2023 BWF season


The 2023 BWF season is the overall badminton circuit organized by the Badminton World Federation for the 2023 badminton season. The world badminton tournament in 2023 consists of:
1. BWF tournaments
2. BWF World Tour
3. Continental Circuit BWF Open Tournaments: BWF International Challenge, BWF International Series, and BWF Future Series.
The Sudirman Cup is mixed 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 2023 BWF season calendar comprises these six levels of BWF tournaments.

Schedule

This is the complete schedule of events on the 2023 calendar, with the champions and runners-up documented.
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World Championships
World Tour Finals
Super 1000
Super 750
Super 500
Super 300
Super 100
International Challenge
International Series
Future Series
Continental events/Team Events

August

BWF Player of the Year Awards

The followings are the nominees and the winners of the 2023 BWF Player of the Year Awards.

Retirements

Following is a list of notable players who announced their retirement from professional badminton, during the 2023 season:Mychelle Crhystine Bandaso reached a career-high ranking of no. 27 in mixed doubles on 9 August 2022. She won her first BWF World Tour title at the 2019 Russian Open Super 100 event in mixed doubles with her partner Adnan Maulana. She also won a bronze medal in the individual event at the 2021 Southeast Asian Games. According to former badminton player Debby Susanto, Bandaso retired due to an unspecified medical condition. The 2022 Indonesia Masters was her last tournament.Brice Leverdez reached a career-high ranking of no. 19 in men's singles on 12 July 2018. He won the 2013 Mediterranean Games, and won the 2013 Scottish Open. He also won a silver medal in the men's singles at the 2019 European Games. The 2023 Orléans Masters was his last tournament.Liew Daren reached a career-high ranking of no. 10 in men's singles on 7 March 2013. He won the 2012 French Open, and won the bronze medal at the 2018 World Championships. Liew was also part of the Malaysian team who won the silver medal at the 2014 Thomas Cup and the gold at the mixed team event at the 2014 Commonwealth Games. Liew announced his retirement on 26 April 2023, to focus full time on coaching fellow Malaysian player Lee Zii Jia. The 2023 Swiss Open was his last tournament.Puttita Supajirakul reached a career-high ranking of no. 9 in the women's doubles on 22 June 2017 and no. 34 in the mixed doubles on 27 November 2014. She announced her retirement from the Thai national team through her social media account on 30 May 2023. The 2023 Malaysia Masters was her last tournament.Wang Yilyu reached a career-high ranking of no. 1 in the mixed doubles on 12 April 2018, and no. 10 in the men's doubles on 15 June 2017. BWF announced his retirement on 1 June 2023. The 2023 Indonesia Masters was his last tournament.Du Yue reached a career-high ranking of no. 5 in the women's doubles on 17 March 2020, and no. 8 in the mixed doubles on 31 May 2018. BWF announced her retirement on 1 June 2023. The 2023 Spain Masters was her last tournament.Niluka Karunaratne reached a career-high ranking of no. 34 in the men's singles on 27 June 2013. He announced his retirement on 1 October 2023.