2019 BWF season
The 2019 BWF season was the overall badminton circuit organized by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) for the 2019 badminton season to publish and promote the sport. The world badminton tournament in 2019 consisted of:
1. BWF Tournaments (Grade 1; Major Events)
- BWF World Mixed Team Championships (Sudirman Cup)
- BWF World Championships
| Details | |
|---|---|
| Duration | 8 January – 22 December |
| Tournaments | 143 |
| Categories | Grade 1: 2 (Individuals, Teams) Grade 2 – BWF World Tour Finals: 1 Grade 2 – Super 1000: 3 Grade 2 – Super 750: 5 Grade 2 – Super 500: 7 Grade 2 – Super 300: 11 Grade 2 – Super 100: 10 Grade 3 – International Challenge: 28 Grade 3 – International Series: 38 Grade 3 – Future Series: 26 Continental Championships: 9 |
| Achievements (singles) | |
| Awards | |
| Player of the year | Kento Momota (Male) Huang Yaqiong (Female) |
← 2018 2020 → | |
2. BWF World Tour (Grade 2)
- Level 1 (BWF World Tour Finals)
- Level 2 (BWF World Tour Super 1000)
- Level 3 (BWF World Tour Super 750)
- Level 4 (BWF World Tour Super 500)
- Level 5 (BWF World Tour Super 300)
- Level 6 (BWF Tour Super 100)
3. Continental Circuit (Grade 3) BWF Open Tournaments: BWF International Challenge, BWF International Series, and BWF Future Series.
The Sudirman Cup were teams event. The others – Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300, Super 100, International Challenge, International Series, and Future Series are all individual tournaments. The higher the level of tournament, the larger the prize money and the more ranking points available.
The 2019 BWF season calendar comprises these six levels of BWF tournaments.