BWF World Tour (Level 5–6)
The BWF World Tour (Level 5–6), announced on March 19, 2017 and will come into effect starting from 2018, is a part of BWF World Tour, a Grade 2 tournament, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF).
Features
Prize money
This table shows minimum total prize money for each Level 5 and Level 6 tournament. All values are in United States dollar.
Year |
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Level 5 |
150,000 |
170,000 |
200,000 |
|
Level 6 |
75,000 |
90,000 |
100,000 |
|
Level 5 and 6 only offer prize money to players/pairs that qualified starting from last 16 of the main draw. The prize money is distributed via the following formula:
$Total\ prize\ money\ \times \frac{Percentage}{100}$
Round |
Men's singles |
Women's singles |
Men's doubles |
Women's doubles |
Mixed doubles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Winner |
7.5% |
7.5% |
7.9% |
7.9% |
7.9% |
Runner-up |
3.8% |
3.8% |
3.8% |
3.8% |
3.8% |
Semi-finalist |
1.45% |
1.45% |
1.40% |
1.40% |
1.40% |
Quarter-finalist |
0.6% |
0.6% |
0.725% |
0.725% |
0.725% |
Last 16 |
0.35% |
0.35% |
0.375% |
0.375% |
0.375% |
World Ranking points
Info on World Ranking points are yet to be found.
Nationality separation
There are nationality separation in the first round of Level 5 and 6 tournaments.
Entries
Level |
Entries closed |
No of players/pairs |
Qualifying round |
|---|---|---|---|
Level 5 |
35 days before tournament date |
All disciplines: 32 (28 main + 4Q) |
Yes (if any) |
Level 6 |
Men's Singles (MS): 48(40 main + 8Q) |
Each tournament will be held in six days, with the main round in five days.
Umpires
Current regulations state that at least six umpires must be from member associations other than the host member association, at least four BWF and two continental certificated umpires with well spread nationality. All umpires and service judges shall meet the eligibility criteria set for the panel of Technical Officials they belong to.
Tournaments
In every four years, the BWF Council will review the countries that host a BWF World Tour tournament.
There will be a minimum of eleven, up to fifteen Level 5 tournaments, and a number of Level 6 tournaments to be decided by BWF in a season.
Tournament |
Season |
|---|---|
2018 |
|
Australian Open |
● |
Bitburger Masters |
● |
Canada Open |
● |
China Level 6 |
● |
Chinese Taipei Open |
● |
Dutch Open |
● |
German Open |
● |
Hyderabad Open |
● |
Indonesia Level 6 |
● |
Japan Masters |
● |
Korea Masters |
● |
Macau Open |
● |
New Zealand Open |
● |
Orleans Masters |
● |
Russian Open |
● |
Scotland Open |
● |
Spain Open |
● |
Swiss Open |
● |
Syed Modi International |
● |
Thailand Masters |
● |
U.S. Open |
● |
Vietnam Open |
● |
BWF World Tour Finals
At the end of the BWF World Tour circuit, top eight players/pairs in the BWF World Tour standing of each discipline, with the maximum of two players/pairs from the same member association, are required to play in a final tournament known as the BWF World Tour Finals. It will offer minimum total prize money of USD$1,500,000.
If two or more players are tie in ranking, the selection of players will based on the following criteria:
- The players who participated in the most BWF World Tour tournaments;
- The players who collected the most points in BWF World Tour tournaments starting July 1.
Performances by countries
Tabulated below are the BWF World Tour (Level 5–6) performances based on countries. Only countries who have won a title are listed:
Team |
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
Total |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
''TBD |
Title sponsors
- 2018–2021: ''TBD