The 2013 BWF Season was the overall badminton circuit organized by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) for the 2013 badminton season to publish and promote the sport. Besides the BWF World Championships, BWF promotes the sport of badminton through an extensive worldwide programme of events in four structure levels. They were the individual tournaments called Super Series, Grand Prix Events, International Challenge and International Series. Besides the individual tournaments, team events such as Thomas Cup & Uber Cup and Sudirman Cup are held every other year.
The 2013 BWF season calendar comprised the World Championships tournaments, the Sudirman Cup, the BWF Super Series (Super Series, Super Series Premier, Super Series Finals), the Grand Prix (Grand Prix Gold and Grand Prix), the International Series (International Series and International Challenge), and Future Series.
Schedule This is the complete schedule of events on the 2013 calendar, with the Champions and Runners-up documented. Key World ChampionshipsSuper Series FinalsSuper Series PremierSuper SeriesGrand Prix GoldGrand PrixInternational ChallengeInternational SeriesFuture SeriesTeam events
January Week ofTournamentChampionsRunners-upJanuary 7Korea OpenSeoul, South KoreaSuper Series Premier$1,000,000 – 32MS/32WS/32MD/32WD/32XDDraw Lee Chong Wei21-12, 21-15 Du Pengyu Sung Ji-hyun21–12, 22-20 Wang Shixian Ko Sung-hyun Lee Yong-dae19-21, 21–13, 21-10 Mathias Boe Carsten Mogensen Wang Xiaoli Yu Yang21–17, 21–13 Ma Jin Tang Jinhua Zhang Nan Zhao Yunlei13-21, 21–16, 21-13 Xu Chen Ma JinEstonian InternationalTallinn, EstoniaInternational Series$5,000 – 32MS/32WS/32MD/16WD/16XD Kento Momota20-22, 21–15, 21-15 Eetu Heino Line Kjærsfeldt13-21, 21–18, 21-18 Natalia Perminova Laurent Constantin Matthieu Lo Ying Ping21-11, 22-20 Iikka Heino Mika Köngäs Irina Khlebko Ksenia Polikarpova15-21 21-19 22-20 Julie Finne-Ipsen Rikke Søby Hansen Anton Kaisti Jenny Nyström21-18, 21-10 Bastian Kersaudy Anne TranJanuary 14Malaysia OpenKuala Lumpur, MalaysiaSuper Series $400,000 – 32MS/32WS/32MD/32WD/32XDDraw Lee Chong Wei21–7, 21-8 Sony Dwi Kuncoro Tai Tzu-ying21–17, 21-14 Yao Xue Mohammad Ahsan Hendra Setiawan21-15, 21-13 Ko Sung-hyun Lee Yong-dae Bao Yixin Tian Qing21-16, 21-14 Misaki Matsutomo Ayaka Takahashi Joachim Fischer Nielsen Christinna Pedersen21-13, 21-18 Chan Peng Soon Goh Liu YingSwedish MastersStockholm, SwedenInternational Challenge$15,000 – 32MS/32WS/32MD/32WD/32XD Kento Momota21-9, 16–21, 21-18 Eric Pang Carolina Marín21-6, 21-10 Nicole Schaller Jacco Arends Jelle Maas16-21, 21–16, 21-13 Ruud Bosch Koen Ridder Selena Piek Iris Tabeling21–15, 21–16 Emelie Lennartsson Emma Wengberg Peter Käsbauer Isabel Herttrich21-17, 21-14 Jelle Maas Iris TabelingJanuary 21Cyprus InternationalNicosia, CyprusInternational Series$5,000 – 32MS/16WS/16MD/8WD/8XD Scott Evans21-17, 21-11 Andrew Smith Linda Zetchiri21–15, 21-19 Carissa Turner Joe Morgan Nic Strange24-22, 19–21, 21-14 Sam Parsons Rhys Walker Sarah Thomas Carissa Turner21-14, 21–13 Maria Avraamidou Stella Knekna Oliver Gwilt Sarah Thomas21-10, 21-17 Nathan Vervaeke Sabine Devooght
February Week ofTournamentChampionsRunners-upFebruary 11European Mixed Team Badminton ChampionshipsMoscow, RussiaContinental Championships29 Team 3-0Iran Fajr InternationalTehran, IranInternational Challenge$15,000 – 32MS/32WS/32MD/16WD Riyanto Subagja21–17, 15–21, 21–15 Arif Gifar Ramadhan Neslihan Yiğit21-15, 21-14 Febby Angguni Wahyu Nayaka Ade Yusuf21–19, 13–21, 22–20 Ronald Alexander Selvanus Geh Amelia Alicia Anscelly Soong Fie Cho21-18, 21-15 Nicole Grether Charmaine ReidFebruary 18Austrian InternationalVienna, AustriaInternational Challenge$15,000 – 32MS/32WS/32MD/32WD/32XD Kento Momota21-19, 21-12 Riichi Takeshita Yui Hashimoto21-11, 21-3 Petya Nedelcheva Hiroyuki Saeki Ryota Taohata21-18 15-21 21-18 Takeshi Kamura Keigo Sonoda Misato Aratama Megumi Taruno21-14, 22-20 Chow Mei Kuan Lee Meng Yean Chan Yun Lung Tse Ying Suet15-21 21-16 21-16 Lee Chun Hei Chau Hoi WahUganda InternationalLugogo, UgandaInternational Series$5,000 – 32MS/32WS/16MD/16WD/32XD Dinuka Karunaratne21-16, 21-17 Subhankar Dey Saili Rane21-21, 21-12 Hadia Hosny Giovanni Greco Daniel Messersi21-18, 21-18 Mahmoud El Sayad Abdelrahman Kashkal Shama Aboobakar Grace Gabriel21-13, 18–21, 21-12 Shamim Bangi Margaret Nankabirwa Mahmoud El Sayad Nadine Ashraf14-21, 21–15, 21-19 Abdelrahman Kashkal Hadia HosnyFebruary 25German OpenMülheim, GermanyGrand Prix Gold$120,000 – 64MS/32WS/32MD/32WD/32XD Draw Chen Long21–17, 21–11 Tommy Sugiarto Wang Yihan21–14, 21–13 Juliane Schenk Chai Biao Hong Wei21–10, 21–14 Liu Xiaolong Qiu Zihan Jung Kyung-eun Kim Ha-na11–21, 21–14, 21–13 Ma Jin Tang Jinhua Shin Baek-choel Jang Ye-na21–19, 19–21, 24–22 Anders Kristiansen Julie Houmann
March Week ofTournamentChampionsRunners-upMarch 4All England OpenBirmingham, EnglandSuper Series Premier$400,000 – 32MS/32WS/32MD/32WD/32XDDraw Chen Long21–17, 21–18 Lee Chong Wei Tine Baun21-14, 16–21, 21–10 Ratchanok Intanon Liu Xiaolong Qiu Zihan21–11, 21–9 Hiroyuki Endo Kenichi Hayakawa Wang Xiaoli Yu Yang21–18, 21–10 Cheng Shu Zhao Yunlei Tontowi Ahmad Liliyana Natsir21–13, 21–17 Zhang Nan Zhao YunleiMarch 11Swiss OpenBasel, SwitzerlandGrand Prix Gold$125,000 – 64MS/32WS/32MD/32WD/32XDDraw Wang Zhengming21-18, 21-18 Du Pengyu Wang Shixian21–16, 21–12 Ratchanok Intanon Chai Biao Hong Wei21–14, 18–21, 21–14 Ko Sung-hyun Lee Yong-dae Jung Kyung-eun Kim Ha-na23–21, 21–16 Lee So-hee Shin Seung-chan Joachim Fischer Nielsen Christinna Pedersen22–20, 21–19 Zhang Nan Tang JinhuaRomanian InternationalTimișoara, RomaniaInternational Series$5,000 – 32MS/32WS/32MD/16WD/32XD Takuto Inoue10-21, 21–17, 21-15 Lucas Corvee Beatriz Corrales15-21, 21–6, 21-15 Kim Na-young Takuto Inoue Yuki Kaneko21-10, 21-10 Quentin Vincent Sebastien Vincent Irina Khlebko Ksenia Polikarpova21-18, 23-21 Natalya Voytsekh Yelyzaveta Zharka Choi Sol-kyu Kim Hye-rin21-16, 21-13 Ramazan Ozturk Neslihan KilicMarch 18Giraldilla InternationalHavana, CubaFuture Series32MS/32WS/16MD/16WD/32XD Osleni Guerrero21–19, 21–3 Jan Frohlich Camilla Garcia21–15, 18–21, 21-12 Daniela Macias Jan Frohlich Svata Zdenek21–8, 21–14 Nelson Javier Freddy Lopez Camilla Garcia Danica Nishimura17-21, 21–18, 22-20 Daniela Macias Luz Maria Zornoza Lino Munoz Cynthia Gonzalez21-19, 25–27, 21-12 Nelson Javier Beronica VibiecaPolish OpenWarsaw, PolandInternational Challenge$15,000 – 32MS/32WS/32MD/16WD/32XD Vladimir Malkov21–12, 20–22, 21-18 Hsu Jen-hao Shizuka UchidaWalkover Pai Hsiao-ma Adam Cwalina Przemyslaw Wacha21-19, 22–24, 21-17 Yuya Komatsuzaki Hiroki Takeuchi Rie Eto Yu Wakita21–11, 21-7 Yuki Anai Yumi Murayama Robert Mateusiak Nadiezda Zieba15-21, 21–16, 21-14 Wojciech Szkudlarczyk Agnieszka WojtkowskaMarch 25Vietnam InternationalHanoi, VietnamInternational Challenge$15,000 – 64MS/32WS/32MD/32WD/32XD Chan Kwong Beng21–11, 22–20 Ng Ka Long Hana Ramadhini21-14, 21-19 Chochuwong Pornpawee Liao Min-chun Yang Po-han30-28, 21-14 Chan Yun Lung Wong Wai Hong Narissapat Lam Puttita Supajirakul21-18, 17–21, 21-11 Poon Lok Yan Tse Ying Suet Chan Yun Lung Tse Ying Suet21-4, 17–21, 21-17 Lee Chun Hei Chau Hoi WahFrench InternationalOrléans, FranceInternational Challenge $15,000 – 32MS/32WS/32MD/32WD/32XD Rajiv Ouseph21–15, 21–15 Flemming Quach Beatriz Corrales21–18, 21–15 Olga Konon Adam Cwalina Przemysław Wacha21–18, 21–16 Baptiste Careme Gaetan Mittelheisser Rie Eto Yu Wakita21-17, 21-17 Amelia Alicia Anscelly Soong Fie Cho Robert Blair Imogen Bankier21-17, 21-17 Marcus Ellis Alyssa Lim
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