Bumper Para Badminton Calendar for 2022

Bumper Para Badminton Calendar for 2022

BWF has announced a bumper Para badminton tournament calendar for 2022.

Tournaments sanctioned include Para Badminton World Circuit tournaments, Para Badminton Continental Championships, Continental Multisport Games and the BWF Para Badminton World Championships.

Tournament Grade Level City Dates
West Asia Para Games Manama 18 – 28 Feb
Spanish Para Badminton International II 2 2 TBC 01 – 06 Mar
Spanish Para Badminton International I 2 1 Cartagena 08 – 13 Mar
Brazil Para Badminton International 2 2 Sao Paulo 18 – 24 Apr
Bahrain Para Badminton International 2 2 Manama 16 – 22 May
Dubai Para Badminton International 2 2 Dubai 23 – 29 May
Canada Para Badminton International 2 1 Ottawa 06 – 12 Jun
4 Nations Para Badminton International 2 1 Dublin 11 – 17 July
Thailand Para Badminton International 2    1 Pattaya 15 – 21 Aug
Indonesia Para Badminton International 2 3 Magelang 22 – 28 Aug
African Para Badminton Championships 3 Kampala 12 – 18 Sep
Uganda Para Badminton International 3 3 Kampala 19 – 25 Sep
European Para Badminton Championships 3 TBC TBD
Asian Para Games 2022 3 Hangzhou 09 – 16 Oct
BWF Para Badminton World Championships 1 Tokyo 01 – 06 Nov
Pan Am Para Badminton Championships 3 TBC, Colombia 21 – 27 Nov
Peru Para Badminton International 2 2 Lima 28 Nov–4 Dec

The Oceania Para Badminton Championships 2022 is scheduled for the second half of 2022 in Australia. The dates and city will be confirmed later.

As announced earlier in 2021, the new Para badminton tournament structure will begin in 2022.

Grade 1  

BWF Major Events

 

o   Paralympic Games

o   Para Badminton World Championships

Grade 2  

BWF Para Badminton World Circuit

 

o   Level 1 – Para badminton International – Max 6 tournaments

o   Level 2 – Para badminton International – Unlimited tournaments

o   Level 3 – Para Badminton International – Max 3 tournaments

 

Grade 3  

o   Continental Championships

o   Regional Multisport Events

 

–      Parapan American Games

–      Asian Para Games

 

Para badminton world ranking points are awarded to players based on the Grade and Level of the tournament each player competes in, with Grade 2 Level 1 having a higher amount of ranking points than Levels 2 and 3.

The Para Badminton World Rankings will transition into the new points structure for 2022.

Players standing in the current rankings will not change during the transition but the number of points will.

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