2024 BWF season


The 2024 BWF season was the overall badminton circuit organized by the Badminton World Federation for the 2024 badminton season. The world badminton tournament in 2024 consists of:
1. BWF tournaments
2. BWF World Tour
  • Level 1
  • Level 2
  • Level 3
  • Level 4
  • Level 5
  • Level 6
3. Continental Circuit BWF Open Tournaments: BWF International Challenge, BWF International Series, and BWF Future Series.
The Thomas & Uber Cup was a teams event. The others – Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300, Super 100, International Challenge, International Series, and Future Series were all individual tournaments. The higher the level of tournament, the larger the prize money and the more ranking points were available.
The 2024 BWF season calendar comprised these six levels of BWF tournaments.

Schedule

This is the complete schedule of events on the 2024 calendar, with the champions and runners-up documented.
;Key
Olympics
World Tour Finals
Super 1000
Super 750
Super 500
Super 300
Super 100
International Challenge
International Series
Future Series
Continental events/Team Events

August

Retirements

Following is a list of notable players who announced their retirement from professional badminton, during the 2024 season:B. Sai Praneeth reached a career-high ranking of no. 10 in the men's singles on 12 November 2019. He announced his retirement on 4 March 2024. The 2023 Guwahati Masters was his last tournament.Marcus Fernaldi Gideon reached a career-high ranking of no. 1 in the men's doubles on 16 March 2017. He announced his retirement on 9 March 2024. The 2023 Guwahati Masters was his last tournament.Takuto Inoue reached a career-high ranking of No. 7 in men's doubles on 12 July 2018. The BIPROGY badminton team announced Inoue's retirement on 1 April 2024. The 2023 Malaysia International was his last tournament.Kento Momota reached a career-high ranking of no. 1 in the men's singles on 27 September 2018. He announced his retirement on 2 May 2024. He was a 2-time World Champion. The 2024 Thomas Cup was his last tournament.Ribka Sugiarto reached a career-high ranking of no. 25 in the women's doubles on 10 October 2023. She announced her retirement on 10 May 2024. The 2024 Uber Cup was her last tournament.Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo reached a career-high ranking of no. 1 in the men's doubles on 16 March 2017. He announced his retirement on 16 May 2024. The 2023 Japan Masters was his last tournament.Taichi Saito reached a career-high ranking of no. 14 in the men's doubles on 30 January 2024. He announced his retirement on 31 May 2024. The 2024 Thomas Cup was his last tournament. Rena Miyaura reached a career-high ranking of no. 11 in the women's doubles on 23 January 2024. She announced her retirement on 6 June 2024. The 2024 Uber Cup was her last tournament.He Bingjiao reached a career-high ranking of no. 5 in the women singles on 17 October 2023. She won the silver medal at the [Badminton at the Badminton at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Men's doubles|2024 Summer Olympics – Women's singles|2024 Summer Olympics]. As a key member of the Chinese team, she was part of title-winning Sudirman Cup and Uber Cup teams. BWF announced He Bingjiao's retirement on 13 August 2024. The 2024 Summer Olympics was her last tournament.Liu Yuchen reached a career-high ranking of no. 1 in the men's doubles on 6 April 2017. He won the silver medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics. He was also a 1-time World Champion. He announced his retirement on 19 August 2024. The 2024 Summer Olympics was his last tournament.Ou Xuanyi reached a career-high ranking of no. 2 in the men's doubles on 30 May 2023. He announced his retirement on 19 August 2024. The 2024 Summer Olympics was his last tournament.Tan Qiang reached a career-high ranking of no. 10 in the men's doubles on 23 July 2019. He announced his retirement on 19 August 2024. The 2024 Ruichang China Masters was his last tournament.Kanta Tsuneyama reached a career-high ranking of no. 10 in the men's singles on 26 November 2019. He announced his retirement from international badminton on 22 August 2024. The 2024 Japan Open was his last tournament.Wakana Nagahara reached a career-high ranking of no. 1 in the women's doubles on 30 April 2019. She won two consecutive women's doubles titles at the BWF World Championships, at the 2018 and 2019 editions. She announced her retirement from international badminton on 4 September 2024. The 2024 Japan Open was her last tournament.Lee Yang reached a career-high ranking of no. 2 in the Men's doubles on 27 September 2022. He won the Olympic Games in 2021 and 2024. He announced his retirement on 8 September 2024. The 2024 BWF World Tour Finals was his last tournament.Aya Ohori reached a career-high ranking of no. 7 in the Women's singles on 17 December 2024. She announced her retirement on 8 November 2024. The 2024 BWF World Tour Finals was her last tournament.Lauren Smith reached a career-high ranking of no. 7 in the Mixed doubles on 21 June 2018. She announced her retirement on 10 November 2024. The 2024 European Championships was her last tournament.Marcus Ellis reached a career-high ranking of no. 7 in the Mixed doubles on 21 June 2018. He announced his retirement on 10 November 2024. The 2024 European Championships was his last tournament.Zheng Siwei reached a career-high ranking of no. 1 in the Mixed doubles on 22 December 2016. He became Olympic champion in 2024 and is also a 3-time World Champion. He announced his retirement on 29 November 2024. The 2024 BWF World Tour Finals was his last tournament.Naru Shinoya reached a career-high ranking of No. 13 in mixed doubles on 27 December 2022. She announced her retirement on 30 December 2024. The 2024 Malaysia International was her last tournament.