October 2026

37 events · 3,177 matches · 511 upsets · 99 titles

🎯 Still to play — your call

Country progress

Malaysia's October: 138 wins, 5 titles, 22 world top-50 places. Share

Indonesia's October: 106 wins, 4 titles, 23 world top-50 places. Share

Breakthroughs

Biggest climbers

• LAI Po Yu / TSAI Fu Cheng ▲11Men's doubles · TPE · No. 37 → No. 26
• LEE Zii Jia ▲10Men's singles · MAS · No. 38 → No. 28
• Anders ANTONSEN ▲9Men's singles · DEN · No. 16 → No. 7
• GAO Jia Xuan / WU Meng Ying ▲9Mixed doubles · CHN · No. 33 → No. 24
• HU Zhe An ▲8Men's singles · CHN · No. 37 → No. 29
• Takuro HOKI / Yugo KOBAYASHI ▲7Men's doubles · JPN · No. 13 → No. 6

New in the world top 20

• Gabriela STOEVA / Stefani STOEVA Women's doubles · now No. 14 (was 21)
• LIN Chih-Chun / YANG Chu Yun Women's doubles · now No. 18 (was 23)
• LIU Kuang Heng / HSU Yin-Hui Mixed doubles · now No. 18 (was 23)
• Sayaka HIROTA / Ayako SAKURAMOTO Women's doubles · now No. 19 (was 24)
• Thuy Linh NGUYEN Women's singles · now No. 19 (was 25)
• LUO Yi / WANG Ting Ge Women's doubles · now No. 20 (was 27)

Giant-killers

• JIANG Zhen Bang / WEI Ya Xin (seed 2) beat FENG Yan Zhe / HUANG Dong Ping (seed 1)Victor Denmark Open 2026 · F · 21-18 8-21 21-16
• Aaron CHIA / SOH Wooi Yik (seed 4) beat KIM Won Ho / SEO Seung Jae (seed 1)Victor Denmark Open 2026 · SF · 21-14 21-18
• Hinata SUZUKI / Nao YAMAKITA (unseeded) beat Yuki FUKUSHIMA / Mayu MATSUMOTO (seed 1)Victor Denmark Open 2026 · R16 · 11-6
• Rasmus GEMKE (unseeded) beat Kunlavut VITIDSARN (seed 1)Victor Denmark Open 2026 · R32 · 13-21 21-17 21-12
• Anders ANTONSEN (seed 5) beat Christo POPOV (seed 2)Victor Denmark Open 2026 · SF · 9-21 21-16 21-13
• Akane YAMAGUCHI (seed 3) beat WANG Zhi Yi (seed 2)Victor Denmark Open 2026 · SF · 21-10 21-19

First titles on our records

• MARIA KORIAGINAWomen's singles · YONEX Bulgarian International Championship 2026
• Shao Hua CHIU / LIN Bing-WeiMen's doubles · YONEX Bendigo International 2026
• Aaron TAI / YAP Roy KingMen's doubles · CLASH OF CLANS Arctic Open 2026 powered by YONEX
• William Kryger BOE / Rasmus ESPERSENMen's doubles · NAVEK Türkiye International Challenge 2026
• Kevin LEE / Ty Alexander LINDEMANMen's doubles · Arise International Challenge 2026
• WANG Zi JunMen's singles · ALLIANZ Malaysia Super 100 2026

Who did well

Singles

• TUNG Ciou-Tong Women's singles · TPE · 12–2 · 1 title
• LIAO Jhuo-Fu Men's singles · TPE · 11–2 · 1 title
• Anders ANTONSEN Men's singles · DNK · 9–1 · 1 title
• Matthias KICKLITZ Men's singles · GER · 9–2 · 1 title
• CHEN Su Yu Women's singles · TPE · 9–2 · 1 title
• HUANG Ching Ping Women's singles · TPE · 8–1 · 1 title

Pairs

• Shao Hua CHIU / LIN Bing-Wei Men's doubles · TPE · 13–1 · 2 titles
• Andika RAMADIANSYAH / Nozomi SHIMIZU Mixed doubles · AUS · 11–1 · 2 titles
• JIANG Zhen Bang / WEI Ya Xin Mixed doubles · CHN · 10–0 · 2 titles
• Kevin LEE / Ty Alexander LINDEMAN Men's doubles · CAN · 8–0 · 2 titles

This month's events

• Victor Denmark Open 2026🔴 On now · Super 750 · Denmark · 13 Oct – 18 Oct🏆 MS: Alex LANIER · WS: AN Se Young · MD: Fajar ALFIAN / Muhammad Shohibul FIKRI · WD: Pearly TAN / THINAAH Muralitharan · XD: JIANG Zhen Bang / WEI Ya Xin
• French Open Badminton 2026Coming up · Super 750 · France · 20 Oct – 25 Oct
• VICTOR BWF World Junior Team Championships 2026Finished · Team event · Egypt · 05 Oct – 10 Oct
• BWF AirBadminton European Continental Championships 2026Finished · Team event · Greece · 14 Oct – 16 Oct
• Santo Domingo AirBadminton 2026Coming up · Team event · Dominican Republic · 19 Oct – 20 Oct
• CLASH OF CLANS Arctic Open 2026 powered by YONEXFinished · Super 500 · Finland · 06 Oct – 11 Oct🏆 MS: Anders ANTONSEN · WS: Mia BLICHFELDT · MD: Aaron TAI / YAP Roy King · WD: CHEN Fan Shu Tian / LUO Xu Min · XD: JIANG Zhen Bang / WEI Ya Xin
• HYLO Open 2026Coming up · Super 500 · Germany · 27 Oct – 01 Nov
• ALLIANZ Malaysia Super 100 2026🔴 On now · Super 100 · Malaysia · 13 Oct – 18 Oct🏆 MS: WANG Zi Jun · WS: YUAN An Qi · MD: JIN Yong / JO Song Hyun · WD: LEE Seo Jin / LEE Yeon Woo · XD: SHEN Xuan Yao / ZHANG Jia Han
• POLYTRON Kudus Indonesia Masters 2026Coming up · Super 100 · Indonesia · 20 Oct – 25 Oct
• Guatemala International Challenge 2026Finished · International Challenge · Guatemala · 29 Sep – 04 Oct🏆 MS: Jonathan MATIAS · WS: Juliana Viana VIEIRA · MD: Kevin LEE / Ty Alexander LINDEMAN · WD: Sania LIMA / Juliana Viana VIEIRA · XD: Timothy LOCK / Chloe HOANG
• YONEX Dutch Open 2026Finished · International Challenge · Netherlands · 30 Sep – 04 Oct🏆 MS: SU Li Yang · WS: Yvonne LI · MD: Christopher GRIMLEY / Matthew GRIMLEY · WD: Stine KUESPERT / Isabel LOHAU · XD: Jeppe SØBY / Sofie RØJKJÆR
• MAXX North Harbour International 2026Finished · International Challenge · New Zealand · 30 Sep – 04 Oct🏆 MS: Rei MIYASHITA · WS: TUNG Ciou-Tong · MD: Shao Hua CHIU / LIN Bing-Wei · WD: HSIEH Mi Yen / YU Chien Hui · XD: Andika RAMADIANSYAH / Nozomi SHIMIZU
• YONEX Bendigo International 2026Finished · International Challenge · Australia · 07 Oct – 11 Oct🏆 MS: LIAO Jhuo-Fu · WS: LIAO Jui-Chi · MD: Shao Hua CHIU / LIN Bing-Wei · WD: LIAO Jui-Chi / LIN YEN YU · XD: Andika RAMADIANSYAH / Nozomi SHIMIZU
• NAVEK Türkiye International Challenge 2026Finished · International Challenge · Turkey · 07 Oct – 11 Oct🏆 MS: Victor ørding KAUFFMANN · WS: Anmol KHARB · MD: William Kryger BOE / Rasmus ESPERSEN · WD: Mao HATASUE / Kanano MUROYA
• Arise International Challenge 2026Finished · International Challenge · United States · 07 Oct – 11 Oct🏆 MS: Muhammad Reza AL FAJRI · WS: HUANG Ching Ping · MD: Kevin LEE / Ty Alexander LINDEMAN · WD: Jackie DENT / Crystal LAI · XD: Davi SILVA / Sania LIMA
• ROKETTO Sydney International 2026🔴 On now · International Challenge · Australia · 14 Oct – 18 Oct🏆 MS: Muhammad Rafi Zafran FERARY · WS: CHEN Su Yu · MD: Solomon Jr. PADIZ / Julius VILLABRILLE · WD: Arisa ISHIDA / Akari SATO · XD: LU Chen / Yun Jung CHANG
• YONEX BYD Czech Open 2026🔴 On now · International Challenge · Czechia · 15 Oct – 18 Oct🏆 MS: Joakim OLDORFF · WS: SUNG Shuo Yun · MD: Alex GREEN / Zach RUSS · WD: Stine KUESPERT / Isabel LOHAU · XD: Jesper TOFT / Amalie Cecilie KUDSK
• Peru International Challenge 2026Coming up · International Challenge · Peru · 21 Oct – 25 Oct
• KBA DIAMOND JUBILEE India International Challenge 2026Coming up · International Challenge · India · 27 Oct – 01 Nov
• Uganda International Series 2026Finished · International Series · Uganda · 01 Oct – 04 Oct🏆 MS: Hein HTUT · WS: Aesha GANDHI · MD: Hafiz Hakimi HASHIM / Meng Fong WONG · WD: Akshita MANRAL / Ishita NEGI · XD: Hafiz Hakimi HASHIM / LIM Xuan
• YONEX German Ruhr U19 International 2026Finished · International Series · Germany · 07 Oct – 11 Oct
• XV Santo Domingo Open 2026🔴 On now · International Series · Dominican Republic · 14 Oct – 18 Oct🏆 MS: Matthias KICKLITZ · WS: Nayu SHIRAKAWA · MD: Izak BATALHA / Matheus VOIGT · WD: HSIEH Chih Ying / LEE Yu-Hsuan · XD: Justin SEIBEL / Miranda WILSON
• VICTOR Denmark Junior 2026🔴 On now · International Series · Denmark · 15 Oct – 18 Oct
• XVII Mexican International 2026Coming up · International Series · Mexico · 28 Oct – 01 Nov
• 51st VICTOR FZ FORZA Hungarian International Championships 2026Coming up · International Series · Hungary · 28 Oct – 31 Oct
• LI-NING Slovenia Junior International 2026Coming up · International Series · Slovenia · 29 Oct – 31 Oct
• YONEX Bulgarian International Championship 2026Finished · Future Series · Bulgaria · 01 Oct – 04 Oct🏆 MS: Christopher VITTORIANI · WS: MARIA KORIAGINA · MD: Andrija DODER / Sergej LUKIC · WD: MARIA KORIAGINA / Yaroslava VANTSAROVSKA · XD: Rokas LESINSKAS / Yaroslava VANTSAROVSKA
• Hellas International 2026Coming up · Future Series · Greece · 20 Oct – 23 Oct
• All Africa Junior Championships 2026 (Individual)Finished · Junior · Egypt · 30 Sep – 03 Oct
• YONEX German Ruhr U17 International 2026Finished · Junior · Germany · 07 Oct – 11 Oct
• VICTOR BWF World Junior Championships 2026Finished · Junior · Egypt · 11 Oct – 17 Oct
• VICTOR Denmark Junior U17 2026🔴 On now · Junior · Denmark · 15 Oct – 18 Oct
• RSL Finnish U17 Open 2026Coming up · Junior · Finland · 23 Oct – 25 Oct
• Luxembourg U17 2026Coming up · Junior · Luxembourg · 23 Oct – 25 Oct
• Hellas U17 International 2026Coming up · Junior · Greece · 30 Oct – 01 Nov
• Austrian U17 International 2026Coming up · Junior · Austria · 30 Oct – 01 Nov
• 5th ASIAN Para Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026🔴 On now · PARA · Japan · 16 Oct – 23 Oct

Top stories

• Alex LANIER beats Anders ANTONSEN to win the men's singles title this Victor Denmark Open 2026Victor Denmark Open 2026 · Final
• AN Se Young beats Akane YAMAGUCHI to win the women's singles title this Victor Denmark Open 2026Victor Denmark Open 2026 · Final

Coming next month

• Badminton Asia West Asia Regional Championships 2026 (Team)Team event · Bahrain · 05 Nov – 08 Nov
• Bénin AirBadminton International 2026Team event · Benin · 12 Nov – 14 Nov
• HYLO Open 2026Super 500 · Germany · 27 Oct – 01 Nov
• YEOSU VICTOR Korea Open 2026Super 500 · South Korea · 03 Nov – 08 Nov
• Kumamoto Masters Japan 2026Super 500 · Japan · 10 Nov – 15 Nov
• Victor Hong Kong Open 2026Super 500 · Hong Kong · 17 Nov – 22 Nov

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Counted from 3,177 results in our records across 37 events and the BWF world ranking (week 42). Updated 18 Oct 2026 23:24 UTC.