Estonian International

The Estonian International in badminton is an international open held in Estonia since 2001 and is thereby one of the most recent international badminton tournaments in the world.

Estonian International Women's singles finalists in 2020

The tournament is now classified as BWF International Series (formerly Future Series) and admitted to the European Badminton Circuit. As many other international championships in badminton, that usually carry the name of the main sponsor, it is designed as Estonia Kalev International.


Previous winners

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Year Men's singles Women's singles Men's doubles Women's doubles Mixed doubles Ref
2001   Jyri Aalto   Anastasia Russkikh   Mikhail Kelj
  Viktor Malioutine
  Anastasia Russkikh
  Kai-Riin Saluste
  Alexandr Russkikh
  Anastasia Russkikh
[1]
2002–
2003
No competition
2004   Yuichi Ikeda   Kati Tolmoff   Theodoros Velkos
  George Patis
  Kati Tolmoff
  Solenn Pasturel
  Ilkka Nyqvist
  Leena Löytömäki
[2]
2005   Jean-Michel Lefort   Benoit Azzopard
  Baptiste Carême
  Piret Hamer
  Helen Klaos
  Jean-Michel Lefort
  Akvilė Stapušaitytė
[3]
2006   Kęstutis Navickas   Andrey Ashmarin
  Anton Nazarenko
  Claudia Vogelgsang
  Caren Hückstädt
  Adam Cwalina
  Malgorzata Kurdelska
2007   Kristian Nielsen   Tuomas Nuorteva
  Mikko Vikman
  Lucia Tavera
  Sandra Chirlaque
  Anton Nazarenko
  Evgenia Antipova
[4]
2008 No competition
2009   Ville Lång   Tatjana Bibik   Naoki Kawamae
  Shōji Satō
  Cai Jiani
  Rong Schafer
  Zhang Yi
  Cai Jiani
[5]
2010 Cancelled
2011   Ville Lång   Michelle Chan   Peter Käsbauer
  Josche Zurwonne
  Selena Piek
  Iris Tabeling
  Jacco Arends
  Selena Piek
[6]
2012   Judith Meulendijks   Laurent Constantin
  Sébastien Vincent
  Dave Khodabux
  Selena Piek
[7]
2013   Kento Momota   Line Kjærsfeldt   Laurent Constantin
  Matthieu Lo Ying Ping
  Irina Khlebko
  Ksenia Polikarpova
  Anton Kaisti
  Jenny Nyström
[8]
2014   Rasmus Fladberg   Evgeniya Kosetskaya   Nikita Khakimov
  Vasily Kuznetsov
  Anastasia Chervaykova
  Nina Vislova
  Vitalij Durkin
  Nina Vislova
[9]
2015   Anton Kaisti   Olga Arkhangelskaya   Laurent Constantin
  Matthieu Lo Ying Ping
  Victoria Dergunova
  Olga Morozova
  Kasper Antonsen
  Amanda Madsen
[10]
2016   Ville Lång   Lianne Tan   Jones Ralfy Jansen
  Josche Zurwonne
  Anastasia Chervyakova
  Olga Morozova
  Alexandr Zinchenko
  Olga Morozova
[11]
2017   Raul Must   Delphine Lansac   Bastian Kersaudy
  Julien Maio
  Mariya Mitsova
  Petya Nedelcheva
  Rodion Alimov
  Alina Davletova
[12]
2018   Lucas Claerbout   Ksenia Polikarpova   Andrey Parakhodin
  Nikolai Ukk
  Ekaterina Bolotova
  Alina Davletova
  Peter Käsbauer
  Olga Konon
[13]
2019   Arnaud Merklé   Asuka Takahashi   Peter Briggs
  Gregory Mairs
  Julie Finne-Ipsen
  Mai Surrow
  Danny Bawa Chrisnanta
  Tan Wei Han
[14]
2020   Hashiru Shimono   Natsuki Nidaira   Chiang Chien-wei
  Ye Hong-wei
  Rena Miyaura
  Saori Ozaki
  Yujiro Nishikawa
  Saori Ozaki
[15]
2021 Cancelled[note 1] [16]
2022   Alex Lanier   Kristin Kuuba   Ruttanapak Oupthong
  Sirawit Sothon
  Chasinee Korepap
  Jhenicha Sudjaipraparat
  Ratchapol Makkasasithorn
  Jhenicha Sudjaipraparat
[17]
2023   Yushi Tanaka   Huang Yu-hsun   Shuntaro Mezaki
  Haruya Nishida
  Paula Lynn Cao Hok
  Lauren Lam
  Mads Vestergaard
  Christine Busch
[18][19]
2024   Joakim Oldorff   Rosy Oktavia Pancasari   Loh Kean Hean
  Nicholas Low Sheng Yan
  Bengisu Erçetin
  Nazlıcan İnci
  Jones Ralfy Jansen
  Thuc Phuong Nguyen
[20]
2025   Nella Nyqvist   Chua Yue Chern
  Koon Fung Kelvin Ho
  Margot Lambert
  Camille Pognante
  Ethan van Leeuwen
  Abbygael Harris
[21]
  1. ^ This tournament, originally to be played from 14 to 17 January, was later cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Estonia.

Performances by nation

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As of the 2025 edition
Pos Nation MS WS MD WD XD Total
1   Russia 4 4 5.5 5 18.5
2   France 4 2 5 1 0.5 12.5
3   Finland 8 1 1 2 12
4   Japan 4 2 2 1 1 10
5   Estonia 1 5 2 8
6   Denmark 2 1 1 2 6
7   Germany 2 1 2 5
  Netherlands 1 2 2 5
9   England 2 0.5 1 3.5
10   Thailand 1 1 1 3
11   China 1 1 2
  Chinese Taipei 1 1 2
  Singapore 1 1 2
14   Lithuania 1 0.5 1.5
15   Belgium 1 1
  Bulgaria 1 1
  Greece 1 1
  Israel 1 1
  New Zealand 1 1
  Poland 1 1
  Spain 1 1
  Turkey 1 1
  United States 1 1
Total 20 20 20 20 20 100

References

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  1. ^ "Estonia Kalev International 2001 winners". BWF Tournament-Software. Retrieved 29 November 2024.
  2. ^ "Estonia `Kalev` International 2004 winners". BWF Tournament-Software. Retrieved 29 November 2024.
  3. ^ "Estonia Kalev International 2005 winners". BWF Tournament-Software. Retrieved 29 November 2024.
  4. ^ "KALEV INTERNATIONAL 2007 winners". BWF Tournament-Software. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
  5. ^ "Yonex Estonian International 2009 winners". BWF Tournament-Software. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
  6. ^ "Yonex Estonian International 2011 winners". BWF Tournament-Software. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
  7. ^ "Yonex Estonian International 2012 winners". BWF Tournament-Software. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
  8. ^ "Yonex Estonian International 2013 winners". BWF Tournament-Software. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
  9. ^ "Yonex Estonian International 2014 winners". BWF Tournament-Software. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
  10. ^ "Yonex Estonian International 2015 winners". BWF Tournament-Software. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
  11. ^ "YONEX Estonian International 2016 winners". BWF Tournament-Software. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
  12. ^ "YONEX Estonian International 2017 winners". BWF Tournament-Software. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
  13. ^ "YONEX Estonian International 2018 winners". BWF Tournament-Software. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
  14. ^ "YONEX Estonian International 2019 winners". BWF Tournament-Software. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
  15. ^ "YONEX Estonian International 2020 winners". BWF Tournament-Software. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
  16. ^ "YONEX Estonian International 2021 (Cancelled)". BWF Tournament-Software. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
  17. ^ "YONEX Estonian International 2022 winners". BWF Tournament-Software. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
  18. ^ "YONEX Estonian International 2023 winners". BWF Tournament-Software. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
  19. ^ "Kuuba saavutas Tallinnas teise koha" (in Estonian). Badminton Estonia. 17 January 2023. Archived from the original on 28 January 2023. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
  20. ^ "YONEX Estonian International 2024 winners". BWF Tournament-Software. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
  21. ^ "YONEX Estonian International 2025 winners". BWF Tournament-Software. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
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