The world badminton tournament structure has four levels. The Thomas Cup, Uber Cup and Sudirman Cup are Teams Events. The others – Super Series, Grand Prix Events, International Challenge and International Series are all individual tournaments.
The higher the level of tournament the larger the prize money and the better the ranking points available.
| Level 1 |
Thomas/Uber Cup
Sudirman Cup
World Championships
World Junior Championships
World Senior Championships |
Determined by the BWF |
| Level 2 |
Super Series |
|
| Level 3 |
Grand Prix Gold |
|
| Level 3 |
Grand Prix |
Minimum
US $50,000 & above
|
| Level 4 |
International Challenge |
Minimum
US $15,000 & above
|
| Level 4 |
International Series |
Minimum
US $5,000 & above
|
| Level 4 |
Future Series |
No prize money |
Member Associations must apply to sanction a tournament at any of the above levels. The
BWF Tournament Sanctioning Policy applies to the sanctioning of tournaments.
The table shows the World Ranking Points awarded in BWF-sanctioned tournaments.
| |
BWF
Events |
Super
Series |
Grand Prix
Gold |
Grand
Prix |
Intl
Challenge |
Intl
Series |
Future Series |
|
| Winner |
12000 |
9200 |
7000 |
5000 |
4000 |
2500 |
1700 |
| Runner up |
10200 |
7800 |
5950 |
4250 |
3400 |
2130 |
1420 |
| 3/4 |
8400 |
6420 |
4900 |
3500 |
2800 |
1750 |
1170 |
| 5/8 |
6600 |
5040 |
3850 |
2750 |
2200 |
1370 |
920 |
| 5/8 |
4800 |
3600 |
2720 |
1920 |
1520 |
920 |
600 |
| 17/32 |
3000 |
2220 |
1670 |
1170 |
920 |
550 |
350 |
| 33/64 |
1200 |
880 |
660 |
460 |
360 |
210 |
130 |
| 65/128 |
600 |
430 |
320 |
220 |
170 |
100 |
60 |
| 129/256 |
240 |
170 |
130 |
90 |
70 |
40 |
20 |
| 257/512 |
120 |
80 |
60 |
40 |
30 |
20 |
10 |
| 513/1024 |
60 |
40 |
30 |
25 |
20 |
10 |
5 |
|
