Grand Prix Gold
- India Open
- April 1–6, Kotla Vijay Bhaskar Reddy Indoor Stadium, Hyderabad, India.
| Category | Winners | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles | Boonsak Ponsana | Chetan Anand | 21–16, 21–12 |
| Women's singles | Zhou Mi | Lu Lan | 21–14, 21–14 |
| Men's doubles | Guo Zhendong / Xie Zhongbo | Chan Chong Ming / Chew Choon Eng | 19–21, 21–14, 21–12 |
| Women's doubles | Chien Yu-chin / Cheng Wen-hsing | Miyuki Maeda / Satoko Suetsuna | 21–17, 21–16 |
| Mixed doubles | He Hanbin / Yu Yang | Kristof Hopp / Birgit Overzier | 21–18, 21–9 |
- European Badminton Championships
- April 12–20, Messecenter Herning, Herning, Denmark.
| Category | Winners | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles | Kenneth Jonassen | Joachim Persson | 21–13, 21–16 |
| Women's singles | Xu Huaiwen | Tine Rasmussen | 12–21, 21–12, 21–17 |
| Men's doubles | Lars Paaske / Jonas Rasmussen | Jens Eriksen / Martin Lundgaard Hansen | 21–19, 21–16 |
| Women's doubles | Kamilla Rytter Juhl / Lena Frier Kristiansen | Gail Emms / Donna Kellogg | 21–18, 21–18 |
| Mixed doubles | Anthony Clark / Donna Kellogg | Robert Mateusiak / Nadieżda Kostiuczyk | 16–21, 22–20, 21–15 |
- Thailand Open
- June 24–29, Nimibutr National Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand.
| Category | Winners | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles | Lin Dan | Boonsak Ponsana | 17–21, 21–15, 21–13 |
| Women's singles | Xie Xingfang | Lu Lan | 26–24, 21–7 |
| Men's doubles | Cai Yun / Fu Haifeng | Guo Zhendong / Xie Zhongbo | 21–17, Retired |
| Women's doubles | Yang Wei / Zhang Jiewen | Chin Eei Hui / Wong Pei Tty | 15–21, 21–13, 21–13 |
| Mixed doubles | Xie Zhongbo / Zhang Yawen | He Hanbin / Yu Yang | 23–25, 21–10, 23–21 |
- Chinese Taipei Open
- September 9–14, Taipei County Shinjuang Stadium, Taipei, Republic of China (Taiwan)
| Category | Winners | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles | Simon Santoso | Roslin Hashim | 21–18, 13–21, 21–10 |
| Women's singles | Saina Nehwal | Lydia Cheah | 21–8, 21–19 |
| Men's doubles | Mathias Boe / Carsten Mogensen | Candra Wijaya / Tony Gunawan | 22–20, 21–14 |
| Women's doubles | Chien Yu Chin / Cheng Wen-hsing | Rani Mundiasti / Jo Novita | 21–16, 21–17 |
| Mixed doubles | Devin Lahardi / Lita Nurlita | Fang Chieh-min / Cheng Wen-hsing | 14–21, 21–11, 21–19 |
- Macau Open
- September 30–October 5, Venetian Arena, Macau.
| Category | Winners | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles | Taufik Hidayat | Lee Chong Wei | 21–19, 21–15 |
| Women's singles | Zhou Mi | Julia Wong Pei Xian | 21–13, 21–19 |
| Men's doubles | Koo Kien Keat / Tan Boon Heong | Fang Chieh-min / Lee Sheng-mu | 21–16, 21–18 |
| Women's doubles | Cheng Shu / Zhao Yunlei | Ma Jin / Wang Xiaoli | 21–15, 21–18 |
| Mixed doubles | Xu Chen / Zhao Yunlei | Yohan Hadikusumo Wiratama / Chau Hoi Wah | 21–15, 21–16 |
- Dutch Open
- October 14–19, Top Sport Center, Nijmegen, Netherlands.
| Category | Winners | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles | Andre Tedjono | Chetan Anand | 21–15, 11–21, 21–19 |
| Women's singles | Yao Jie | Linda Zechiri | 21–14, 21–13 |
| Men's doubles | Fran Kurniawan / Rendra Wijaya | Rupesh Kumar / Sanave Thomas | 21–18, 21–18 |
| Women's doubles | Lena Frier Kristiansen / Kamilla Rytter Juhl | Shendy Puspa Irawati / Meiliana Jauhari | 21–16, 25–23 |
| Mixed doubles | Joachim Fisher Nielsen / Christinna Pedersen | Fran Kurniawan / Shendy Puspa Irawati | 21–17, 21–9 |
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