The Osaka International, initially known as the Osaka Satellite, was an international badminton tournament held annually in Osaka, Japan, from 2007 to 2023. Sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) as an International Challenge level event, it was hosted by the Nippon Badminton Association (NBA) and overseen by the Osaka Prefectural Badminton Association. The event was discontinued after the 2023 edition.
Controversies 2016 Cancellation Cancellation of the 2016 Osaka International resulted from the Nippon Badminton Association (NBA) missing the application deadline set by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF had notified the NBA in October 2014 of a deadline change from August to April, but this was reportedly overlooked by NBA staff. The NBA's application, submitted in August 2015 (four months past the revised deadline), was consequently rejected. Following the cancellation, Kinji Zeniya, then executive director of the NBA, publicly apologized and stated the association planned to reapply the next year.
Discontinuation The discontinuation of the Osaka International, effective from 2024, was announced by the NBA on 27 October 2023. The decision followed discussions with tournament stakeholders and was communicated to Badminton Asia and the BWF. According to the NBA, the discontinuation stemmed from a re-evaluation of its organizational structure and funding allocation. The NBA noted that the Osaka International had received higher funding compared to other tournaments. When the NBA proposed adjusting future funding to align with other events, the Osaka Prefectural Badminton Association indicated difficulty in continuing under those terms and relinquished its hosting role.
Previous winners YearMen's singlesWomen's singlesMen's doublesWomen's doublesMixed doublesRef2007 Shō Sasaki Eriko Hirose Han Sang-hoon Cho Gun-woo Aki Akao Tomomi Matsuda Keita Masuda Miyuki Maeda 2008 Kōichi Saeki Megumi Taruno Kwon Yi-goo Ko Sung-hyun Kumiko Ogura Reiko Shiota Kwon Yi-goo Ha Jung-eun 2009 Lee Cheol-ho Ai Gotō Yoshiteru Hirobe Hajime Komiyama Misaki Matsutomo Ayaka Takahashi Hsieh Yu-Hsing Chien Yu-chin 2010 Sho Sasaki Wang Rong Hirokatsu Hashimoto Noriyasu Hirata Mizuki Fujii Reika Kakiiwa Kenichi Hayakawa Shizuka Matsuo 2011 Keigo Sonoda Minatsu Mitani Takatoshi Kurose Keigo Sonoda Miri Ichimaru Shiho Tanaka Takeshi Kamura Koharu Yonemoto 2012 Kazumasa Sakai Sayaka Takahashi Takeshi Kamura Keigo Sonoda Rie Etō Yū Wakita Riky Widianto Richi Puspita Dili 2013 Kazuteru Kozai Kaori Imabeppu Kenta Kazuno Kazushi Yamada Lukhi Apri Nugroho Annisa Saufika 2014 Ng Ka Long Yui Hashimoto Shizuka Matsuo Mami Naito Muhammad Rijal Vita Marissa 2015 Jeon Hyeok-jin Sayaka Takahashi Chen Qingchen Jia Yifan Kim Duck-young Eom Hye-won 2016no competition2017 Yu Igarashi Sayaka Takahashi Wang Sijie Zhuge Lukai Kim So-yeong Yoo Hae-won Wang Sijie Ni Bowen 2018 Ayumi Mine Hirokatsu Hashimoto Hiroyuki Saeki Naoko Fukuman Kurumi Yonao Kim Won-ho Lee Yu-rim 2019 Koki Watanabe Saena Kawakami Ko Sung-hyun Shin Baek-cheol Sayaka Hobara Natsuki Sone Kim Won-ho Jeong Na-eun 2020Cancelled 20202021Cancelled 20212022Cancelled 20222023 Yushi Tanaka Shiori Saito Hiroki Midorikawa Kyohei Yamashita Lee Yu-lim Shin Seung-chan Wang Chan Shin Seung-chan 2023 winners2024Cancelled and discontinued
Performances by nation
Pos Nation MS WS MD WD XD Total 1 * 10 12 9 10 3 44 2 2 3 2 5 12 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 5 1 1 1 1 1 1 Total 13 13 13 13 13 65 Host nation
See also Japan Open Japan Masters
References
External links Ōsaka International Challenge Badminton senshuken (Japanese)