European Badminton Circuit
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In the season 2008/2009 the Badminton Europe Circuits consists of 26 tournaments.

This circuit of international tournaments is organized by Badminton Europe. At the end all these tournaments, a ranking will be drawn. The top players of this ranking will meet each other during the Badminton Europe Circuit Finals.

Season 2008/2009 Tournaments

Tournament Location
1 Nafta Slovenia International
Slovenian International (badminton)
The Slovenian International in badminton is an international open held in Slovenia regularly since 1993.It took place also as unofficial international championship from 1963 until 1976, when Slovenia was part of Yugoslavia.-Previous winners:...

Lendava
Lendava
Lendava is a town and a municipality in Slovenia in the region of Prekmurje. It is close to the border crossing with Hungary at Dolga vas-Rédics, and Hungarian is one of the official languages of the municipality, along with Slovene...

2 XXI Spanish International
Spanish International Badminton Tournament
The Spanish International Badminton Tournament is held annually in Madrid since 1974, and is hosted by the Spanish Badminton Federation .- Winners :Below is the list of the past winners in this 21st century.-Successful players:...

Madrid
Madrid
Madrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. The population of the city is roughly 3.3 million and the entire population of the Madrid metropolitan area is calculated to be 6.271 million. It is the third largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan...

6 Yonex Czech International 2008
Czech International (badminton)
The Czech Open in badminton is an international open held in the Czech Republic since 1993. This tournament followed the Czechoslovakian Open and is often used by European, in particular Danish, new generation talents as jump board into the European point....

Brno
Brno
Brno by population and area is the second largest city in the Czech Republic, the largest Moravian city, and the historical capital city of the Margraviate of Moravia. Brno is the administrative centre of the South Moravian Region where it forms a separate district Brno-City District...

7 PrintCom Bulgarian International 2008
Bulgarian International (badminton)
The Bulgarian International in badminton is an international open held in Bulgaria since 1985. It was halted between 1996 and 1998, and in 2000. The tournament belongs to the EBU Circuit.-Previous winners:-External links:**...

Sofia
Sofia
Sofia is the capital and largest city of Bulgaria and the 12th largest city in the European Union with a population of 1.27 million people. It is located in western Bulgaria, at the foot of Mount Vitosha and approximately at the centre of the Balkan Peninsula.Prehistoric settlements were excavated...

8 SOTX Cyprus International 2008
Cyprus International (badminton)
The Cyprus International in badminton is an international open held in Cyprus since 1987. The tournament belongs to the EBU Circuit. The Cypriot National Badminton Championships started three years later.-Winners:-Results:**...

Nicosia
Nicosia
Nicosia from , known locally as Lefkosia , is the capital and largest city in Cyprus, as well as its main business center. Nicosia is the only divided capital in the world, with the southern and the northern portions divided by a Green Line...

9 Head Slovak Open 2008
Slovak International (badminton)
The Slovak International in badminton is an international open held in Slovakia since 1993.The tournament followed the Czechoslovakian Open, and it belongs to the European Badminton Circuit.-Previous winners:...

Prešov
Prešov
Prešov Historically, the city has been known in German as Eperies , Eperjes in Hungarian, Fragopolis in Latin, Preszów in Polish, Peryeshis in Romany, Пряшев in Russian and Пряшів in Rusyn and Ukrainian.-Characteristics:The city is a showcase of Baroque, Rococo and Gothic...

10 Yonex Hungarian International Championships 2008
Hungarian International (badminton)
The Hungarian International in badminton is an international open held in Hungary since 1974. In the first years they took place every two years, and until 1978 it is held annually. Their traditional period competition is the autumn, and it belongs to the EBU Circuit. Hungarian National Badminton...

Budapest
Budapest
Budapest is the capital of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary, it is the country's principal political, cultural, commercial, industrial, and transportation centre. In 2011, Budapest had 1,733,685 inhabitants, down from its 1989 peak of 2,113,645 due to suburbanization. The Budapest Commuter...

11 Iceland Spron International 2008
Iceland International (badminton)
The Iceland International in badminton is an international open held in Iceland since 1986. The tournament belongs to the EBU Circuit.In 2008 the organization of this event had to be cancelled due to the Islandic financial crisis.-Previous winners:...

Reykjavik
Reykjavík
Reykjavík is the capital and largest city in Iceland.Its latitude at 64°08' N makes it the world's northernmost capital of a sovereign state. It is located in southwestern Iceland, on the southern shore of Faxaflói Bay...

12 Norwegian International 2008
Norwegian International Championships (badminton)
The Norwegian International in badminton is an international open held in Norway since 1954. In the first years only the pure man disciplines were played, but since 1959 women's singles, women's doubles and mixed doubles were also played. In 1957, 1962, 1966, 1974, 1979 and 1990 the championships...

Oslo
Oslo
Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...

13 Scottish International Championships 2008 Glasgow
Glasgow
Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands...

14 Yonex Welsh International 2008 Cardiff
Cardiff
Cardiff is the capital, largest city and most populous county of Wales and the 10th largest city in the United Kingdom. The city is Wales' chief commercial centre, the base for most national cultural and sporting institutions, the Welsh national media, and the seat of the National Assembly for...

15 Yonex Irish International Championships 2008
Irish International (badminton)
The Irish International in badminton is an international open held in Ireland since 1902 and is thereby one of the oldest badminton tournaments in the world. It was interrupted by the two World Wars. This tournament is currently a part of the European Badminton Circuit.-21st century:Below is the...

Dublin
16 VIII Italian International 2008
Italian International (badminton)
The Italian International in badminton is an international open held in Italy since 1995. It was halted between 1996 and 1998, and in 2000. The tournament belongs to the EBU Circuit.-Previous winners:...

Rome
Rome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...

17 Hellas International 2008 Thessaloniki
Thessaloniki
Thessaloniki , historically also known as Thessalonica, Salonika or Salonica, is the second-largest city in Greece and the capital of the region of Central Macedonia as well as the capital of the Decentralized Administration of Macedonia and Thrace...

18 Estonian International 2009
Estonian International (badminton)
The Estonian International in badminton is an international open held in Estonia since 2004 and is thereby one of the most recent international badminton tournaments in the world....

Tallinn
Tallinn
Tallinn is the capital and largest city of Estonia. It occupies an area of with a population of 414,940. It is situated on the northern coast of the country, on the banks of the Gulf of Finland, south of Helsinki, east of Stockholm and west of Saint Petersburg. Tallinn's Old Town is in the list...

19 Swedish International 2009 Stockholm
Stockholm
Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...

20 Austrian International 2009
Austrian International (badminton)
The Austrian International in badminton is an international open held in Austria since 1965. In the initial years they took place later annually every two years, but since 1973 it has been held annually.-Previous winners:-External links:**...

Vienna
Vienna
Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...

21 Croatian International 2009
Croatian International (badminton)
The Croatian International in badminton is an international open held in Croatia since 1999. The tournament belongs to the EBU Circuit. Croatian National Badminton Championships were established already in 1992.-Previous winners:-References:**...

Zagreb
Zagreb
Zagreb is the capital and the largest city of the Republic of Croatia. It is in the northwest of the country, along the Sava river, at the southern slopes of the Medvednica mountain. Zagreb lies at an elevation of approximately above sea level. According to the last official census, Zagreb's city...

22 Banuinvest International 2009
Romanian International (badminton)
The Romanian International in badminton, as also known as BanuInvest International Championships, is an international open held in Romania since 1991.It was halted in 1994, 1996, 1997 and between 2001 and 2005. The tournament belongs to the EBU Circuit....

Timişoara
Timisoara
Timișoara is the capital city of Timiș County, in western Romania. One of the largest Romanian cities, with an estimated population of 311,586 inhabitants , and considered the informal capital city of the historical region of Banat, Timișoara is the main social, economic and cultural center in the...

23 33rd Polish International Championship International 2009 Warsaw
Warsaw
Warsaw is the capital and largest city of Poland. It is located on the Vistula River, roughly from the Baltic Sea and from the Carpathian Mountains. Its population in 2010 was estimated at 1,716,855 residents with a greater metropolitan area of 2,631,902 residents, making Warsaw the 10th most...

24 Finnish International Championships 2009
Finnish International (badminton)
The Finnish International in badminton is an international open held in Finland since 1990. It was halted in 1994, 1995, and between 1997 and 2001.-Previous winners:-External links:**...

Helsinki
Helsinki
Helsinki is the capital and largest city in Finland. It is in the region of Uusimaa, located in southern Finland, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, an arm of the Baltic Sea. The population of the city of Helsinki is , making it by far the most populous municipality in Finland. Helsinki is...

25 Dutch International 2009
Dutch Open (badminton)
The Dutch Open is an annual badminton tournament held in the Netherlands since 1932 and currently organized by Nederlandse Badminton Bond . It is a part of the European Badminton Circuit.-Past winners:-External links:**...

Wateringen
Wateringen
Wateringen is a town in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Westland, and lies about 5 km southwest of The Hague.Until 2004 it was a separate municipality and covered an area of 8.93 km²....

26 44th Portuguese International Championships 2009
Portugal Open (badminton)
The Portugal Open in badminton is an international open held annually in Portugal since 1965. It is currently a part of the European Badminton Circuit.-Previous winners:-External links:*...

Caldas da Rainha
Caldas da Rainha
Caldas da Rainha is a city in western central Portugal. The city serves as the seat of the larger municipality of the same name and is the seat of the Comunidade Intermunicipal do Oeste...

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