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BWF South Africa International 2025: Prize Money Breakdown

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The South Africa International 2025 badminton tournament runs through November 27 – 30, 2025 in Cape Town. This tournament is part of the BWF World Ranking system and the BCA Circuit.

The event is being held at the John Tyers Hall, Access Park, Kenilworth, Cape Town.

South Africa International 2025: Schedule

The tournament is a four-day event, and the schedule progresses through the rounds as follows:

Day Date Start Time (SAST) Stage Rounds 
Thursday November 27, 2025 09:00 Day 1 Qualifying Rounds and/or Round of 32 (in all 5 categories: MS, WS, MD, WD, XD)
Friday November 28, 2025 09:00 Day 2 Round of 32 and/or Round of 16 (in all 5 categories)
Saturday November 29, 2025 09:00 Day 3 – Morning Quarter-Finals
14:30 Day 3 – Afternoon  Semi-Finals
Sunday November 30, 2025 10:00 Day 4 Finals

South Africa International 2025: Points Distribution

The South Africa International 2025 is a BWF Future Series event, which is the lowest level of BWF’s senior international circuit (Grade 3). The ranking points are distributed according to the BWF Future Series structure.

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

Round Reached Points 
Winner 1,700
Runner-up 1,420
Semi-finalist 1,170
Quarter-finalist 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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South Africa International 2025: Prize Money Breakdown

The tournament carries aa total prize money of USD $6,000. Since Future Series events have a smaller total prize fund, the money is typically distributed to the top four finishers (Semi-Finalists onwards) across the five categories.

The total prize money of $6,000 is usually split equally among the five disciplines (Men’s Singles, Women’s Singles, Men’s Doubles, Women’s Doubles, Mixed Doubles), meaning each category has $1,200 available.

The doubles prize money  is split equally between the two players in the winning or placing partnership.

BWF regulations for Future Series sometimes allow for prize money of less than $5,000, but this particular event has secured $6,000. The breakdown below shows the distribution of the money that is typically distributed (approx. $4,200 in this case) with the remainder potentially used for additional expenses or distributed to other rounds at the discretion of the organizing committee, though typically not for this level.

Here is the estimated breakdown based on standard BWF Future Series prize money distribution rules:

Round Reached Singles (MS, WS) Prize (USD) Doubles (MD, WD, XD) Prize (USD) Percentage of Total Pool
Winner $480 $480 (per pair) 8.00%
Runner-up (2nd Place) $240 $240 (per pair) 4.00%
Semi-finalist (3rd/4th Place) $120 $120 (per pair) 2.00%
Quarter-finalist (5th-8th Place) $0 $0 0.00%
Total Prize Money per Discipline $840 $840
Estimated Grand Total $4,200 ($840 x 5