The Maldives International is an open international badminton tournament in Maldives organized by the Badminton Association of Maldives and sanctioned by the Badminton Asia Confederation and Badminton World Federation. This tournament has been an International Challenge level before it went into hiatus in 2014. This tournament held at the Malé sports complex, and offered world ranking points with total prize money US$15,000.

In 2010, India won two titles from the men's and women's singles event. Anand Pawar won the men's singles title after defeated Dinuka Karunaratne of Sri Lanka with the score 21–14, 21–18, while his compatriot Trupti Murgunde won the women's singles title after Ann Venice Alcala Malvinne of Philippines retired with a hamstring injury at the score 21–10, 11–3. The men's doubles title goes to Pakistani Kashif Ali Sulehri and Rizwan Azam, and the Japanese pair Chinami Okui and Yukie Sumida won the women's doubles title. Kennevic Asuncion and Karyn Velez won the mixed doubles title outlasted Sri Lanka's Udara Nayanajith and Renu Chandrika Hettiarachchige, 24–22, 17–21, 21–13.

In 2011, Pablo Abián of Spain with his fast movement on the court, excellent physics, and speed of strokes won the men's singles title. The 15 years old, P. V. Sindhu produced a stunning performance to win the women's singles title. She beat Carolina Marín in the third round and Agnese Allegrini in the semi-final. The men's, women's, and mixed doubles title goes to Singapore (Ashton Chen Yong Zhao and Derek Wong Zi Liang), Japan (Miki Komori and Nao Miyoshi) and Canada (Toby Ng and Grace Gao) respectively.

In 2012, K. Srikanth emerged as the title winner by ending the men's singles final set in three games with a margin of 13–21, 21–11 and 21–16 of Zulfadli Zulkiffli. Japan won three titles from the women's singles, men's doubles and women's doubles event. Raj Popat of Wales and Devi Tika Permatasari of Indonesia emerged as the winner of the mixed doubles title after defeating Sri Lanka’s Hasitha Chanaka and Kavindi Ishandika Sirimannage.

In 2013, Indonesia managed to put 6 representatives in the final round, and won two titles in the men's singles and women's doubles event after created All Indonesian finals. Hanna Ramadini lost to Michelle Li of Canada in the women's singles final and Arya Maulana Aldiartama/Alfian Eko Prasetya defeated by the Taiwanese pair Tien Tzu-chieh and Wang Chi-lin. Indian pair K. Nandagopal and Maneesha Kukkapalli clinched the mixed doubles title after registering a straight-game victory over Kim Dae-sung and Oh Bo-kyung of South Korea.

Previous winners Maldives International Challenge YearMen's singlesWomen's singlesMen's doublesWomen's doublesMixed doubles2010Maldives International Challenge 2010 winners Anand Pawar Trupti Murgunde Kashif Ali Sulehri Rizwan Azam Chinami Okui Yukie Sumida Kennevic Asuncion Karyn Velez2011Maldives International Badminton Challenge 2011 winners Pablo Abián P. V. Sindhu Ashton Chen Yong Zhao Derek Wong Miki Komori Nao Miyoshi Toby Ng Grace Gao2012Maldives International Badminton Challenge 2012 winners Srikanth Kidambi Sayaka Takahashi Kazuya Itani Tomoya Takashina Naoko Fukuman Kurumi Yonao Raj Popat Devi Tika Permatasari2013Li-Ning Maldives International Badminton Challenge 2013 winners Fikri Ihsandi Hadmadi Michelle Li Tien Tzu-chieh Wang Chi-lin Maretha Dea Giovani Melvira Oklamona Nandagopal Kidambi Maneesha Kukkapalli2014–2018No competition2019Maldives International Challenge 2019 winners Kaushal Dharmamer Iris Wang Keiichiro Matsui Yoshinori Takeuchi Sayaka Hobara Natsuki Sone Chaloempon Charoenkitamorn Chasinee Korepap2020Maldives International Challenge 2020 (Cancelled)Cancelled 2021Maldives Badminton International Challenge 2021 (Cancelled)Cancelled 2022LI NING Maldives International Challenge 2022 winners Luís Enrique Peñalver Aakarshi Kashyap Rohan Kapoor B. Sumeeth Reddy Chisato Hoshi Miyu Takahashi Rohan Kapoor N. Sikki Reddy2023LI-NING Maldives International Challenge 2023 winners Ravi Ashmita Chaliha Pharanyu Kaosamaang Worrapol Thongsa-nga Laksika Kanlaha Phataimas Muenwong Hoo Pang Ron Teoh Mei Xing2024Maldives International Challenge 2024 (Cancelled)Cancelled

Maldives International Series YearMen's singlesWomen's singlesMen's doublesWomen's doublesMixed doubles2021Maldives International Series 2021(Cancelled)Cancelled2022No competition2023Maldives International Series 2023 winners Krishna Adi Nugraha Sorano Yoshikawa Choi Jian Sheng Bryan Goonting Ho Lo Ee Amanda Yap Sathish Kumar Karunakaran Aadya Variyath2024No competition

Maldives Future Series YearMen's singlesWomen's singlesMen's doublesWomen's doublesMixed doubles2019Maldives International Future Series 2019 winners Kantawat Leelavechabutr Malvika Bansod Vaibhaav Prakash Raj Kuo Yu-wen Lin Wan-ching Lu Chia-pin Lin Wan-ching2020Maldives International Future Series 2020 (Cancelled)Cancelled2021Maldives International Future Series 2021(Cancelled)Cancelled2022–2024No competition

Performances by nation

Maldives International Challenge

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Maldives International Series

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Maldives Future Series

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References

External links Badminton Association of Maldives