BWF Grand Prix Gold and Grand Prix
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The BWF Grand Prix Gold and Grand Prix is a third-level badminton
tournament structure introduced by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). It is played in several countries a season and offers a minimum of US$
120,000 prize money for a Grand Prix Gold event and minimum of US$50,000 prize money for a Grand Prix event.
The tournament follows the format of the Super Series
tournament. There is no nationality separation, so players from the same country may meet in the early rounds. However, like the Super Series, this rule was altered in 2010. Because the tournament is one level lower than the Super Series, the prize pot is smaller. Currently, the minimum prize money for Grand Prix Gold is US$
120,000, and US$50,000 for Grand Prix events. The distribution is identical. 32 players/pairs enter the main draw, except for men's singles, where organisers allow 64 players to enter (32 players are allowed in the Super Series).
Badminton
Badminton is a racquet sport played by either two opposing players or two opposing pairs , who take positions on opposite halves of a rectangular court that is divided by a net. Players score points by striking a shuttlecock with their racquet so that it passes over the net and lands in their...
tournament structure introduced by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). It is played in several countries a season and offers a minimum of US$
United States dollar
The United States dollar , also referred to as the American dollar, is the official currency of the United States of America. It is divided into 100 smaller units called cents or pennies....
120,000 prize money for a Grand Prix Gold event and minimum of US$50,000 prize money for a Grand Prix event.
Differences
| World Ranking points | ||
|---|---|---|
| Classification | Grand Prix Gold | Grand Prix |
| 1 | 7,000 | 5,000 |
| 2 | 5,950 | 4,250 |
| 3 / 4 | 4,900 | 3,500 |
| 5 / 8 | 3,850 | 2,750 |
| 9 / 16 | 2,720 | 1,920 |
| 17 / 32 | 1,670 | 1,170 |
| 33 / 64 | 660 | 460 |
| 65 / 128 | 320 | 220 |
| 129 / 256 | 130 | 90 |
| 257 / 512 | 60 | 40 |
| 513 / 1024 | 30 | 25 |
The tournament follows the format of the Super Series
BWF Super Series
The BWF Super Series is a badminton tournament introduced by Badminton World Federation in order to improve the quality of the sport. It was launched on December 14, 2006 and implemented in 2007...
tournament. There is no nationality separation, so players from the same country may meet in the early rounds. However, like the Super Series, this rule was altered in 2010. Because the tournament is one level lower than the Super Series, the prize pot is smaller. Currently, the minimum prize money for Grand Prix Gold is US$
United States dollar
The United States dollar , also referred to as the American dollar, is the official currency of the United States of America. It is divided into 100 smaller units called cents or pennies....
120,000, and US$50,000 for Grand Prix events. The distribution is identical. 32 players/pairs enter the main draw, except for men's singles, where organisers allow 64 players to enter (32 players are allowed in the Super Series).