2016 in badminton

2016 Summer Olympics (BWF)

 * August 11–20: 2016 Summer Olympics in 🇧🇷 Rio de Janeiro at the Riocentro
 * Men's Singles: 🇨🇳 Chen Long;  🇲🇾 Lee Chong Wei;   Viktor Axelsen
 * Women's Singles: 🇪🇸 Carolina Marín;  🇮🇳 P. V. Sindhu;  🇯🇵 Nozomi Okuhara
 * Men's Doubles:
 * 🇨🇳 (Fu Haifeng & Zhang Nan)
 * 🇲🇾 (Goh V Shem & Tan Wee Kiong)
 * (Chris Langridge & Marcus Ellis)
 * Women's Doubles:
 * 🇯🇵 (Misaki Matsutomo & Ayaka Takahashi)
 * (Christinna Pedersen & Kamilla Rytter Juhl)
 * 🇰🇷 (Jung Kyung-eun & Shin Seung-chan)
 * Mixed Doubles:
 * (Tontowi Ahmad & Liliyana Natsir)
 * 🇲🇾 (Chan Peng Soon & Goh Liu Ying)
 * 🇨🇳 (Zhang Nan & Zhao Yunlei)

International badminton championships

 * February 15–21: 2016 Africa Continental Team Championships in Beau-Bassin Rose-Hill
 * Men: defeated, 3–1, in the final.  and  were placed third and fourth respectively.
 * Women: defeated, 3–0, in the final.  and  were placed third and fourth respectively.
 * February 15 – 21: 2016 Badminton Asia Team Championships in 🇮🇳 Hyderabad
 * Men: defeated, 3–2, in the final.  and  were placed third and fourth respectively.
 * Women: defeated, 3–2, in the final.  and  were placed third and fourth respectively.
 * February 16 – 18: 2016 Oceania Continental Mixed Team Championships in 🇳🇿 Auckland, New Zealand
 * defeated, 3–2, in the final. and  were placed third and fourth respectively.
 * February 16 – 21: 2016 European Men's & Women's Team Championships in 🇷🇺 Kazan
 * Men: defeated, 3–1, in the final.  and  were placed third and fourth respectively.
 * Women: defeated, 3–1, in the final.  and  were placed third and fourth respectively.
 * February 17 – 20: 2016 Pan Am Team Continental Championships in 🇲🇽 Guadalajara
 * Men: defeated, 3–0, in the final.
 * Women: defeated, 3–2, in the final.
 * February 19 & 20: 2016 Oceania Continental Men's and Women's Team Championships in 🇳🇿 Auckland
 * Men:  defeated, 4–1, in the final.  and  were placed third and fourth respectively.
 * Women:  defeated, 4–1, in the final.  and  were placed third and fourth respectively.
 * February 19 – 21: 2016 European U15 Championships in 🇷🇺 Kazan
 * Men's Singles: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Harry Huang
 * Men's Doubles: 🇫🇷 Kenji Lovang / Christo Popov
 * Women's Singles: Mathilde Cramer Ahrens
 * Women's Doubles: 🇹🇷 Bengisu Erçetin / Zehra Erdem
 * Mixed Doubles: Sebastian Grønbjerg / Clara Graversen
 * March 17 – 21: 2016 European U17 Team Championships in 🇵🇱 Lubin
 * defeated 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿, 3–0 in matches played, in the final. 🇫🇷 and 🇹🇷 were the third and fourth placed teams.
 * March 21 – 25: 2016 European U17 Championships in 🇵🇱 Lubin
 * Men's Singles: 🇮🇪 Nhat Nguyen
 * Men's Doubles: Paw Eriksen / Mads Thøgersen
 * Women's Singles: Line Christopher
 * Women's Doubles: Alexandra Boje / Amalie Mage Krogh
 * Mixed Doubles: Paw Eriksen / Alexandra Boje
 * April 25 – 27: 2016 Pan American Team Badminton Championships in 🇧🇷 Campinas
 * defeated, 3–2 in matches played, in the final. took third place.
 * April 26 – 28: 2016 Oceania Individual Championships in 🇵🇫 Papeete
 * Men's Singles: 🇦🇺 Ashwant Gobinathan
 * Men's Doubles: 🇦🇺 Matthew Chau / Sawan Serasinghe
 * Women's Singles: 🇦🇺 Wendy Hsuan-Yu Chen
 * Women's Doubles: 🇦🇺 Tiffany Ho / Jennifer Tam
 * Mixed Doubles: 🇦🇺 Robin Middleton / Leanne Choo
 * April 26 – May 1: 2016 European Badminton Championships in 🇫🇷 La Roche-sur-Yon
 * Men's Singles: Viktor Axelsen
 * Men's Doubles: Mads Conrad-Petersen / Mads Pieler Kolding
 * Women's Singles: 🇪🇸 Carolina Marín
 * Women's Doubles: Christinna Pedersen / Kamilla Rytter Juhl
 * Mixed Doubles: Joachim Fischer Nielsen / Christinna Pedersen
 * April 26 – May 1: 2016 Badminton Asia Championships in 🇨🇳 Wuhan
 * Men's Singles: 🇲🇾 Lee Chong Wei
 * Men's Doubles: 🇰🇷 Lee Yong-dae / Yoo Yeon-seong
 * Women's Singles: 🇨🇳 Wang Yihan
 * Women's Doubles: 🇯🇵 Misaki Matsutomo / Ayaka Takahashi
 * Mixed Doubles: 🇨🇳 Zhang Nan / Zhao Yunlei
 * April 28 – May 1: 2016 Pan American Individual Championships in 🇧🇷 Campinas
 * Men's Singles: 🇨🇦 Jason Anthony Ho-Shue
 * Men's Doubles: 🇨🇦 Jason Anthony Ho-Shue / Nyl Yakura
 * Women's Singles: 🇨🇦 Brittney Tam
 * Women's Doubles: 🇨🇦 Michelle Tong / Josephine Wu
 * Mixed Doubles: 🇨🇦 Nyl Yakura / Brittney Tam
 * May 15 – 22: 2016 Thomas & Uber Cup in 🇨🇳 Kunshan
 * Thomas Cup: defeated, 3–2 in matches played, to win their first Thomas Cup title.
 * Uber Cup: 🇨🇳 defeated 🇰🇷, 3–1 in matches played, to win their third consecutive and 14th overall Uber Cup title.
 * July 9 – 17: 2016 Badminton Asia Junior Championships in 🇹🇭 Bangkok
 * Mixed Team: 🇨🇳
 * Boys' Singles: 🇨🇳 Sun Feixiang
 * Girls' Singles: 🇨🇳 Chen Yufei
 * Boys' Doubles: 🇨🇳 Han Chengkai / Zhou Haodong
 * Girls' Doubles: 🇨🇳 Du Yue / Xu Ya
 * Mixed Doubles: 🇨🇳 He Jiting / Du Yue
 * July 19 – 23: 2016 Pan American U19 Championships in 🇵🇪 Lima
 * Boys' Singles: 🇧🇷 Cleyson Nob Santos
 * Girls' Singles: 🇨🇦 OUYANG Qingzi
 * Boys' Doubles: 🇨🇦 Desmond Wang / Brian Yang
 * Girls' Doubles: 🇨🇦 Giselle Chan / Katie Ho-Shue
 * Mixed Doubles: 🇨🇦 Brian Yang / Katie Ho-Shue
 * September 12 – 18: 2016 World University Badminton Championship in 🇷🇺 Ramenskoye
 * Men's Singles: WANG Tzu Wei
 * Men's Doubles: 🇰🇷 Choi Sol-gyu / Kim Jae-hwan
 * Women's Singles: 🇯🇵 Ayaho Sugino
 * Women's Doubles: 🇨🇳 DU Peng / Huang Dongping
 * Mixed Doubles: LEE Yang / HSU Ya-Ching
 * Team winners:
 * November 2 – 6: 2016 World Junior Mixed Team Championships in 🇪🇸 Bilbao
 * 1. 🇨🇳; 2. ; 3/4: 🇯🇵 / 🇹🇭
 * November 8 – 13: 2016 BWF World Junior Championships in 🇪🇸 Bilbao
 * Boys' Singles: 🇨🇳 Sun Feixiang
 * Girls' Singles: 🇨🇳 Chen Yufei
 * Boys' Doubles: 🇨🇳 Han Chengkai / Zhou Haodong
 * Girls' Doubles: 🇯🇵 Sayaka Hobara / Nami Matsuyama
 * Mixed Doubles: 🇨🇳 He Jiting / Du Yue

2016 BWF Super Series

 * March 8 – December 18: 2016 BWF Super Series Calendar of Events
 * March 8–13: 2016 All England Super Series Premier in 🇬🇧 Birmingham
 * Men's Singles: 🇨🇳 Lin Dan
 * Men's Doubles: 🇷🇺 Vladimir Ivanov / Ivan Sozonov
 * Women's Singles: 🇯🇵 Nozomi Okuhara
 * Women's Doubles: 🇯🇵 Misaki Matsutomo / Ayaka Takahashi
 * Mixed Doubles: Praveen Jordan / Debby Susanto
 * March 29 – April 3: 2016 India Super Series in 🇮🇳 New Delhi
 * Men's Singles: 🇯🇵 Kento Momota
 * Men's Doubles: Markus Fernaldi Gideon / Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo
 * Women's Singles: 🇹🇭 Ratchanok Intanon
 * Women's Doubles: 🇯🇵 Misaki Matsutomo / Ayaka Takahashi
 * Mixed Doubles: 🇨🇳 Lu Kai / Huang Yaqiong
 * April 5–10: 2016 Malaysia Super Series Premier in Shah Alam
 * Men's Singles: Lee Chong Wei
 * Men's Doubles: 🇰🇷 Kim Gi-jung / Kim Sa-rang
 * Women's Singles: 🇹🇭 Ratchanok Intanon
 * Women's Doubles: 🇨🇳 Tang Yuanting / Yu Yang
 * Mixed Doubles: Tontowi Ahmad / Liliyana Natsir
 * April 12–17: 2016 Singapore Super Series in
 * Men's Singles: Sony Dwi Kuncoro
 * Men's Doubles: 🇨🇳 Fu Haifeng / Zhang Nan
 * Women's Singles: 🇹🇭 Ratchanok Intanon
 * Women's Doubles: Nitya Krishinda Maheswari / Greysia Polii
 * Mixed Doubles: 🇰🇷 Ko Sung-hyun / Kim Ha-na
 * May 30 – June 5: 2016 Indonesia Super Series Premier in Jakarta
 * Men's Singles: Lee Chong Wei
 * Men's Doubles: 🇰🇷 Lee Yong-dae / Yoo Yeon-seong
 * Women's Singles: Tai Tzu-ying
 * Women's Doubles: 🇯🇵 Misaki Matsutomo / Ayaka Takahashi
 * Mixed Doubles: 🇨🇳 Xu Chen / Ma Jin
 * June 7–12: 2016 Australian Super Series in 🇦🇺 Sydney
 * Men's Singles: Hans-Kristian Vittinghus
 * Men's Doubles: Markus Fernaldi Gideon / Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo
 * Women's Singles: 🇮🇳 Saina Nehwal
 * Women's Doubles: 🇨🇳 Bao Yixin / Chen Qingchen
 * Mixed Doubles: 🇨🇳 Lu Kai / Huang Yaqiong
 * September 20–25: 2016 Japan Super Series in 🇯🇵 Tokyo
 * Men's Singles: Lee Chong Wei
 * Men's Doubles: 🇨🇳 Li Junhui / Liu Yuchen
 * Women's Singles: 🇨🇳 He Bingjiao
 * Women's Doubles: Christinna Pedersen / Kamilla Rytter Juhl
 * Mixed Doubles: 🇨🇳 Zheng Siwei / Chen Qingchen
 * September 27 – October 2: 2016 Korea Open Super Series in 🇰🇷 Seoul
 * Men's Singles: 🇨🇳 Qiao Bin
 * Men's Doubles: 🇰🇷 Lee Yong-dae / Yoo Yeon-seong
 * Women's Singles: 🇯🇵 Akane Yamaguchi
 * Women's Doubles: 🇰🇷 Jung Kyung-eun / Shin Seung-chan
 * Mixed Doubles: 🇰🇷 Ko Sung-hyun / Kim Ha-na
 * October 18–23: 2016 Denmark Super Series Premier in Odense
 * Men's Singles: 🇹🇭 Tanongsak Saensomboonsuk
 * Men's Doubles: Goh V Shem / Tan Wee Kiong
 * Women's Singles: 🇯🇵 Akane Yamaguchi
 * Women's Doubles: 🇯🇵 Misaki Matsutomo / Ayaka Takahashi
 * Mixed Doubles: Joachim Fischer Nielsen / Christinna Pedersen
 * October 25–30: 2016 French Super Series in 🇫🇷 Paris
 * Men's Singles: 🇨🇳 Shi Yuqi
 * Men's Doubles: Mathias Boe / Carsten Mogensen
 * Women's Singles: 🇨🇳 He Bingjiao
 * Women's Doubles: 🇨🇳 Chen Qingchen / Jia Yifan
 * Mixed Doubles: 🇨🇳 Zheng Siwei / Chen Qingchen
 * November 15–20: 2016 China Open Super Series Premier in 🇨🇳 Fuzhou
 * Men's Singles: Jan Ø. Jørgensen
 * Men's Doubles: Marcus Fernaldi Gideon / Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo
 * Women's Singles: 🇮🇳 P. V. Sindhu
 * Women's Doubles: 🇰🇷 Chang Ye-na / Lee So-hee
 * Mixed Doubles: Tontowi Ahmad / Liliyana Natsir
 * November 22–27: 2016 Hong Kong Super Series in 🇭🇰 Kowloon
 * Men's Singles: 🇭🇰 Angus Ng
 * Men's Doubles: 🇯🇵 Takeshi Kamura / Keigo Sonoda
 * Women's Singles: Tai Tzu-ying
 * Women's Doubles: Kamilla Rytter Juhl / Christinna Pedersen
 * Mixed Doubles: Tontowi Ahmad / Liliyana Natsir
 * December 14–18: 2016 BWF Super Series Masters Finals in Dubai
 * Men's Singles: Viktor Axelsen
 * Men's Doubles: Goh V Shem / Tan Wee Kiong
 * Women's Singles: Tai Tzu-ying
 * Women's Doubles: 🇨🇳 Chen Qingchen / Jia Yifan
 * Mixed Doubles: 🇨🇳 Zheng Siwei / Chen Qingchen

2016 BWF Grand Prix Gold and Grand Prix

 * January 19 – December 11: 2016 BWF Grand Prix Gold and Grand Prix Calendar of Events
 * January 19–24: 2016 Malaysia Masters Grand Prix Gold in Penang
 * Men's Singles: Lee Chong Wei
 * Men's Doubles: Markus Fernaldi Gideon / Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo
 * Women's Singles: 🇮🇳 P. V. Sindhu
 * Women's Doubles: 🇯🇵 Misaki Matsutomo / Ayaka Takahashi
 * Mixed Doubles: 🇨🇳 Zheng Siwei / Li Yinhui
 * January 26–31: 2016 Syed Modi International Grand Prix Gold in 🇮🇳 Lucknow
 * Men's Singles: 🇮🇳 Srikanth Kidambi
 * Men's Doubles: Goh V Shem / Tan Wee Kiong
 * Women's Singles: 🇰🇷 Sung Ji-hyun
 * Women's Doubles: 🇰🇷 Jung Kyung-eun / Shin Seung-chan
 * Mixed Doubles: Praveen Jordan / Debby Susanto
 * February 8–13: 2016 Thailand Masters Grand Prix Gold in 🇹🇭 Bangkok
 * Men's Singles: 🇰🇷 Lee Hyun-il
 * Men's Doubles: Mohammad Ahsan / Hendra Setiawan
 * Women's Singles: 🇹🇭 Ratchanok Intanon
 * Women's Doubles: 🇨🇳 Tian Qing / Zhao Yunlei
 * Mixed Doubles: 🇨🇳 Zheng Siwei / Chen Qingchen
 * March 1–6: 2016 German Open Grand Prix Gold in 🇩🇪 Mülheim
 * Men's Singles: 🇨🇳 Lin Dan
 * Men's Doubles: 🇰🇷 Ko Sung-hyun / Shin Baek-cheol
 * Women's Singles: 🇨🇳 Li Xuerui
 * Women's Doubles: 🇨🇳 Huang Yaqiong / Tang Jinhua
 * Mixed Doubles: 🇰🇷 Ko Sung-hyun / Kim Ha-na
 * March 15–20: 2016 Swiss Open Grand Prix Gold in Basel
 * Men's Singles: 🇮🇳 Prannoy Kumar
 * Men's Doubles: Kim Astrup / Anders Skaarup Rasmussen
 * Women's Singles: 🇨🇳 He Bingjiao
 * Women's Doubles: 🇯🇵 Shizuka Matsuo / Mami Naito
 * Mixed Doubles: 🇨🇳 Wang Yilu / Chen Qingchen
 * March 22–27: 2016 New Zealand Open Grand Prix in 🇳🇿 Auckland
 * Men's Singles: 🇨🇳 Huang Yuxiang
 * Men's Doubles: 🇰🇷 Ko Sung-hyun / Shin Baek-cheol
 * Women's Singles: 🇰🇷 Sung Ji-hyun
 * Women's Doubles: 🇯🇵 Yuki Fukushima / Sayaka Hirota
 * Mixed Doubles: Chan Peng Soon / Goh Liu Ying
 * April 19–24: 2016 China Masters Grand Prix Gold in 🇨🇳 Changzhou (Jiangsu)
 * Men's Singles: 🇨🇳 Lin Dan
 * Men's Doubles: 🇰🇷 Lee Yong-dae / Yoo Yeon-seong
 * Women's Singles: 🇨🇳 Li Xuerui
 * Women's Doubles: 🇨🇳 Luo Ying / Luo Yu
 * Mixed Doubles: 🇨🇳 Xu Chen / Ma Jin
 * June 28 – July 3: 2016 Chinese Taipei Open Grand Prix Gold in Taipei
 * Men's Singles: Chou Tien-chen
 * Men's Doubles: 🇨🇳 Li Junhui / Liu Yuchen
 * Women's Singles: Tai Tzu-ying
 * Women's Doubles: 🇨🇳 Huang Dongping / Zhong Qianxin
 * Mixed Doubles: 🇨🇳 Zheng Siwei / Chen Qingchen
 * June 28 – July 3: 2016 Canada Open Grand Prix in 🇨🇦 Calgary
 * Men's Singles: 🇮🇳 B. Sai Praneeth
 * Men's Doubles: 🇮🇳 Manu Attri / B. Sumeeth Reddy
 * Women's Singles: 🇨🇦 Michelle Li
 * Women's Doubles: 🇦🇺 Setyana Mapasa / Gronya Somerville
 * Mixed Doubles: Do Tuan Duc / Pham Nhu Thao
 * July 18–24: 2016 Vietnam Open Grand Prix in Ho Chi Minh City
 * Men's Singles: 🇭🇰 Wong Wing Ki
 * Men's Doubles: Lee Jhe-huei / Lee Yang
 * Women's Singles: Yeo Jia Min
 * Women's Doubles: Della Destiara Haris / Rosyita Eka Putri Sari
 * Mixed Doubles: Tan Kian Meng / Lai Pei Jing
 * August 30 – September 4: 2016 Brazil Open Grand Prix in 🇧🇷 Foz do Iguaçu
 * Men's Singles: Zulfadli Zulkiffli
 * Men's Doubles: 🇩🇪 Michael Fuchs / Fabian Holzer
 * Women's Singles: 🇪🇸 Beatriz Corrales
 * Women's Doubles: 🇩🇪 Barbara Bellenberg / Eva Janssens
 * Mixed Doubles: 🇮🇳 Pranaav Jerry Chopra / N. Sikki Reddy
 * September 6–11: 2016 Indonesian Masters Grand Prix Gold in Balikpapan
 * Men's Singles: 🇨🇳 Shi Yuqi
 * Men's Doubles: Wahyu Nayaka / Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo
 * Women's Singles: 🇹🇭 Busanan Ongbamrungphan
 * Women's Doubles: 🇰🇷 Chae Yoo-jung / Kim So-yeong
 * Mixed Doubles: Ronald Alexander / Melati Daeva Oktavianti
 * October 4–9: 2016 Thailand Open Grand Prix Gold in 🇹🇭 Bangkok
 * Men's Singles: 🇹🇭 Tanongsak Saensomboonsuk
 * Men's Doubles: Berry Angriawan / Rian Agung Saputro
 * Women's Singles: 🇯🇵 Aya Ohori
 * Women's Doubles: 🇹🇭 Puttita Supajirakul / Sapsiree Taerattanachai
 * Mixed Doubles: Tan Kian Meng / Lai Pei Jing
 * October 4–9: 2016 Russia Open Grand Prix in 🇷🇺 Vladivostok
 * Men's Singles: Zulfadli Zulkiffli
 * Men's Doubles: 🇷🇺 Vladimir Ivanov / Ivan Sozonov
 * Women's Singles: 🇮🇳 Gadde Ruthvika Shivani
 * Women's Doubles: 🇷🇺 Anastasia Chervyakova / Olga Morozova
 * Mixed Doubles: 🇮🇳 Pranaav Jerry Chopra / N. Sikki Reddy
 * October 11–16: 2016 Chinese Taipei Masters in Taipei
 * Men's Singles: 🇮🇳 Sourabh Varma
 * Men's Doubles: Fajar Alfian / Muhammad Rian Ardianto
 * Women's Singles: 🇯🇵 Ayumi Mine
 * Women's Doubles: 🇯🇵 Yuki Fukushima / Sayaka Hirota
 * Mixed Doubles: 🇭🇰 Tang Chun Man / Tse Ying Suet
 * October 11–16: 2016 Dutch Open Grand Prix in Almere
 * Men's Singles: Wang Tzu-wei
 * Men's Doubles: Lee Jhe-huei / Lee Yang
 * Women's Singles: 🇺🇸 Zhang Beiwen
 * Women's Doubles: 🇦🇺 Setyana Mapasa / Gronya Somerville
 * Mixed Doubles: Mathias Christiansen / Sara Thygesen
 * November 1–6: 2016 Bitburger Open Grand Prix Gold in 🇩🇪 Saarbrücken
 * Men's Singles: 🇨🇳 Shi Yuqi
 * Men's Doubles: Ong Yew Sin / Teo Ee Yi
 * Women's Singles: 🇨🇳 He Bingjiao
 * Women's Doubles: 🇨🇳 Chen Qingchen / Jia Yifan
 * Mixed Doubles: 🇨🇳 Zheng Siwei / Chen Qingchen
 * November 23–27: 2016 Scottish Open Grand Prix in Glasgow
 * Men's Singles: Soong Joo Ven
 * Men's Doubles: Mathias Christiansen / David Daugaard
 * Women's Singles: Mette Poulsen
 * Women's Doubles: Amelia Alicia Anscelly / Teoh Mei Xing
 * Mixed Doubles: Goh Soon Huat / Shevon Jemie Lai
 * November 29 – December 4: 2016 Macau Open Grand Prix Gold in 🇲🇴
 * Men's Singles: 🇨🇳 Zhao Junpeng
 * Men's Doubles: Lee Jhe-huei / Lee Yang
 * Women's Singles: 🇨🇳 Chen Yufei
 * Women's Doubles: 🇨🇳 Chen Qingchen / Jia Yifan
 * Mixed Doubles: 🇨🇳 Zhang Nan / Li Yinhui
 * December 6–11: 2016 Korea Masters Grand Prix Gold (final) in 🇰🇷 Jeonju
 * Men's Singles: 🇰🇷 Son Wan-ho
 * Men's Doubles: 🇰🇷 Kim Jae-hwan / Ko Sung-hyun
 * Women's Singles: 🇰🇷 Sung Ji-hyun
 * Women's Doubles: 🇰🇷 Jung Kyung-eun / Shin Seung-chan
 * Mixed Doubles: 🇰🇷 Ko Sung-hyun / Kim Ha-na