Badminton tournaments

The big ones

• At the multi-sport Games · Every 4 yearsOlympic Games (badminton) →

  Men's singles

  Viktor Axelsen

  Next

  Los Angeles 2028, 14 to 30 July

  India

  3 medals, all in women's singles: Saina Nehwal, bronze 2012; P. V. Sindhu, silver 2016 and bronze 2020

  The title badminton is measured by

• World titles · Yearly, except Olympic yearsBWF World Championships →

  Men's singles

  Alex Lanier

  Next

  2027; host and dates not yet named by the BWF

  India

  16 medals: 1 gold (P. V. Sindhu, women's singles, 2019), 4 silver, 11 bronze

  The sport's own world title

• World titles · YearlyAll England Open →

  Men's singles

  Lin Chun-yi

  Next

  Birmingham, March 2027

  India

  2 titles: Prakash Padukone (men's singles, 1980) and Pullela Gopichand (men's singles, 2001)

  The oldest and most prestigious tour event (a Super 1000)

• At the multi-sport Games · Every 4 yearsAsian Games (badminton) →

  Men's singles

  Kunlavut Vitidsarn

  Next

  Doha 2030

  India

  14 medals: 1 gold (men's doubles, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty, 2022), 2 silver, 11 bronze

  Asia's multi-sport title; for India often the most reachable major medal

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