The Welsh International Open is the final stop of the 2025 season of European Circuit. The tournament which took off on 25th is being held at the Sport Wales National Centre in Cardiff.
Sophia Gardens is hosting shuttlers across all five categories: men’s singles, women’s singles, men’s doubles, women’s doubles, and mixed doubles.
The Welsh International is an international badminton championship held in Wales since 1928 and is thereby one of the oldest badminton tournaments in the world. The tournament was halted during World War II and until 1956, between 1960 and 1966, and in 1971. It is organised by Welsh Badminton Cymru, the governing body for badminton in Wales.
Welsh International Open 2025: Full Schedule
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Tuesday 25th of November
From 10am – Qualification -
Wednesday 26th of November
From 10am – Qualification -
Thursday 27th of November
From 10am – Main draw -
Friday 28th of November
From 11am – Round of 17
From 4pm – Quarterfinals -
Saturday 29th of November
From 11am – Semifinals
From 4pm – Finals
Welsh International Open 2025: Points Distribution
The Welsh International Open 2025 is classified as a BWF Continental Circuit – International Series tournament.
This point structure is based on the general BWF World Ranking System for Grade 3 – BWF Continental Circuit tournaments.
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The BWF (Badminton World Federation) points distribution for an International Series event is as follows:
| Round Reached | Points |
| Winner | 2,500 |
| Runner-up | 2,130 |
| Semi-finalist | 1,750 |
| Quarter-finalist | 1,370 |
| Round of 16 | 920 |
| Round of 32 | 550 |
| Round of 64 | 210 |
| Round of 128 | 100 |
| Round of 256 | 40 |
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Welsh International Open 2025: Prize Money
The official total prize money for the Welsh International Open 2025 is USD $5,000. The prize pool is split across all five events in the tournament.
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Since the total prize money is relatively small for this level of tournament, the breakdown is generally not standardized and is heavily concentrated on the winners and runners-up.
However, based on the general guidelines for BWF International Series events with a $5,000 prize pool, here is the approximate breakdown for each discipline (Men’s Singles, Women’s Singles, Men’s Doubles, Women’s Doubles, Mixed Doubles):
| Round Reached | Singles (MS & WS) | Doubles (MD, WD, & XD) |
| Winner | $600 | $400 (Per Pair) |
| Runner-up | $325 | $200 (Per Pair) |
| Semi-finalist | $125 | $75 (Per Pair) |
| Quarter-finalist | $50 | No Prize Money |
