Qualification & Timeline

The HSBC BWF World Tour Finals will be held from 17 to 21 December 2025.

To qualify for the HSBC BWF World Tour Finals 2025, only the best 14 results from BWF World Tour tournaments in the qualifying period* (see below) will count towards the HSBC Race to Finals ranking. Of the best 14 results, a maximum of three results from Grade 2 – Level 6 (Super 100) tournaments will count.

The top 8 men’s singles, women’s singles, men’s doubles, women’s doubles and mixed doubles in the HSBC BWF Race to Finals Ranking will be invited to compete in the HSBC BWF World Tour Finals in Hangzhou with a maximum of two players/pairs per Member Association. Reigning world champions automatically qualify.

Important Dates:

Invitation for Entry: Tuesday 25 November 2025
Acceptance of Entry: Tuesday 2 December 2025
Seeding Date: Tuesday 25 November 2025
Group Stage Draw: Saturday 13 December 2025
Knockout Stage Draw: Friday 19 December 2025

*The following events count for qualification:

• Syed Modi India International 2024
• YONEX-SUNRISE Guwahati Masters 2024
• YONEX-SUNRISE Odisha Masters 2024
• PETRONAS Malaysia Open 2025
• YONEX SUNRISE India Open 2025
• DAIHATSU Indonesia Masters 2025
• PRINCESS SIRIVANNAVARI Thailand Masters 2025
• YONEX German Open 2025
• Orleans Masters Badminton presented by VICTOR 2025
• YONEX All England Open Badminton Championships 2025
• Ruichang China Masters 2025
• YONEX Swiss Open 2025
• YONEX Taipei Open 2025
• TOYOTA Thailand Open 2025
• PERODUA Malaysia Masters 2025
• KFF Singapore Badminton Open 2025
• KAPAL API Indonesia Open 2025
• YONEX US Open 2025
• YONEX Canada Open 2025
• DAIHATSU Japan Open 2025
• VICTOR China Open 2025
• SANDS CHINA LTD Macau Open 2025
• BAOJI China Masters 2025
• LI-NING Hong Kong Open 2025
• YONEX-SUNRISE Vietnam Open 2025
• WONDR by BNI Indonesia Super 100 I 2025
• LI-NING China Masters 2025
• VICTOR Kaohsiung Masters 2025
• SUWON VICTOR Korea Open 2025
• Al Ain Masters 2025
• CLASH ROYALE Arctic Open 2025 powered by YONEX
• VICTOR Denmark Open 2025
• ALLIANZ Malaysia Super 100 2025
• WONDR by BNI Indonesia Super 100 II 2025
• YONEX French Open 2025
• HYLO Open 2025
• IKSAN VICTOR Korea Masters 2025
• Kumamoto Japan Masters 2025
• SATHIO GROUP Australian Open 2025