BWF Canadian International Challenge: Points And Prize Money

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The Canadian International Challenge 2025 badminton tournament is scheduled to take place from December 2 to 7. 2025 in Markham, Ontario, Canada. This is the ninth edition of the tournament.

The tournament will be staged at the Markham Pan Am Centre.

Canadian International Challenge 2025: Schedule

The tournament runs for six days and here is the schedule:

Date Event Stage Start Time (EST)
Dec 2 – 4 (Tue – Thu) Preliminary Rounds (Qualifiers, Round 1, Round 2) 1:00 PM
Dec 5 (Fri) Quarter-Finals TBD
Dec 6 (Sat) Semi-Finals TBD
Dec 7 (Sun) Finals (Championship Day) TBD

Canadian International Challenge 2025: Points Distribution

The 2025 Canadian International Challenge is a BWF Grade 3 – International Challenge level tournament. These events award a specific set of points to players based on how far they advance in the main draw.

Here is the BWF World Ranking Points Distribution for an International Challenge tournament:

Finishing Position BWF World Ranking Points
Winner (1st Place) 4,000
Runner-up (2nd Place) 3,400
Semi-finalist (3rd/4th Place) 2,800
Quarter-finalist (5th-8th Place) 2,200
Round of 16 (9th-16th Place) 1,520
Round of 32 (17th-32nd Place) 920
Round of 64 (33rd-64th Place) 360
Round of 128 (65th-128th Place) 170
Round of 256 (129th-256th Place) 70

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Canadian International Challenge 2025: Prize Money

The tournament carries a total prize money of USD $17,500.

The prize money is distributed across the five events (Men’s Singles, Women’s Singles, Men’s Doubles, Women’s Doubles, and Mixed Doubles) and is paid out starting from the semi-finalists.

Doubles Prize Money is paid per pair and is split equally between the two players. Quarter-finalists (and earlier rounds) in this tournament level typically receive no prize money. The financial rewards (excluding points) are generally reserved for the top four positions.

Here is the approximate breakdown based on the official tournament prospectus and standard BWF International Challenge distribution for a $17,500 prize pool:

Round Men’s & Women’s Singles (Per Player) Men’s, Women’s & Mixed Doubles (Per Pair)
Winner $1,575.00 $2,100.00
Runner-up $700.00 $910.00
Semi-finalist $350.00 $420.00
Quarter-finalist $0.00 $0.00
Round of 16 $0.00 $0.00

Here is the event-wise prize money breakdown

Event Winner Share Runner-up Share Semi-finalists (x2) Share Total Prize Money per Event
Men’s Singles $1,575 $700 $700 $2,975
Women’s Singles $1,575 $700 $700 $2,975
Men’s Doubles $2,100 $910 $840 $3,850
Women’s Doubles $2,100 $910 $840 $3,850
Mixed Doubles $2,100 $910 $840 $3,850