Some significant updates to the BWF Laws and Regulations were approved by the BWF Council at its meeting on 8 November 2025.
Among the key changes in Regulations are that Continental Confederations (CCs) now have allowance to play the Junior and Individual Continental Championships concurrently, that is, during the same week (General Competition Regulations 5.1).
Thus, CCs can now conduct the junior championships alongside the senior continental championships, in the individual, men’s and women’s team or mixed team events.
BWF World Championships
A key update is that a reserve list will be created to fill vacancies after the publication of the draw (Section 5.2.1).
World Ranking System
The calculation of points in team tournaments for pairs with a notional and adjusted ranking have been revised (Section 5.3.2.1)
Regulation Changes in Para Badminton
The entry size for Short Stature (SH6) mixed doubles is increased with an implementation date of 15 February 2026, following the BWF Para Badminton World Championships 2026 (Section 5.5.6).
Other Regulation changes are:
- Removal of the loss of points for country versus country matches where there is a retirement or withdrawal.
- The addition of points for Level 2 tournaments for female players in mixed class events where the female player defeats an opponent with a male player.
The men’s doubles Standing Lower (SL3-SL4) event is changed to men’s doubles Standing Lower-Standing Upper (SL3-SU5) with an implementation date of 15 February 2026, following the BWF Para Badminton World Championships 2026 (Section 5.5.9).
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