List: All BWF World Tour Super 500 Tournaments in Badminton

After the Super 1000 and Super 750 levels, the Super 500 level occupies Level 4 on the BWF World Tour series. Many top-ranked players and upcoming badminton stars participate in nine BWF World Tour Super 500 tournaments every year.

Each of the tournaments provides US$420,000 as overall prize money along with substantial ranking points that help shuttlers rise up the ladder. Even though many top shuttlers limit their presence to two Super 500 events, the rising stars get a chance to show their mettle in these tournaments.

On that note, here are the nine tournaments part of the BWF World Tour Super 500 level.

1. Arctic Open

The Arctic Open is one of two badminton tournaments the BWF added to the Super 500 level in 2023. Played in Finland, the tournament started back in 1990, though it became an annual affair from 2002 onwards.

Since its inception in the Super 500 level, the competition has been attracting top talent from around the world. The Arctic Open takes place in October every year.

2. Australian Open

Don’t confuse this badminton Australian Open with the tennis Grand Slam competition. These are two completely different tournaments.

This badminton tournament started in 1989, where local Australian shuttlers have displayed their talent. The Australian Open has seen its elevation in the BWF events, with the governing body upgrading it to Super 500 from Super 300 in 2023.

Australia’s Peter Blackburn is the most successful player in this event, winning six men’s doubles titles. Among Indians, Saina Nehwal (2014 and 2016) and Srikanth Kidami (2017) have left their mark in the Australian Open.

3. Canada Open

The Canada Open is the other tournament the BWF upgraded to the Super 500 level in 2023. It skipped the Super 300 level to jump from the Super 100 to 500 levels.

The Canada Open has been taking place every year since 1957. After its elevation to the Super 500, Canada now holds the tournament in July every year.

England’s Ray Stevens and Canada’s Marjory Shedd have won five doubles titles each in men’s and women’s disciplines, respectively. From India, Jwala Gutta-Ashwini Ponnappa (2015), B Sai Praneeth (2016), Manu Attri-B. Sumeeth Reddy (2016), and Laksya Sen (2023) have won the Canada Open once each.

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4. Hong Kong Open

First started in 1982, the Hong Kong Open is one of the five initial events accorded the Super 500 status in 2018. Before that, it served as the Super Series tournament from 2007 to 2017.

The country’s governing body, the Hong Kong Badminton Association, organises the Hong Kong Open every year in September. China’s premier shuttler Lin Dan and his Malaysian rival Lee Chong Wei found major success in men’s singles, winning the Hong Kong Open five times each.

Prakash Padukone (1982) and Saina Nehwal (2010) are the only two Indian players to win the event.

5. Indonesia Masters

The Indonesia Masters opens the Super 500 level every year, with the tournament taking place at the start of the year in January. Established in 2010, it was part of the Grand Prix Gold series before the BWF categorised it under the Super 500 level in 2018.

In its short history, the Chinese mixed doubles duo of Zheng Siwei and Huang Yaqiong have won five titles. Prannoy HS (2014) and Saina Nehwal (2019) are the only two Indian shuttlers to claim the Indonesia Masters title.

6. Japan Masters

The Japan Masters is relatively a new event in the Super 500 level, having started in 2023. The same year, the BWF included the tournament to his level along with the Arctic Open.

Now, the Japan Masters has been closing the Super 500 level every year in November. Denmark’s Viktor Axelsen won the inaugural event in the men’s singles category.

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7. Korea Open

Japan’s neighbouring country, South Korea, has been hosting the Korea Open since 1991. Previously, it was part of the Super Series from 2007 to 2018 before the BWF clubbed it under the Super 500 level in 2018.

The Korea Open takes place every year in the August-September window before the Hong Kong Open. South Korea’s Ra Kyung-min is the most successful player in this event, having won seven mixed doubles titles.

From India, the star women’s singles shuttler PV Sindhu (2017) and the men’s doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty (2023) have won the Korea Open once each.

8. Malaysia Masters

Started a year before the Indonesia Masters, the Malaysia Masters also followed a similar path. It was a Grand Prix Gold event before the BWF accorded it the Super 500 status in 2018.

The Malaysia Masters takes place in May every year, right after the Thailand Open. Malaysia’s very own Lee Chong Wei has won the event most times, with five singles titles. Sindhu (2013 and 2016) and Nehwal (2017) have made their marks in Malaysia Masters as well.

9. Thailand Open

The Thailand Open has been taking place for almost four decades, having started in 1984. And it has been part of the Super 500 level since 2018 in May every year.

Two Indonesian women’s shuttlers, Susi Susanti and Greysia Polii, have won the Thailand Open four times each in the singles and doubles categories. Nehwal (2012), Srikanth (2013), Sai Praneeth (2017), and the duo of Satwiksairaj-Chirag (2019 and 2024) have won the event.

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