# 2018 BWF International Challenge

The 2018 BWF International Challenge was the twelfth season of the BWF International Challenge.

## Schedule

Below is the schedule released by Badminton World Federation:
| Tour | Official title | Venue | City | Date | Date | Prize money USD | Prospectus | Report |
| Tour | Official title | Venue | City | Start | Finish | Prize money USD | Prospectus | Report |
| 1 | The 27th Iran Fajr International Challenge 2018 | Enghelab Sport Complex | Zanjan | February 5 | February 8 | 25,000 | | Report |
| 2 | Austrian Open 2018 | Wiener Stadthalle | Vienna | February 21 | February 24 | 25,000 | | Report |
| 3 | 33rd Brazil International Badminton Cup 2018 | Costa Cavalcante | Foz do Iguaçu | March 7 | March 11 | 25,000 | | Report |
| 4 | CIPUTRA HANOI - YONEX SUNRISE Vietnam International Challenge 2018 | Tay Ho District Stadium | Hanoi | March 20 | March 25 | 25,000 | | Report |
| 5 | Polish Open 2018 | TBC | TBC | March 22 | March 25 | TBC | | Report |
| 6 | YONEX Osaka International Challenge Badminton Championships 2018 | Moriguchi City Gymnasium | Moriguchi, Osaka | April 4 | April 8 | 25,000 | | Report |
| 7 | Finnish Open 2018 | Energia Areena | Vantaa | April 5 | April 8 | 25,000 | | Report |
| 8 | CELCOM AXIATA Malaysia International Challenge 2018 | Juara Stadium | Kuala Lumpur | April 17 | April 22 | 25,000 | | Report |
| 9 | IBERDROLA Spanish International Villa de Madrid 2018 | Polideportivo Municipal | Madrid | June 14 | June 17 | 25,000 | | Report |
| 10 | White Nights 2018 | Sports Hall Arena | Gatchina | July 4 | July 8 | 25,000 | | Report |
| 11 | Lagos International 2018 | Okoya Thomas Hall Teslim Balogun Stadium | Surulere | July 18 | July 21 | 20,000 | | Report |
| 12 | RSL Kharkiv International 2018 | Lokomotiv Sports Palace | Kharkiv | August 29 | September 2 | 25,000 | | Report |
| 13 | YONEX Belgian International 2018 | Sportoase | Leuven | September 12 | September 15 | 25,000 | | Report |
| 14 | South Australia International 2018 | TBC | Adelaide | September 13 | September 16 | 25,000 | | Report |
| 15 | LI NING Czech Open 2018 | TBC | Brno | September 27 | September 30 | 25,000 | | Report |
| 16 | Indonesia International Challenge 2018 | TBC | TBC | October 23 | October 28 | 25,000 | | Report |
| 17 | 43rd YONEX Hungarian International Championships 2018 | Budaörs Sportshall | Budaörs | November 1 | November 4 | 25,000 | | Report |
| 18 | Dubai International Challenge 2018 | TBC | Dubai | November 14 | November 18 | 25,000 | | Report |
| 19 | Tata Open India International Challenge 2018 | TBC | Mumbai | November 27 | December 2 | 25,000 | | Report |
| 20 | YONEX - SUNRISE Bangladesh International Challenge 2018 | TBC | Dhaka | December 11 | December 16 | 25,000 | | Report |
| 21 | YONEX Italian International 2018 | TBC | Milan | December 13 | December 16 | 25,000 | | Report |
| 22 | 2018 YONEX/K&D GRAPHICS International Challenge | TBC | Orange County | December 18 | December 22 | 25,000 | | Report |

## Results
### Winners

| Tour | Men's singles | Women's singles | Men's doubles | Women's doubles | Mixed doubles |
| Iran | Phạm Cao Cường | Thinaah Muralitharan | Alwin Francis Nandagopal Kidambi | Setayesh Abdolkarimi Haleh Hamedanchi | — |
| Austria | Kashyap Parupalli | Anna Thea Madsen | Lu Chen Ye Hong-wei | Chisato Hoshi Kie Nakanishi | Evgenij Dremin Evgenia Dimova |
| Brazil | Ygor Coelho de Oliveira | Rachel Honderich | Jason Ho-shue Nyl Yakura | Rachel Honderich Jamie Subandhi | Evgenij Dremin Evgenia Dimova |
| Vietnam | Kento Momota | Dinar Dyah Ayustine | Maneepong Jongjit Nanthakarn Yordphaisong | Baek Ha-na Lee Yu-rim | Đỗ Tuấn Đức Phạm Như Thảo |
| Poland | cancelled | cancelled | cancelled | cancelled | cancelled |
| Japan | Yu Igarashi | Ayumi Mine | Hirokatsu Hashimoto Hiroyuki Saeki | Naoko Fukuman Kurumi Yonao | Kim Won-ho Lee Yu-rim |
| Finland | Leong Jun Hao | Gregoria Mariska Tunjung | Akbar Bintang Cahyono Muhammad Reza Pahlevi Isfahani | Asumi Kugo Megumi Yokoyama | Alfian Eko Prasetya Marsheilla Gischa Islami |
| Malaysia | Hsueh Hsuan-yi | Wang Zhiyi | Mohammad Ahsan Hendra Setiawan | Soong Fie Cho Tee Jing Yi | Chen Tang Jie Peck Yen Wei |
| Spain | Toma Junior Popov | Michelle Skødstrup | Frederik Colberg Joachim Fischer Nielsen | Delphine Delrue Léa Palermo | Evgenij Dremin Evgenia Dimova |
| Russia | Pablo Abián | Deng Xuan | Bjarne Geiss Jan Colin Völker | Akane Araki Riko Imai | Rodion Alimov Alina Davletova |
| Nigeria | Misha Zilberman | Ksenia Polikarpova | Manu Attri B. Sumeeth Reddy | Kuhoo Garg Riya Mookerjee | Manu Attri K. Maneesha |
| Ukraine | Jan Louda | Özge Bayrak | Krishna Prasad Garaga Dhruv Kapila | Amanda Högström Clara Nistad | Saurabh Sharma Anoushka Parikh |
| Belgium | Toby Penty | Lin Ying-chun | Jacco Arends Ruben Jille | Delphine Delrue Léa Palermo | Jacco Arends Selena Piek |
| Australia | Yu Igarashi | Natsuki Oie | Akira Koga Taichi Saito | Erina Honda Nozomi Shimizu | Terry Hee Yong Kai Citra Putri Sari Dewi |
| Czech Republic | Toma Junior Popov | Yvonne Li | Thom Gicquel Ronan Labar | Chloe Birch Lauren Smith | Ronan Labar Audrey Mittelheisser |
| Indonesia | Chico Aura Dwi Wardoyo | Shiori Saito | Sabar Karyaman Gutama Frenky Wijaya Putra | Tania Oktaviani Kusumah Vania Arianti Sukoco | Kohei Gondo Ayane Kurihara |
| Hungary | Rasmus Messerschmidt | Neslihan Yiğit | David Daugaard Frederik Søgaard | Ekaterina Bolotova Alina Davletova | Joel Eipe Mette Poulsen |
| United Arab Emirates | Vladimir Malkov | Ashmita Chaliha | Kim Sang-soo Yoo Yeon-seong | Go Ah-ra Yoo Chae-ran | Yoo Yeon-seong Park So-young |
| India | Lakshya Sen | Ashmita Chaliha | Arjun M.R. B. Sumeeth Reddy | Ng Wing Yung Yeung Nga Ting | Nipitphon Phuangphupet Savitree Amitrapai |
| Bangladesh | Soo Teck Zhi | Nguyễn Thùy Linh | Leo Rolly Carnando Daniel Marthin | Vivian Hoo Kah Mun Yap Cheng Wen | Leo Rolly Carnando Indah Cahya Sari Jamil |
| Italy | Victor Svendsen | Julie Dawall Jakobsen | Mathias Bay-Smidt Lasse Mølhede | Ekaterina Bolotova Alina Davletova | Rodion Alimov Alina Davletova |
| United States | Koki Watanabe | Aya Ohori | Lu Chia-hung Lu Chia-pin | Rachel Honderich Kristen Tsai | Kohei Gondo Ayane Kurihara |

### Performance by nation

| Rank | Nation | IRI | AUT | BRA | VIE | POL | JPN | FIN | MAS | ESP | RUS | NGR | UKR | BEL | AUS | CZE | INA | HUN | UAE | IND | BAN | ITA | USA | Total |
| 1 | Japan | | 1 | | 1 | — | 4 | 1 | | | 1 | | | | 4 | | 2 | | | | | | 3 | 17 |
| 2 | India | 1 | 1 | | | — | | | | | | 3 | 2 | | | | | | 1 | 3 | | | | 11 |
| 3 | Indonesia | | | | 1 | — | | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | 3 | | | | 2 | | | 10 |
| 4 | Denmark | | 1 | | | — | | | | 2 | | | | | | | | 3 | | | | 3 | | 9 |
| 5 | Russia | | 1 | 1 | | — | | | | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | 1 | 1 | | | 2 | | 8 |
| 6 | France | | | | | — | | | | 2 | | | | 1 | | 3 | | | | | | | | 6 |
| 6 | Malaysia | 1 | | | | — | | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | | | 6 |
| 8 | South Korea | | | | 1 | — | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | | | | | 5 |
| 9 | Chinese Taipei | | 1 | | | — | | | 1 | | | | | 1 | | | | | | | | | 1 | 4 |
| 10 | Canada | | | 2.5 | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 3.5 |
| 11 | Vietnam | 1 | | | 1 | — | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | | 3 |
| 12 | England | | | | | — | | | | | | | | 1 | | 1 | | | | | | | | 2 |
| 12 | Germany | | | | | — | | | | | 1 | | | | | 1 | | | | | | | | 2 |
| 12 | Hong Kong | | | | | — | | | | | 1 | | | | | | | | | 1 | | | | 2 |
| 12 | Israel | | | | | — | | | | | | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 |
| 12 | Netherlands | | | | | — | | | | | | | | 2 | | | | | | | | | | 2 |
| 12 | Thailand | | | | 1 | — | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | | | 2 |
| 12 | Turkey | | | | | — | | | | | | | 1 | | | | | 1 | | | | | | 2 |
| 19 | Brazil | | | 1 | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| 19 | China | | | | | — | | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| 19 | Czech Republic | | | | | — | | | | | | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| 19 | Iran | 1 | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| 19 | Singapore | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | 1 | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| 19 | Spain | | | | | — | | | | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| 19 | Sweden | | | | | — | | | | | | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| 26 | United States | | | 0.5 | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0.5 |

### Players with multiple titles

In alphabetical order.
| Rank | Player | MS | WS | MD | WD | XD | Total |
| 1 | Alina Davletova | | | | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2 | Evgenia Dimova | | | | | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | Evgenij Dremin | | | | | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | Rachel Honderich | | 1 | | 2 | | 3 |
| 5 | Rodion Alimov | | | | | 2 | 2 |
| 5 | Jacco Arends | | | 1 | | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | Manu Attri | | | 1 | | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | Ekaterina Bolotova | | | | 2 | | 2 |
| 5 | Leo Rolly Carnando | | | 1 | | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | Ashmita Chaliha | | 2 | | | | 2 |
| 5 | Delphine Delrue | | | | 2 | | 2 |
| 5 | Kohei Gondo | | | | | 2 | 2 |
| 5 | Yu Igarashi | 2 | | | | | 2 |
| 5 | Ayane Kurihara | | | | | 2 | 2 |
| 5 | Ronan Labar | | | 1 | | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | Lee Yu-rim | | | | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | Lea Palermo | | | | 2 | | 2 |
| 5 | Toma Junior Popov | 2 | | | | | 2 |
| 5 | B. Sumeeth Reddy | | | 2 | | | 2 |
| 5 | Yoo Yeon-seong | | | 1 | | 1 | 2 |