The Syed Modi International Badminton Championships is an international

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tournament held annually in

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. It was introduced to the badminton circuit as a BWF Grand Prix event in 2009. Since then the tournament has been annually held in

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at the

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, although it was temporarily shifted to

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in 2010. In 2011, it was upgraded to the Grand Prix Gold event. Badminton World Federation launched a new event structure in 2017. This tournament was then announced as a World Tour Super 300 event ever since 2018.

History

The tournament was inaugurated by Uttar Pradesh Badminton Association in 1991 as the Syed Modi Memorial Badminton Tournament in memory of

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champion

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. From its inauguration till 2003, it remained a national-level tournament. In 2004, it was organized as an international event for the first time, which saw some foreign participation. The tournament was halted from 2005 to 2008 due to a political impasse between the UPBA and the

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, which ended with relocation of the Uttar Pradesh Badminton Academy.

Winners

Performance by nations

''* 2022 not awarded for men's singles because of

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during the tournament''

References

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History

Winners

Performance by nations

See also

References