populous city in Scotland and the fourth-most populous city in the United Kingdom, as well as being the 27th largest city by population in Europe. In 2020, it had an estimated popul ...
** Singles: LIU Haichao (m) /
Kirsty Gilmour Kirsty Gilmour (born 21 September 1993) is a Scottish badminton player who has represented both Scotland and Great Britain. Career Gilmour won the silver medal at the 2014 Commonwealth Games, losing out to Michelle Li of Canada in the final ...
(f) ** Doubles: (Marcus Ellis & Chris Langridge) (m) / (Gabriela Stoeva & Stefani Stoeva) (f) ** Mixed: (Marcus Ellis & Lauren Smith)


Leagues

* December 23, 2017 – January 14, 2018: 2017-18 Premier Badminton League in 2017-18 Premier Badminton League Website
/ref> ** The Hyderabad Hunters defeated the Bengaluru Blasters, 4–3, to win their first Premier Badminton League title.


References

{{Reflist, 20em


External links


Badminton World Federation
Badminton by year 2018 sport-related lists