The Uganda International is an international badminton tournament held in Uganda organised by Uganda Badminton Association. In 2008, this tournament have been sanctioned by Badminton World Federation as International Series rated event with total prize money US$5000. For the badminton players, this tournament become a landmark for Uganda, because they can improved their point in world ranking and also in certain years, the points will be the Olympic Games qualification.[1][2] Another tournament, Kampala International is a Future Series level since 2023.

Previous winners

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Uganda International Challenge

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Year Men's singles Women's singles Men's doubles Women's doubles Mixed doubles Ref
1995   Christopher Musaazi   Helen Luziika   Naveen
  Frank Nsubuga
  Helen Luziika
  Annet Nakamya
  Naveen
  Annet Nakamya
[3][4]
1996–
2007
No competition
2008   Kestutis Navickas   Agnese Allegrini   Niluka Karunaratne
  Dinuka Karunaratne
No competition [5]
2009   Ali Shahosseini   Karen Foo Kune   Shaban Nkutu
  Ali Shahosseini
  Bridget Shamim Bangi
  Margaret Nankabirwa
  Abraham Wogute
  Rita Namusisi
[6]
2010   Jinkan Ifraimu   Carolina Marín   Dorian James
  Wiaan Viljoen
  Michelle Edwards
  Annari Viljoen
  Dorian James
  Michelle Edwards
[7]
2011   Jan Fröhlich   Telma Santos   Giovanni Greco
  Daniel Messersi
  Özge Bayrak
  Öznur Caliskan
  Ivan Mayega
  Norah Nassimbwa
[8]
2012   Niluka Karunaratne   Jeanine Cicognini   Dorian Lance James
  Willem Viljoen
  Michelle Claire Edwards
  Annari Viljoen
  Willem Viljoen
  Annari Viljoen
[9]
2013   Dinuka Karunaratne   Saili Rane   Giovanni Greco
  Daniel Messersi
  Shama Aboobakar
  Grace Gabriel
  Mahmoud El Sayad
  Nadine Ashraf
[10]
2014   Trupti Murgunde   Chun Quan Chong
  Yeoh Seng Zoe
  Tosin Damilola Atolagbe
  Fatima Azeez
  Ola Fagbemi
  Dorcas Ajoke Adesokan
[11]
2015   Jacob Maliekal   Ebru Yazgan   Pavel Florián
  Ondřej Kopřiva
  N. Sikki Reddy
  Poorvisha S. Ram
  Tarun Kona
  N. Sikki Reddy
[12]
2016   Niluka Karunaratne   Telma Santos   Dinuka Karunaratne
  Niluka Karunaratne
  Cemre Fere
  Ebru Yazgan
  Abdelrahman Kashkal
  Hadia Hosny
[13]
2017   Julien Paul   Bridget Shamim Bangi   Alwin Francis
  Tarun Kona
  Doha Hany
  Hadia Hosny
  Bahaedeen Ahmad Alshannik
  Domou Amro
[14]
2018   Pierrick Cajot   Kate Foo Kune   Artur Niyazov
  Dmitriy Panarin
  Jonathan Persson
  Kate Foo Kune
[15]
2019   B. M. Rahul Bharadwaj   Thet Htar Thuzar   Godwin Olofua
  Anuoluwapo Juwon Opeyori
  Howard Shu
  Paula Lynn Obañana
[16]
2020   Gergely Krausz   Tarun Kona
  Shivam Sharma
  Meghana Jakkampudi
  Poorvisha S. Ram
  Tarun Kona
  Meghana Jakkampudi
[17]
2021   Varun Kapur   Malvika Bansod No competition   Husina Kobugabe
  Mable Namakoye
  Israel Wanagalya
  Betty Apio
[18]
2022   Arnaud Merklé   Talia Ng   Boon Xin Yuan
  Wong Tien Ci
  Kasturi Radhakrishnan
  Venosha Radhakrishnan
  Koceila Mammeri
  Tanina Mammeri
[19]
2023   Justin Hoh   Letshanaa Karupathevan   Pongsakorn Thongkham
  Wongsatorn Thongkham
  Trisha Hegde
  Khushi Thakkar
  Andy Kwek
  Crystal Wong
[20]
2024   Lê Đức Phát   Aakarshi Kashyap   Arjun M. R.
  Dhruv Kapila
  Paula Lynn Cao Hok
  Lauren Lam
  Sathish Kumar Karunakaran
  Aadya Variyath
[21][22]

Uganda International Series

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Year Men's singles Women's singles Men's doubles Women's doubles Mixed doubles Ref
2023   Luis Ramón Garrido   Meghana Reddy Mareddy   Brian Kasirye
  Muzafaru Lubega
  Rutaparna Panda
  Swetaparna Panda
  Koceila Mammeri
  Tanina Mammeri
[23][24]
2024   B. M. Rahul Bharadwaj   Loh Zhi Wei   Nithin H. V.
  Venkata Harsha Vardhan Rayudu Veeramreddy
  Gayatri Rawat
  Mansa Rawat
  Ashraf Daniel Zakaria
  Lim Xuan
[25]

Kampala International

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Year Men's singles Women's singles Men's doubles Women's doubles Mixed doubles Ref
2023   Brian Kasirye   Romane Cloteaux-Foucault   Brian Kasirye
  Muzafaru Lubega
  Rutaparna Panda
  Swetaparna Panda
  Kuswanto
  Sreeyuktha Sreejith Parol
[26]
2024   Manraj Singh   Shreya Lele   Ariffin Nazri Zakaria
  Ashraf Daniel Zakaria
  Gayatri Rawat
  Mansa Rawat
  Ashraf Daniel Zakaria
  Lim Xuan
[27][28]

Performances by nation

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References

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  1. ^ "Ouganda Infos". www.africa-badminton.com (in French). Badminton Confederation of Africa. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
  2. ^ "Newsletter du Mois de Janvier 2008". www.africa-badminton.com. Badminton Confederation of Africa. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
  3. ^ 1995 winners winners
  4. ^ "Uganda Airlines International Badminton Championships 1995" (PDF). World Badminton. November 1995. p. 48. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
  5. ^ 2008 winners
  6. ^ 2009 winners
  7. ^ 2010 winners
  8. ^ 2011 winners
  9. ^ 2012 winners
  10. ^ 2013 winners
  11. ^ 2014 winners
  12. ^ 2015 winners
  13. ^ 2016 winners
  14. ^ 2017 winners
  15. ^ 2018 winners
  16. ^ 2019 winners
  17. ^ 2020 winners
  18. ^ 2021 winners
  19. ^ 2022 winners
  20. ^ "Uganda International Challenge 2023 winners". BWF-Tournament Software. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
  21. ^ "Uganda International Challenge 2024 winners". BWF-Tournament Software. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
  22. ^ Kibuuka, Silvano (27 February 2024). "Africa falls short at Uganda International Badminton Championships". New Vision. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
  23. ^ "Uganda International Series 2023 winners". BWF-Tournament Software. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
  24. ^ Kibuuka, Silvano (10 October 2023). "Kasirye wins gold at the Uganda International Series". New Vision. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
  25. ^ "Uganda International Series 2024 winners". BWF-Tournament Software. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
  26. ^ "Kampala International 2023 winners". BWF-Tournament Software. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
  27. ^ "Kampala International 2024 winners". BWF-Tournament Software. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
  28. ^ Owor, Mark Eric (30 September 2024). "Ugandan pair wins silver at Kampala International Badminton Open". The Independent. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
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