New HSBC BWF World Tour

The World Badminton Federation launched today its new International World Tour, as a remplacement of the Metlife Superseries. The French Tournament will become more important, as it reaches the third level, called "Super 750"

French Open "Super 750"

The HSBC BWF World Tour features five levels, with million-dollar prize money in each of the top four events. At the pinnacle is the signature HSBC BWF World Tour Finals with a shared jackpot of US$1.5 million.

The other three levels showcase a branding and numbering convention that easily identifies them as a cohesive event structure.

FINALS: HSBC BWF World Tour Finals (Guangzhou)
HSBC BWF World Tour Super 1000: Three events (China, England and Indonesia)
HSBC BWF World Tour Super 750: Five events (China, Denmark, France, Japan and Malaysia)
HSBC BWF World Tour Super 500: Seven events (Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand)
HSBC BWF World Tour Super 300: Eleven events (Australia, Chinese Taipei, Germany, India, Korea, Macau, New Zealand, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand and USA):

Schedule

January
9-14 Thailand Masters (Bangkok) - Super 300
16-21 Malaysia Masters (Kuala Lumpur) - Super 500
23-28 Indonesia Masters (Jakarta) - Super 500
30- Feb 4 India Open (Delhi) - Super 500

February
20-25 Swiss Open (Basel) - Super 300

March
6-11 German Open (Mulheim-An- Der-Ruhr) - Super 300
14-18 All England (Birmingham) - Super 1000

May
1-6 New Zealand Open (Auckland) - Super 300
8-13 Australia Open (Sydney) - Super 300

June
12-17 US Open (Anaheim) - Super 300
26- July 1 Malaysia Open (Kuala Lumpur) - Super 750

July
3-8 Indonesia Open (Jakarta) - Super 1000
10-15 Thailand Open (Bangkok) - Super 500
17-22 Singapore Open - Super 500

August
28 – Sept 2 Spain Open (Grenada) - Super 300

September
11-16 Japan Open (Tokyo) - Super 750
18-23 China Open (Changzhou) - Super 1000
25-30 Korea Open (Seoul) - Super 500

October
2-7 Chinese Taipei Open - Super 300
16-21 Denmark Open (Odense) - Super 750
23-28 French Open (Paris) - Super 750
30- Nov 4 Macau Open - Super 300

November
6-11 China Masters (Fuzhou) - Super 750
13-18 Hong Kong Open - Super 500
20-25 Syed Modi Int’l Chpn’s (Lucknow) - Super 300
27- Dec 2 Korea Masters (Kwangju) - Super 300

December
12-16 FINALS Guangzhou - FINALS