# 2021 BWF Continental Circuit

The 2021 BWF Continental Circuit was the fifteenth season of the BWF Continental Circuit of badminton, a circuit of 40 tournaments. The 40 tournaments are divided into three levels:
* International Challenge (12 tournaments)
* International Series (16 tournaments)
* Future Series (11 tournaments).
Each of these tournaments offers different ranking points and prize money.

## Points distribution

Below is the point distribution table for each phase of the tournament based on the BWF points system for the BWF Continental Circuit events.
| Tournament | Winner | Runner-up | 3/4 | 5/8 | 9/16 | 17/32 | 33/64 | 65/128 | 129/256 |
| International Challenge | 4,000 | 3,400 | 2,800 | 2,200 | 1,520 | 920 | 360 | 170 | 70 |
| International Series | 2,500 | 2,130 | 1,750 | 1,370 | 920 | 550 | 210 | 100 | 40 |
| Future Series | 1,700 | 1,420 | 1,170 | 920 | 600 | 350 | 130 | 60 | 20 |

## Results

Below is the schedule released by Badminton World Federation:

### Winners
#### International Challenge

| Tour | Men's singles | Women's singles | Men's doubles | Women's doubles | Mixed doubles |
| Iran Fajr International | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | — |
| Canadian International | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled |
| Austrian Open | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled |
| Maldives International | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled |
| Polish Open | Ng Tze Yong | Kristin Kuuba | Man Wei Chong Tee Kai Wun | Bengisu Erçetin Nazlıcan İnci | Choong Hon Jian Toh Ee Wei |
| Osaka International | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled |
| Spanish International | Pablo Abián | Kisona Selvaduray | Man Wei Chong Tee Kai Wun | Alyssa Tirtosentono Imke van der Aar | Tee Kai Wun Teoh Mei Xing |
| Vietnam International | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled |
| White Nights | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled |
| Denmark Masters | Brian Yang | Line Christophersen | Daniel Lundgaard Mathias Thyrri | Amalie Magelund Freja Ravn | Jeppe Bay Sara Lundgaard |
| Mexican International | Luís Enrique Peñalver | Beatriz Corrales | Job Castillo Luis Montoya | Clara Azurmendi Beatriz Corrales | Vinson Chiu Jennie Gai |
| Bendigo International | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled |
| Mongolia International | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled |
| Dutch Open | Loh Kean Yew | Kristin Kuuba | Terry Hee Loh Kean Hean | Johanna Magnusson Clara Nistad | Mikkel Mikkelsen Rikke Søby |
| India International Challenge | Priyanshu Rajawat | Anupama Upadhyaya | Krishna Prasad Garaga Vishnu Vardhan Goud Panjala | Treesa Jolly Gayathri Gopichand | Ishaan Bhatnagar Tanisha Crasto |
| Belgian International | Ng Tze Yong | Riko Gunji | Pramudya Kusumawardana Yeremia Rambitan | Rin Iwanaga Kie Nakanishi | Hiroki Midorikawa Natsu Saito |
| Lagos International | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled |
| Malaysia International | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled |
| Irish Open | Yeoh Seng Zoe | Hsu Wen-chi | Man Wei Chong Tee Kai Wun | Debora Jille Cheryl Seinen | Robin Tabeling Selena Piek |
| Bahrain International Challenge | Ikhsan Rumbay | Lauren Lam | Raymond Indra Daniel Edgar Marvino | Yeung Nga Ting Yeung Pui Lam | Law Cheuk Him Yeung Nga Ting |
| Scottish Open | Ng Tze Yong | Hsu Wen-chi | Christopher Grimley Matthew Grimley | Rachel Honderich Kristen Tsai | Callum Hemming Jessica Pugh |
| Welsh International | Arnaud Merklé | Hsu Wen-chi | Kim Gi-jung Kim Sa-rang | Margot Lambert Anne Tran | William Villeger Anne Tran |
| Bangladesh International | Abhishek Saini | Putri Kusuma Wardani | Sachin Dias Buwaneka Goonethilleka | Mehreen Riza Arathi Sara Sunil | Sachin Dias Kavidi Sirimannage |
| Indonesia International | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled |

#### International Series

| Tour | Men's singles | Women's singles | Men's doubles | Women's doubles | Mixed doubles |
| Estonian International | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled |
| Swedish Open | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled |
| Uganda International | Varun Kapur | Malvika Bansod | No competition | Husina Kobugabe Mable Namakoye | Israel Wanagalya Betty Apio |
| Santo Domingo Open | Rubén Castellanos | Nikté Sotomayor | Aníbal Marroquín Jonathan Solís | Diana Corleto Nikté Sotomayor | Luis Montoya Vanessa Villalobos |
| Dutch International | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled |
| Peru International | Brian Yang | Laura Sárosi | Koceila Mammeri Youcef Sabri Medel | Diana Corleto Nikté Sotomayor | Jonathan Solís Diana Corleto |
| Portugal International | Ditlev Jaeger Holm | Laura Sárosi | Mads Pieler Kolding Frederik Søgaard | Christine Busch Amalie Schulz | Callum Hemming Jessica Pugh |
| Slovenian International | Arnaud Merklé | Mutiara Ayu Puspitasari | Putra Erwiansyah Patra Harapan Rindorindo | Low Yeen Yuan Valeree Siow | Choong Hon Jian Toh Ee Wei |
| Austrian Open | Panji Ahmad Maulana | Clara Azurmendi | Junaidi Arif Muhammad Haikal | Ni Ketut Mahadewi Istarani Serena Kani | Choong Hon Jian Toh Ee Wei |
| Malaysia International | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled |
| Bulgarian Open | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled |
| Kathmandu International | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled |
| Ukraine International | Priyanshu Rajawat | Polina Buhrova | Junaidi Arif Muhammad Haikal | Stine Küspert Emma Moszczynski | Yap Roy King Valeree Siow |
| Brazil International | Jonathan Matias | Juliana Viana Vieira | Fabrício Farias Francielton Farias | Jaqueline Lima Sâmia Lima | Fabrício Farias Jaqueline Lima |
| Finnish Open | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled |
| Sydney International | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled |
| Polish International | Kiran George | Jaslyn Hooi | Ishaan Bhatnagar K. Sai Pratheek | Margot Lambert Anne Tran | William Villeger Anne Tran |
| Guatemala International | Kevin Cordón | Jennie Gai | Kevin Lee Ty Alexander Lindeman | Francesca Corbett Allison Lee | Ty Alexander Lindeman Josephine Wu |
| Maldives International | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled |
| Czech Open | Jan Louda | Putri Kusuma Wardani | Terry Hee Loh Kean Hean | Anna Cheong Teoh Mei Xing | Terry Hee Tan Wei Han |
| Hungarian International | Daniel Nikolov | Hsu Wen-chi | Emil Lauritzen Mads Vestergaard | Ornnicha Jongsathapornparn Phataimas Muenwong | Rory Easton Annie Lado |
| Norwegian International | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled |
| Cameroon International | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled |
| Bahrain International Series | Bobby Setiabudi | Aisyah Sativa Fatetani | Amri Syahnawi Christopher David Wijaya | Yeung Nga Ting Yeung Pui Lam | Lee Chun Hei Ng Tsz Yau |
| Vietnam International Series | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled |
| Internacional Mexicano | Danylo Bosniuk | Lauren Lam | Adam Dong Nyl Yakura | Srivedya Gurazada Ishika Jaiswal | Vinson Chiu Jennie Gai |
| El Salvador International | Uriel Canjura | Ishika Jaiswal | Jonathan Matias Artur Silva Pomoceno | Sania Lima Tamires Santos | Christopher Martínez Mariana Paiz |
| Italian International | Alex Lanier | Edith Urell | Kristian Kræmer Marcus Rindshøj | Stine Küspert Emma Moszczyński | Jesper Toft Clara Graversen |

#### Future Series

| Tour | Men's singles | Women's singles | Men's doubles | Women's doubles | Mixed doubles |
| Iceland International | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled |
| Slovak Open | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled |
| Kenya International | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled |
| Giraldilla International | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled |
| Lithuanian International | Alex Lanier | Malvika Bansod | Emil Lauritzen Mads Vestergaard | Téa Margueritte Anna Tatranova | Mads Vestergaard Clara Løber |
| German International | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled |
| Benin International | Farogh Sanjay Aman | Johanita Scholtz | Gideon Babalola Habeeb Temitope Bello | Demi Botha Deidre Laurens Jordaan | Jarred Elliott Deidre Laurens Jordaan |
| Latvia International | Meiraba Luwang Maisnam | Polina Buhrova | Muhammad Nurfirdaus Azman Yap Roy King | Low Yeen Yuan Valeree Siow | Yap Roy King Valeree Siow |
| Hellas International | Lee Shun Yang | Abigail Holden | Junaidi Arif Muhammad Haikal | Low Yeen Yuan Valeree Siow | Yap Roy King Valeree Siow |
| Croatian International | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled |
| Maldives International | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled |
| Chile Future Series | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled |
| Bulgarian International | Meiraba Luwang Maisnam | Samiya Imad Farooqui | Avinash Gupta Brandon Yap | Amalie Cecilie Kudsk Signe Schulz | Kristian Kræmer Amalie Cecilie Kudsk |
| Cyprus International | Dmitriy Panarin | Hristomira Popovska | Georgii Lebedev Gleb Stepakov | Katharina Fink Yasmine Hamza | Mihajlo Tomić Anđela Vitman |
| Egypt International | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled |
| Algeria International | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled |
| Israel Open | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled |
| Dominican Open | Jonathan Matias | Juliana Viana Vieira | Fabricio Farias Francielton Farias | Jaqueline Lima Sâmia Lima | Fabricio Farias Jaqueline Lima |
| Guatemala Future Series | Rubén Castellanos | Lauren Lam | Enrico Asuncion Don Henley Averia | Diana Corleto Nikté Sotomayor | Jonathan Solís Diana Corleto |
| Slovenia Future Series | Andi Fadel Muhammad | Simona Pilgaard | William Kryger Boe Christian Faust Kjær | Viktoriia Kozyreva Mariia Sukhova | Mads Muurholm Clara Løber |
| Botswana International | Farogh Sanjay Aman | Revati Devasthale | Jarred Elliott Robert Summers | Amy Ackerman Johanita Scholtz | Dmitriy Panarin Kamila Smagulova |
| South Africa International | Farogh Sanjay Aman | Johanita Scholtz | Jarred Elliott Robert Summers | Amy Ackerman Johanita Scholtz | Robert White Deidre Laurens Jordaan |
* 1 2 Tournament updates 8 December 2020, tournaments cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
* 1 2 3 4 Tournament updates 18 December 2020, tournaments cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
* ↑ Tournament updates 7 January 2021, tournaments cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
* ↑ Tournament updates 2 February 2021, tournaments cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
* 1 2 Tournament cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic on 26 May 2021.
* ↑ Tournament cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic on 30 March 2021.
* 1 2 3 Tournament cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic on 10 June 2021.
* 1 2 Tournament cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic on 12 July 2021.
* 1 2 3 4 Tournament cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic on 26 June 2021.
* 1 2 Tournament cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic on 21 September 2021.
* 1 2 Tournament cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic on 24 August 2021.
* ↑ Tournament cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic on 8 October 2021.
* 1 2 Tournament updates 22 January 2021, tournaments cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
* ↑ Tournament updates 14 January 2021, tournaments cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
* ↑ Tournament cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic on 2 March 2021.
* ↑ Tournament cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Chile on 7 September 2021.
* ↑ Tournament cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic on 9 August 2021.

## Statistics
### Performance by countries

Below are the 2021 BWF Continental Circuit performances by country. Only countries who have won a title are listed:

#### International Challenge

| Rank | Team | POL | ESP | DEN | MEX | NED | IND | BEL | IRL | BHR | SCO | WAL | BAN | Total |
| 1 | Malaysia | 3 | 3 | | | | | 1 | 2 | | 1 | | | 10 |
| 2 | India | | | | | | 5 | | | | | | 2 | 7 |
| 3 | Denmark | | | 4 | | 1 | | | | | | | | 5 |
| 4 | Indonesia | | | | | | | 1 | | 2 | | | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | Spain | | 1 | | 3 | | | | | | | | | 4 |
| 6 | France | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | | 3 |
| 6 | Japan | | | | | | | 3 | | | | | | 3 |
| 6 | Netherlands | | 1 | | | | | | 2 | | | | | 3 |
| 6 | Chinese Taipei | | | | | | | | 1 | | 1 | 1 | | 3 |
| 10 | Estonia | 1 | | | | 1 | | | | | | | | 2 |
| 10 | Canada | | | 1 | | | | | | | 1 | | | 2 |
| 10 | Hong Kong | | | | | | | | | 2 | | | | 2 |
| 10 | Singapore | | | | | 2 | | | | | | | | 2 |
| 10 | Sri Lanka | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | 2 |
| 10 | United States | | | | 1 | | | | | 1 | | | | 2 |
| 16 | England | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | | 1 |
| 16 | Mexico | | | | 1 | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| 16 | Sweden | | | | | 1 | | | | | | | | 1 |
| 16 | Scotland | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | | 1 |
| 16 | South Korea | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | 1 |
| 16 | Turkey | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 |

#### International Series

| Rank | Team | UGA | DOM | PER | POR | SVN | AUT | UKR | BRA | POL | GUA | CZE | HUN | BHR | MEX | ESA | ITA | Total |
| 1 | Guatemala | | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | 1 | | | | | 1 | | 8 |
| 1 | Indonesia | | | | | 2 | 2 | | | | | 1 | | 3 | | | | 8 |
| 3 | Brazil | | | | | | | | 5 | | | | | | | 2 | | 7 |
| 3 | Malaysia | | | | | 2 | 2 | 2 | | | | 1 | | | | | | 7 |
| 5 | Denmark | | | | 3 | | | | | | | | 1 | | | | 2 | 6 |
| 6 | India | 2 | | | | | | 1 | | 2 | | | | | 0.5 | | | 5.5 |
| 6 | United States | | | | | | | | | | 2 | | | | 2.5 | 1 | | 5.5 |
| 8 | Canada | | | 1 | | | | | | | 2 | | | | 1 | | | 4 |
| 8 | France | | | | | 1 | | | | 2 | | | | | | | 1 | 4 |
| 10 | Singapore | | | | | | | | | 1 | | 2 | | | | | | 3 |
| 11 | England | | | | 1 | | | | | | | | 1 | | | | | 2 |
| 11 | Germany | | | | | | | 1 | | | | | | | | | 1 | 2 |
| 11 | Hong Kong | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | | | | 2 |
| 11 | Hungary | | | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 |
| 11 | Uganda | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 |
| 11 | Ukraine | | | | | | | 1 | | | | | | | 1 | | | 2 |
| 17 | Algeria | | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| 17 | Bulgaria | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | | | | 1 |
| 17 | Chinese Taipei | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | | | | 1 |
| 17 | Czech Republic | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | | | | | 1 |
| 17 | El Salvador | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | 1 |
| 17 | Mexico | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| 17 | Spain | | | | | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| 17 | Sweden | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 1 |
| 17 | Thailand | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | | | | 1 |

#### Future Series

| Rank | Team | LTU | BEN | LAT | GRE | BUL | CYP | DOM | GUA | SVN | BOT | RSA | Total |
| 1 | South Africa | | 3 | | | | | | | | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| 2 | India | 1 | 1 | 1 | | 2 | | | | | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| 3 | Denmark | 2 | | | | 2 | | | | 3 | | | 7 |
| 3 | Malaysia | | | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | 7 |
| 5 | Brazil | | | | | | | 5 | | | | | 5 |
| 6 | Guatemala | | | | | | | | 3 | | | | 3 |
| 7 | England | | | | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | 2 |
| 7 | France | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 |
| 7 | Kazakhstan | | | | | | 1 | | | | 1 | | 2 |
| 7 | Russia | | | | | | 1 | | | 1 | | | 2 |
| 7 | United States | | | | | | | | 2 | | | | 2 |
| 12 | Bulgaria | | | | | | 1 | | | | | | 1 |
| 12 | Indonesia | | | | | | | | | 1 | | | 1 |
| 12 | Italy | | | | | | 1 | | | | | | 1 |
| 12 | Nigeria | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| 12 | Serbia | | | | | | 1 | | | | | | 1 |
| 12 | Ukraine | | | 1 | | | | | | | | | 1 |

### Performance by categories

To avoid confusion and double counting, information in this table shall only be updated once a tournament has concluded. These tables were calculated after Italian International.