# 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:
** China (Fu Haifeng & Zhang Nan)
** Malaysia (Goh V Shem & Tan Wee Kiong)
** Great Britain (Chris Langridge & Marcus Ellis)
** Women's Doubles:
** Japan (Misaki Matsutomo & Ayaka Takahashi)
** Denmark (Christinna Pedersen & Kamilla Rytter Juhl)
** South Korea (Jung Kyung-eun & Shin Seung-chan)
** Mixed Doubles:
** Indonesia (Tontowi Ahmad & Liliyana Natsir)
** Malaysia (Chan Peng Soon & Goh Liu Ying)
** China (Zhang Nan & Zhao Yunlei)

## International badminton championships

* February 15–21: 2016 Africa Continental Team Championships in Beau-Bassin Rose-Hill
** Men: South Africa defeated Mauritius, 3–1, in the final. Algeria and Ghana were placed third and fourth respectively.
** Women: Mauritius defeated Egypt, 3–0, in the final. Ghana and Uganda were placed third and fourth respectively.
* February 15 – 21: 2016 Badminton Asia Team Championships in Hyderabad
** Men: Indonesia defeated Japan, 3–2, in the final. South Korea and India were placed third and fourth respectively.
** Women: China defeated Japan, 3–2, in the final. South Korea and Thailand were placed third and fourth respectively.
* February 16 – 18: 2016 Oceania Continental Mixed Team Championships in Auckland, New Zealand
** Australia defeated New Zealand, 3–2, in the final. French Polynesia and New Caledonia were placed third and fourth respectively.
* February 16 – 21: 2016 European Men's & Women's Team Championships in Kazan
** Men: Denmark defeated France, 3–1, in the final. England and Germany were placed third and fourth respectively.
** Women: Denmark defeated Bulgaria, 3–1, in the final. Germany and Spain were placed third and fourth respectively.
* February 17 – 20: 2016 Pan Am Team Continental Championships in Guadalajara
** Men: Mexico defeated Canada, 3–0, in the final.
** Women: United States defeated Canada, 3–2, in the final.
* February 19 & 20: 2016 Oceania Continental Men's and Women's Team Championships in Auckland
** Men: New Zealand defeated Australia, 4–1, in the final. French Polynesia and New Caledonia were placed third and fourth respectively.
** Women: Australia defeated New Zealand, 4–1, in the final. New Caledonia and French Polynesia 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
** Denmark defeated England, 3–0 in matches played, in the final. France and Turkey 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
** Canada defeated Brazil, 3–2 in matches played, in the final. Peru 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: Denmark defeated Indonesia, 3–2 in matches played, to win their first Thomas Cup title.
** Uber Cup: China defeated South Korea, 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: China
** 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: Chinese Taipei
* November 2 – 6: 2016 World Junior Mixed Team Championships in Bilbao
** 1. China; 2. Malaysia; 3/4: Japan / Thailand
* 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 Singapore
*** 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 Macau
*** 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