Grand Prix
- German Open
- February 26–March 2, RWE Rhein-Ruhr Sporthalle, Mülheim, Germany.
| Category | Winners | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles | Lee Hyun-il | Sho Sasaki | 22–20, 21–5 |
| Women's singles | Jun Jae-youn | Wang Yihan | 25–23, 21–10 |
| Men's doubles | Lee Jae-jin / Hwang Ji-man | Jung Jae-sung / Lee Yong-dae | 21–13, 21–19 |
| Women's doubles | Lee Kyung-won / Lee Hyo-jung | Miyuki Maeda / Satoko Suetsuna | 21–17, 21–16 |
| Mixed doubles | Lee Yong-dae / Lee Hyo-jung | He Hanbin / Yu Yang | 9–21, 27–25, 21–18 |
- U.S. Open
- July 8–13, Orange County Badminton Club, Orange, California, United States.
| Category | Winners | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles | Andrew Dabeka | Martin Bille Larsen | 21–14, 21–9 |
| Women's singles | Lili Zhou | Chloe Magee | 23–21, 21–16 |
| Men's doubles | Howard Bach / Khan Malaythong | Halim Haryanto Ho / Raju Rai | 21–14, 21–19 |
| Women's doubles | Chang Li-Ying / Hung Shih-Chieh | Tsai Pei-Ling / Yang Chia-Chen | 21–19, 21–14 |
| Mixed doubles | Halim Haryanto Ho / Peng Yun | Mike Beres / Valerie Loker | 21–13, 21–16 |
- Bitburger Open
- September 30–October 5, Saarlandhalle, Saarbrücken, Germany.
| Category | Winners | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles | Chetan Anand | Arvind Bhat | 23–25, 24–22, 23–21 |
| Women's singles | Maria Febe Kusumastuti | Aditi Mutatkar | 22–24, 21–8, 23–21 |
| Men's doubles | Mathias Boe / Carsten Mogensen | Kristof Hopp / Johannes Schöttler | 21–11, 21–15 |
| Women's doubles | Helle Nielsen / Marie Roepke | Shendy Puspa Irawati / Meiliana Jauhari | 21–15, 21–18 |
| Mixed doubles | Diju Valiyaveetil / Jwala Gutta | Joachim Fischer Nielsen / Christinna Pedersen | 8–21, 21–17, 22–20 |
- Pan Am Badminton Championships
- October 3–5, Club de Regatas, Lima, Peru.
| Category | Winners | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles | David Snider | Stephan Wojcikiewicz | 21–7, 23–21 |
| Women's singles | Claudia Rivero | Christina Aicardi | 21–14, 21–16 |
| Men's doubles | Toby Ng / William Milroy | Rodolfo Ramirez / Kevin Cordón | 21–16, 21–9 |
| Women's doubles | Christina Aicardi / Claudia Rivero | Fiona McKee / Valerie Loker | 21–19, 21–15 |
| Mixed doubles | William McRoy / Fiona McKee | Toby Ng / Valerie Loker | 21–12, 16–21, 21–18 |
- Bulgaria Open
- October 7–12, Sofia Hall, Sofia, Bulgaria.
| Category | Winners | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles | Joachim Persson | Hsieh Yu-hsing | 17–21, 21–19, 21–19 |
| Women's singles | Petya Nedelcheva | Rosaria Yusfin Pungkasari | 21–14, 21–12 |
| Men's doubles | Mathias Boe / Carsten Mogensen | Fran Kurniawan / Wijaya Rendra | 25–23, 21–16 |
| Women's doubles | Jwala Gutta / Shruti Kurian | Shendy Puspa Irawati / Meiliana Jauhari | 21–11, 21–19 |
| Mixed doubles | Diju V. / Jwala Gutta | Fran Kurniawan / Shendy Puspa Irawati | 15–21, 21–18, 21–19 |
- Russian Open
- November 4–9, USC Druzhba, Moscow, Russia.
| Category | Winners | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles | Dicky Palyama | Stanislav Pukhov | 21–12, 21–18 |
| Women's singles | Ella Diehl | Larisa Griga | 21–10, 17–21, 21–12 |
| Men's doubles | Vitalij Durkin / Alexandr Nikolaenko | Vladimir Ivanov / Ivan Sozonov | 21–11, 21–15 |
| Women's doubles | Valeria Sorokina / Nina Vislova | Petya Nedelcheva / Dimitria Popstoykova | 21–18, 21–8 |
| Mixed doubles | Aleksandr Nikolaenko / Valeria Sorokina | Vitalij Durkin / Nina Vislova | 21–19, 21–19 |
- New Zealand Open
- November 11–16, North Shore Events Centre, Auckland, New Zealand.
| Category | Winners | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles | Lee Tsuen Seng | Sairul Amar Ayob | 24–22, 21–17 |
| Women's singles | Zhou Mi | Rachel Hindley | 21–10, 21–15 |
| Men's doubles | Chen Hung-ling / Lin Yu-Lang | Fernando Kurniawan / Lingga Lie | 22–20, 21–10 |
| Women's doubles | Chien Yu-chin / Chou Chia-Chi | Haw Chiou Hwee / Lim Pek Siah | 21–8, 21–15 |
| Mixed doubles | Chen Hung-ling / Chou Chia-Chi | Hsieh Yu-hsing / Chien Yu-chin | 21–18, 22–20 |
- Vietnam Open
- December 2–7, Phan Dinh Phung Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
| Category | Winners | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles | Nguyen Tien Minh | Chan Yan Kit | 24–22, 21–18 |
| Women's singles | Zhang Beiwen | Xing Aiying | 11–21, 21–19, 22–20 |
| Men's doubles | Choong Tan Fook / Lee Wan Wah | Fran Kurniawan / Wijaya Rendra | 21–14, 21–10 |
| Women's doubles | Shendy Puspa Irawati / Meiliana Jauhari | Shinta Mulia Sari / Yao Lei | 21–16, 19–21, 21–11 |
| Mixed doubles | Tontowi Ahmad / Shendy Puspa Irawati | Riky Widianto / Vanessa Neo Yu Yan | 21–17, 21–9 |
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