2021 BWF season

2021 BWF season

Details
Duration	12 January – 19 December
Categories	Grade 1 – (Olympics, Individuals, Teams, Mixed Teams): 4 Grade 2 – BWF World Tour Finals: 1 Grade 2 – Super 1000: 3 Grade 2 – Super 750: 3 Grade 2 – Super 500: 2 Grade 2 – Super 300: 3 Grade 2 – Super 100: 1 Grade 3 – International Challenge: 16 Grade 3 – International Series: 18 Grade 3 – Future Series: 14 Continental Championships: TBD
Achievements (singles)
Awards
Player of the year	Viktor Axelsen (male, 2020–2021) Tai Tzu-ying (female, 2020–2021) Greysia Polii (pair, 2020–2021) Apriyani Rahayu (pair, 2020–2021)
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The 2021 BWF season was the overall badminton circuit organized by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) for the 2021 badminton season to publish and promote the sport. The world badminton tournament in 2021 consisted of:
1. BWF tournaments (Grade 1; Major Events)

• BWF World Men and Women's Team Championships (Thomas & Uber Cup)
• BWF World Mixed Team Championships (Sudirman Cup)
• Olympic Games
• BWF World Championships

2. BWF World Tour (Grade 2)

• Level 1 (BWF World Tour Finals)
• Level 2 (BWF World Tour Super 1000)
• Level 3 (BWF World Tour Super 750)
• Level 4 (BWF World Tour Super 500)
• Level 5 (BWF World Tour Super 300)
• Level 6 (BWF Tour Super 100)

3. Continental Circuit (Grade 3) BWF Open Tournaments: BWF International Challenge, BWF International Series, and BWF Future Series.

The Thomas & Uber Cup were teams event. The Sudirman Cup were mixed teams event. The others – Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300, Super 100, International Challenge, International Series, and Future Series are all individual tournaments. The higher the level of tournament, the larger the prize money and the more ranking points available.

The 2021 BWF season calendar comprises these six levels of BWF tournaments.