2016 Summer Olympics (BWF) August 11–20: 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro at the Riocentro Men's Singles: Chen Long; Lee Chong Wei; Viktor Axelsen Women's Singles: Carolina Marín; P. V. Sindhu; Nozomi Okuhara Men's Doubles: (Fu Haifeng & Zhang Nan) (Goh V Shem & Tan Wee Kiong) (Chris Langridge & Marcus Ellis) Women's Doubles: (Misaki Matsutomo & Ayaka Takahashi) (Christinna Pedersen & Kamilla Rytter Juhl) (Jung Kyung-eun & Shin Seung-chan) Mixed Doubles: (Tontowi Ahmad & Liliyana Natsir) (Chan Peng Soon & Goh Liu Ying) (Zhang Nan & Zhao Yunlei)
International badminton championships February 15–21: 2016 Africa Continental Team Championships in Beau-Bassin Rose-HillBWF's Africa Continental Team Championships 2016 Page Men: defeated , 3–1, in the final. and were placed third and fourth respectively. Women: defeated , 3–0, in the final. and were placed third and fourth respectively. February 15 – 21: 2016 Badminton Asia Team Championships in HyderabadBWF's Badminton Asia Team Championships 2016 Page Men: defeated , 3–2, in the final. and were placed third and fourth respectively. Women: defeated , 3–2, in the final. and were placed third and fourth respectively. February 16 – 18: 2016 Oceania Continental Mixed Team Championships in Auckland, New ZealandBWF's Oceania Continental Mixed Team Championships 2016 Page defeated , 3–2, in the final. and were placed third and fourth respectively. February 16 – 21: 2016 European Men's & Women's Team Championships in KazanBWF's European Men's & Women's Team Championships 2016 Page Men: defeated , 3–1, in the final. and were placed third and fourth respectively. Women: defeated , 3–1, in the final. and were placed third and fourth respectively. February 17 – 20: 2016 Pan Am Team Continental Championships in GuadalajaraBWF's 2016 Pan Am Team Continental Championships Page Men: defeated , 3–0, in the final. Women: defeated , 3–2, in the final. February 19 & 20: 2016 Oceania Continental Men's and Women's Team Championships in AucklandBWF's 2016 Oceania Continental Men's and Women's Team Championships Page Men: defeated , 4–1, in the final. and were placed third and fourth respectively. Women: defeated , 4–1, in the final. and were placed third and fourth respectively. February 19 – 21: 2016 European U15 Championships in KazanBWF's 2016 European U15 Championships Page Men's Singles: Harry Huang Men's Doubles: Kenji Lovang / Christo Popov Women's Singles: Mathilde Cramer Ahrens Women's Doubles: Bengisu Erçetin / Zehra Erdem Mixed Doubles: Sebastian Grønbjerg / Clara Graversen March 17 – 21: 2016 European U17 Team Championships in LubinBWF's 2016 European U17 Team Championships Results Page defeated , 3–0 in matches played, in the final. and were the third and fourth placed teams. March 21 – 25: 2016 European U17 Championships in LubinBWF's 2016 European U17 Championships Results Page Men's Singles: Nhat Nguyen Men's Doubles: Paw Eriksen / Mads Thøgersen Women's Singles: Line Christopher Women's Doubles: Alexandra Bøje / Amalie Mage Krogh Mixed Doubles: Paw Eriksen / Alexandra Bøje April 25 – 27: 2016 Pan American Team Badminton Championships in CampinasBWF's XX Pan American Badminton Championships Team Event 2016 Page defeated , 3–2 in matches played, in the final. took third place. April 26 – 28: 2016 Oceania Individual Championships in PapeeteBWF's 2016 Oceania Individual Championships Page Men's Singles: Ashwant Gobinathan Men's Doubles: Matthew Chau / Sawan Serasinghe Women's Singles: Chen Hsuan-yu Women's Doubles: Tiffany Ho / Jennifer Tam Mixed Doubles: Robin Middleton / Leanne Choo April 26 – May 1: 2016 European Badminton Championships in La Roche-sur-YonBWF's 2016 European Badminton Championships Page Men's Singles: Viktor Axelsen Men's Doubles: Mads Conrad-Petersen / Mads Pieler Kolding Women's Singles: Carolina Marín Women's Doubles: Christinna Pedersen / Kamilla Rytter Juhl Mixed Doubles: Joachim Fischer Nielsen / Christinna Pedersen April 26 – May 1: 2016 Badminton Asia Championships in WuhanBWF's 2016 Badminton Asia Championships Page Men's Singles: Lee Chong Wei Men's Doubles: Lee Yong-dae / Yoo Yeon-seong Women's Singles: Wang Yihan Women's Doubles: Misaki Matsutomo / Ayaka Takahashi Mixed Doubles: Zhang Nan / Zhao Yunlei April 28 – May 1: 2016 Pan American Individual Championships in CampinasBWF's 2016 Pan American Individual Championships Page Men's Singles: Jason Ho-Shue Men's Doubles: Jason Ho-Shue / Nyl Yakura Women's Singles: Brittney Tam Women's Doubles: Michelle Tong / Josephine Wu Mixed Doubles: Nyl Yakura / Brittney Tam May 15 – 22: 2016 Thomas & Uber Cup in KunshanBWF's TOTAL Thomas & Uber Cup Finals 2016 Page Thomas Cup: defeated , 3–2 in matches played, to win their first Thomas Cup title. Uber Cup: defeated , 3–1 in matches played, to win their third consecutive and 14th overall Uber Cup title. July 9 – 17: 2016 Badminton Asia Junior Championships in BangkokBWF's SCG Badminton Asia Junior Championships 2016 (Mixed Team Event) PageBWF's SCG Badminton Asia Junior Championships 2016 ( Individual Event ) Page Mixed Team: Boys' Singles: Sun Feixiang Girls' Singles: Chen Yufei Boys' Doubles: Han Chengkai / Zhou Haodong Girls' Doubles: Du Yue / Xu Ya Mixed Doubles: He Jiting / Du Yue July 19 – 23: 2016 Pan American U19 Championships in LimaBWF's 2016 Pan American U19 Championships Page Boys' Singles: Cleyson Nob Santos Girls' Singles: Qingzi Ouyang Boys' Doubles: Desmond Wang / Brian Yang Girls' Doubles: Giselle Chan / Katie Ho-Shue Mixed Doubles: Brian Yang / Katie Ho-Shue September 12 – 18: 2016 World University Badminton Championship in RamenskoyeTS' 2016 World University Badminton Championship (Individual) PageTS' 2016 World University Badminton Championship (Team) Page Men's Singles: WANG Tzu Wei Men's Doubles: Choi Sol-gyu / Kim Jae-hwan Women's Singles: Ayaho Sugino Women's Doubles: Du Peng / Huang Dongping Mixed Doubles: Lee Yang / Hsu Ya-ching Team winners: November 2 – 6: 2016 World Junior Mixed Team Championships in BilbaoBWF's 2016 World Junior Mixed Team Championships Page 1. ; 2. ; 3/4: / November 8 – 13: 2016 BWF World Junior Championships in BilbaoBWF's 2016 World Junior Championships Page Boys' Singles: Sun Feixiang Girls' Singles: Chen Yufei Boys' Doubles: Han Chengkai / Zhou Haodong Girls' Doubles: Sayaka Hobara / Nami Matsuyama Mixed Doubles: He Jiting / Du Yue
2016 BWF Super Series March 8 – December 18: 2016 BWF Super Series Calendar of Events March 8–13: 2016 All England Super Series Premier in Birmingham Men's Singles: Lin Dan Men's Doubles: Vladimir Ivanov / Ivan Sozonov Women's Singles: Nozomi Okuhara Women's Doubles: Misaki Matsutomo / Ayaka Takahashi Mixed Doubles: Praveen Jordan / Debby Susanto March 29 – April 3: 2016 India Super Series in New Delhi Men's Singles: Kento Momota Men's Doubles: Marcus Fernaldi Gideon / Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo Women's Singles: Ratchanok Intanon Women's Doubles: Misaki Matsutomo / Ayaka Takahashi Mixed Doubles: Lu Kai / Huang Yaqiong April 5–10: 2016 Malaysia Super Series Premier in Shah Alam Men's Singles: Lee Chong Wei Men's Doubles: Kim Gi-jung / Kim Sa-rang Women's Singles: Ratchanok Intanon Women's Doubles: Tang Yuanting / Yu Yang Mixed Doubles: Tontowi Ahmad / Liliyana Natsir April 12–17: 2016 Singapore Super Series in Men's Singles: Sony Dwi Kuncoro Men's Doubles: Fu Haifeng / Zhang Nan Women's Singles: Ratchanok Intanon Women's Doubles: Nitya Krishinda Maheswari / Greysia Polii Mixed Doubles: Ko Sung-hyun / Kim Ha-na May 30 – June 5: 2016 Indonesia Super Series Premier in Jakarta Men's Singles: Lee Chong Wei Men's Doubles: Lee Yong-dae / Yoo Yeon-seong Women's Singles: Tai Tzu-ying Women's Doubles: Misaki Matsutomo / Ayaka Takahashi Mixed Doubles: Xu Chen / Ma Jin June 7–12: 2016 Australian Super Series in Sydney Men's Singles: Hans-Kristian Vittinghus Men's Doubles: Marcus Fernaldi Gideon / Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo Women's Singles: Saina Nehwal Women's Doubles: Bao Yixin / Chen Qingchen Mixed Doubles: Lu Kai / Huang Yaqiong September 20–25: 2016 Japan Super Series in Tokyo Men's Singles: Lee Chong Wei Men's Doubles: Li Junhui / Liu Yuchen Women's Singles: He Bingjiao Women's Doubles: Christinna Pedersen / Kamilla Rytter Juhl Mixed Doubles: Zheng Siwei / Chen Qingchen September 27 – October 2: 2016 Korea Open Super Series in Seoul Men's Singles: Qiao Bin Men's Doubles: Lee Yong-dae / Yoo Yeon-seong Women's Singles: Akane Yamaguchi Women's Doubles: Jung Kyung-eun / Shin Seung-chan Mixed Doubles: Ko Sung-hyun / Kim Ha-na October 18–23: 2016 Denmark Super Series Premier in Odense Men's Singles: Tanongsak Saensomboonsuk Men's Doubles: Goh V Shem / Tan Wee Kiong Women's Singles: Akane Yamaguchi Women's Doubles: Misaki Matsutomo / Ayaka Takahashi Mixed Doubles: Joachim Fischer Nielsen / Christinna Pedersen October 25–30: 2016 French Super Series in Paris Men's Singles: Shi Yuqi Men's Doubles: Mathias Boe / Carsten Mogensen Women's Singles: He Bingjiao Women's Doubles: Chen Qingchen / Jia Yifan Mixed Doubles: Zheng Siwei / Chen Qingchen November 15–20: 2016 China Open Super Series Premier in Fuzhou Men's Singles: Jan Ø. Jørgensen Men's Doubles: Marcus Fernaldi Gideon / Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo Women's Singles: P. V. Sindhu Women's Doubles: Chang Ye-na / Lee So-hee Mixed Doubles: Tontowi Ahmad / Liliyana Natsir November 22–27: 2016 Hong Kong Super Series in Kowloon Men's Singles: Ng Ka Long Men's Doubles: Takeshi Kamura / Keigo Sonoda Women's Singles: Tai Tzu-ying Women's Doubles: Kamilla Rytter Juhl / Christinna Pedersen Mixed Doubles: Tontowi Ahmad / Liliyana Natsir December 14–18: 2016 BWF Super Series Masters Finals in Dubai Men's Singles: Viktor Axelsen Men's Doubles: Goh V Shem / Tan Wee Kiong Women's Singles: Tai Tzu-ying Women's Doubles: Chen Qingchen / Jia Yifan Mixed Doubles: Zheng Siwei / Chen Qingchen
2016 BWF Grand Prix Gold and Grand Prix January 19 – December 11: 2016 BWF Grand Prix Gold and Grand Prix Calendar of Events January 19–24: 2016 Malaysia Masters Grand Prix Gold in PenangBWF's Malaysia Masters Page Men's Singles: Lee Chong Wei Men's Doubles: Marcus Fernaldi Gideon / Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo Women's Singles: P. V. Sindhu Women's Doubles: Misaki Matsutomo / Ayaka Takahashi Mixed Doubles: Zheng Siwei / Li Yinhui January 26–31: 2016 Syed Modi International Grand Prix Gold in LucknowBWF's Syed Modi International Badminton Championships Men's Singles: Srikanth Kidambi Men's Doubles: Goh V Shem / Tan Wee Kiong Women's Singles: Sung Ji-hyun Women's Doubles: Jung Kyung-eun / Shin Seung-chan Mixed Doubles: Praveen Jordan / Debby Susanto February 8–13: 2016 Thailand Masters Grand Prix Gold in BangkokBWF's Princess Sirivannavari Thailand Masters 2016 Page Men's Singles: Lee Hyun-il Men's Doubles: Mohammad Ahsan / Hendra Setiawan Women's Singles: Ratchanok Intanon Women's Doubles: Tian Qing / Zhao Yunlei Mixed Doubles: Zheng Siwei / Chen Qingchen March 1–6: 2016 German Open Grand Prix Gold in MülheimBWF's YONEX German Open 2016 Page Men's Singles: Lin Dan Men's Doubles: Ko Sung-hyun / Shin Baek-cheol Women's Singles: Li Xuerui Women's Doubles: Huang Yaqiong / Tang Jinhua Mixed Doubles: Ko Sung-hyun / Kim Ha-na March 15–20: 2016 Swiss Open Grand Prix Gold in BaselBWF's Swiss Open 2016 Page Men's Singles: Prannoy Kumar Men's Doubles: Kim Astrup / Anders Skaarup Rasmussen Women's Singles: He Bingjiao Women's Doubles: Shizuka Matsuo / Mami Naito Mixed Doubles: Wang Yilyu / Chen Qingchen March 22–27: 2016 New Zealand Open Grand Prix in AucklandBWF's SKYCITY New Zealand Open 2016 Page Men's Singles: Huang Yuxiang Men's Doubles: Ko Sung-hyun / Shin Baek-cheol Women's Singles: Sung Ji-hyun Women's Doubles: Yuki Fukushima / Sayaka Hirota Mixed Doubles: Chan Peng Soon / Goh Liu Ying