The competition was announced on March 19, 2017 and came into effect starting from 2018, replacing the BWF Super Series, which was held from 2007 to 2017.
Kompetisi ini diumumkan pada tanggal 19 Maret 2017, dan mulai berlaku sejak tahun 2018, menggantikan Super Series BWF, yang dilaksanakan dari tahun 2007 sampai 2017.