BWF Botswana International 2025: Points And Prize Money

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The Botswana International 2025 badminton tournament is underway from November 20 to November 23, 2025 in Otse, Botswana. It is a Future Series level tournament, part of the BWF World Ranking and the BCA Circuit.

The event is being staged at the Otse Police College Indoor Gymnasium. 

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Botswana International 2025: Schedule

Here is the match schedule for the tournament:

Date Day Scheduled Start Time (Local) Events
Nov 20, 2025 Thursday 09:00 hrs Qualifying Rounds and/or Round of 32 (All categories: MS, WS, MD, WD, XD)
Nov 21, 2025 Friday 09:00 hrs Round of 32 and/or Round of 16 (All categories)
Nov 22, 2025 Saturday 09:00 hrs All Quarter-Finals (All categories)
14:30 hrs All Semi-Finals (All categories)
Nov 23, 2025 Sunday 10:00 hrs Finals (All categories)

Botswana International 2025: Points Distribution

The Botswana International 2025 is a BWF Future Series tournament, which is the lowest tier of the BWF Continental Circuit (Grade 3). The points awarded are standard for all Future Series events sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation.

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Here is the BWF World Ranking points distribution for a Future Series tournament:

Position Points 
Winner 1,700
Runner-up 1,420
Semi-Finalists 1,170
Quarter-Finalists 920
Round of 16 600
Round of 32 350
Round of 64 130
Round of 128 60
Round of 256 20

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Botswana International 2025: Prize Money 

Unlike the higher-level BWF World Tour events (Super 300 to Super 1000), tournaments at the Future Series level are generally not required to offer prize money by the BWF regulations, but many do, often with a total prize pool of around $3,000 USD to $5,000 USD.

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The official prospectus or event details for the Botswana International 2025 do not specify a guaranteed minimum prize money at this time, which is common for Future Series events. However, similar Future Series or lower-tier International Series events often have a total prize purse ranging from $3,000 USD to $10,000 USD..

If the organizers do offer prize money, the distribution is generally weighted heavily towards the winners and runners-up across the five events.

Here is an approximate breakdown of the prize pool:

Placement Approx. % of Total Prize Pool Typical Payout (Singles) Typical Payout (Doubles Pair)
Winner 15–20% $1,000 USD $1,000 USD
Runner-up 8–10% $500 USD $500 USD
Semi-Finalists 4–5% $250 USD $250 USD
Quarter-Finalists 2–3% $100–$150 USD $100–$150 USD
Round of 16 1–2% $50–$75 USD $50–$75 USD