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The tournament started in Chicago in 1937. Currently, all participants must be U.S. citizens or have resided in the United States in the preceding 12 months. [1] There is also a separate U.S. Open Badminton Championships which is open to foreign competitors. The history of the two tournaments is rather complicated.
The 2023 U.S. Open (officially known as the Yonex US Open 2023 for sponsorship reasons) was a badminton tournament which took place at Council Bluffs, Iowa, United States, from 11 to 16 July 2023 and had a total purse of $210,000.
Badminton in the United States dates back to the late 19th century. The first American badminton club was formed in New York in 1878. During the 1930s, badminton had become a popular sport in the United States. Establishments such as the YMCA, universities and more all formed badminton clubs and the popularity of the sport began to take growth. [2]
Honolulu was originally awarded the event in November 2018 during the announcement of 18 major badminton event hosts from 2019 to 2025. [1] In March 2023, it was announced by BWF and USA Badminton that the championships would be held in Spokane, Washington.
The 2024 BWF Continental Circuit is a Grade 3 badminton tournaments in 2024 organized by each continental confederation under the auspices of the BWF. The circuit consists of 78 tournaments, [1] which are divided into three levels: International Challenge (32 tournaments) International Series (27 tournaments) Future Series (19 tournaments).
The U.S. para badminton duo of Jayci Simon and Miles Krajewski earned a silver medal in mixed doubles SH6 at the Paralympics in Paris.
The 2024 BWF season is the overall badminton circuit organized by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) for the 2024 badminton season. The world badminton tournament in 2024 consists of: 1. BWF tournaments (Grade 1; Major Events) BWF World Team Championships (Thomas & Uber Cup) Olympics; 2. BWF World Tour (Grade 2) Level 1 (BWF World Tour Finals)
The U.S. Open Badminton Championships is an annual badminton tournament first held in 1954 (70 years ago) () when the American Badminton Association (now USA Badminton) opened the U.S. National Badminton Championships to foreign competition. During the 1950s and 1960s it often attracted the world's top players.