Syed Modi International Badminton Championships
The Syed Modi International Badminton Championships is an international badminton tournament, which is held annually in India.
| Official website | |
| Founded | 2009 |
|---|---|
| Editions | 11 (2022) |
| Location | Lucknow (2022) India |
| Venue | Babu Banarasi Das Indoor Stadium (2022) |
| Prize money | USD$150,000 (2022) |
| Men's | |
| Draw | 32S / 32D |
| Current champions | Not awarded (singles) Man Wei Chong Tee Kai Wun (doubles) |
| Most singles titles | 2 Kashyap Parupalli Sameer Verma |
| Most doubles titles | 2 Mathias Boe Carsten Mogensen |
| Women's | |
| Draw | 32S / 32D |
| Current champions | P. V. Sindhu (singles) Anna Cheong Teoh Mei Xing (doubles) |
| Most singles titles | 3 Saina Nehwal |
| Most doubles titles | 2 Jung Kyung-eun |
| Mixed doubles | |
| Draw | 32 |
| Current champions | Ishaan Bhatnagar Tanisha Crasto |
| Most titles (male) | 1 |
| Most titles (female) | 1 |
| Super 300 | |
| Last completed | |
| 2022 Syed Modi International | |
In 2009, it was turned into a BWF Grand Prix event.[1] Since then the tournament is being annually held in Lucknow at the Babu Banarasi Das Indoor Stadium, although it was temporarily shifted to Hyderabad in 2010.[2][3]
In 2011, it was upgraded to the BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament.[4]
History
The tournament was inaugurated by Uttar Pradesh Badminton Association (UPBA) in 1991 as the 'Syed Modi Memorial Badminton Tournament' in memory of the Commonwealth Games champion Syed Modi.[5]
From its inauguration till 2003, it remained a national-level tournament.[6][7] In 2004, it was organized as an International event for the first time, which saw some low-key foreign participation.[8][9]
The tournament was halted from 2005 to 2008 due to a political impasse between the UPBA and the Government of Uttar Pradesh, which ended with relocation of the Uttar Pradesh Badminton Academy.[10][11][12]
Winners
- This tournament, originally to be played from 17 to 22 November, was later cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in India.
- This tournament, originally to be played from 12 to 17 October, was later cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in India.
Performances by nation
- As of the finals of the 2022 edition
| Pos. | Nation | MS | WS | MD | WD | XD | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 14 | |||
| 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | ||
| 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | ||||
| 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |||
| 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||||
| 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| 9 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| 1 | 1 | ||||||
| 1 | 1 | ||||||
| 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Total | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 54 | |
References
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- "Lucknow loses Syed Modi badminton". The Indian Express. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
- "SYED MODI INTERNATIONAL BADMINTON CHAMPIONSHIPS: Organization". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
- "Taufiq Hidayat tames Sourabh Verma in final". The Hindu. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
- "Lucknow loses Syed Modi badminton". The Indian Express. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
- "Chetan, Aparna land titles". The Times of India. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
- "Anand, Popat win titles". The Times of India. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
- "Contrasting wins for Gopichand, Aparna". The Hindu. 2004-12-14. Archived from the original on 17 February 2016. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
- "My win is not good for Indian badminton: Gopi". The Times of India. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
- "Syed Modi badminton put off". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 9 February 2016. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
- "Modi meet cancelled". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 17 February 2016. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
- "UP restarts work on badminton academy". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 17 February 2016. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
- "India Grand Prix 2010: Matches". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
- "Yonex - Sunrise Syed Modi Memorial India Open Grand Prix Gold: Matches". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 29 January 2016.