Osaka International (badminton)

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Osaka International (badminton)

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The Osaka International, formerly Osaka Satellite, is an international badminton tournament held in Osaka, Japan, established in 2007, and has been an International Challenge level tournament.^[1]

Controversies

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Osaka International cancellation in 2016

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The 2016 Osaka International tournament was canceled because the Nippon Badminton Association (NBA) missed the application deadline set by the Badminton World Federation (BWF).^[2] The BWF had informed the NBA in October 2014 that the deadline was changed from August to April, but a staff member overlooked this notification. Consequently, the NBA submitted its application in August 2015, which was four months after the deadline, resulting in its rejection.^[3] Kinji Zeniya, the NBA's executive director, issued an apology, acknowledging the disappointment of fans and those involved in the tournament preparations. Zeniya also stated that the NBA planned to reapply to host the tournament the following year.^[4]

Discontinuation of Osaka International

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The NBA announced on 27 October 2023, that the Osaka International will not be held in 2024 and has been discontinued.^[5] The tournament, which had been overseen by the Osaka Prefectural Badminton Association since 2007, was sanctioned by the BWF and hosted by the NBA. This decision was made after discussions with tournament stakeholders, and the Badminton Asia and the BWF were notified.^[6]

The NBA's current re-evaluation of its overall business structure led to the decision to end the tournament. The Osaka IC received significantly more funding than other tournaments.^[5] When the Association proposed to the Osaka Prefectural Badminton Association that future funding be adjusted to align with other events, the Osaka Prefectural Badminton Association responded that they would relinquish hosting the tournament because it would be difficult to continue.^[6]

The Osaka IC has been a significant event for many years, playing a crucial role in developing the skills of players and garnering support from badminton fans. It served as a popular stepping stone for young talent, providing a platform for rising young players worldwide and Japan's B national team players.^[5] The decision to end the tournament is deeply regrettable.^[6]

Previous winners

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Year	Men's singles	Women's singles	Men's doubles	Women's doubles	Mixed doubles
2007^[7]	Shō Sasaki	Eriko Hirose	Han Sang-hoon Cho Gun-woo	Aki Akao Tomomi Matsuda	Keita Masuda Miyuki Maeda
2008^[8]	Kōichi Saeki	Megumi Taruno	Kwon Yi-goo Ko Sung-hyun	Kumiko Ogura Reiko Shiota	Kwon Yi-goo Ha Jung-eun
2009^[9]	Lee Cheol-ho	Ai Gotō	Yoshiteru Hirobe Hajime Komiyama	Misaki Matsutomo Ayaka Takahashi	Hsieh Yu-Hsing Chien Yu-chin
2010^[10]	Sho Sasaki	Wang Rong	Hirokatsu Hashimoto Noriyasu Hirata	Mizuki Fujii Reika Kakiiwa	Kenichi Hayakawa Shizuka Matsuo
2011^[11]	Keigo Sonoda	Minatsu Mitani	Takatoshi Kurose Keigo Sonoda	Miri Ichimaru Shiho Tanaka	Takeshi Kamura Koharu Yonemoto
2012^[12]	Kazumasa Sakai	Sayaka Takahashi	Takeshi Kamura Keigo Sonoda	Rie Etō Yū Wakita	Riky Widianto Richi Puspita Dili
2013^[13]	Kazuteru Kozai	Kaori Imabeppu	Kenta Kazuno Kazushi Yamada	Rie Etō Yū Wakita	Lukhi Apri Nugroho Annisa Saufika
2014^[14]	Ng Ka Long	Yui Hashimoto		Shizuka Matsuo Mami Naito	Muhammad Rijal Vita Marissa
2015^[15]	Jeon Hyeok-jin	Sayaka Takahashi		Chen Qingchen Jia Yifan	Kim Duck-young Eom Hye-won
2016	no competition^{[note 1]}
2017^[16]	Yu Igarashi	Sayaka Takahashi	Wang Sijie Zhuge Lukai	Kim So-yeong Yoo Hae-won	Wang Sijie Ni Bowen
2018^[17]	Yu Igarashi	Ayumi Mine	Hirokatsu Hashimoto Hiroyuki Saeki	Naoko Fukuman Kurumi Yonao	Kim Won-ho Lee Yu-rim
2019^[18]	Koki Watanabe	Saena Kawakami	Ko Sung-hyun Shin Baek-cheol	Sayaka Hobara Natsuki Sone	Kim Won-ho Jeong Na-eun
2020^[19]	Cancelled^{[note 2]}
2021^[20]	Cancelled^{[note 3]}
2022^[21]	Cancelled^{[note 4]}
2023^[22]	Yushi Tanaka	Shiori Saito	Hiroki Midorikawa Kyohei Yamashita	Lee Yu-lim Shin Seung-chan	Wang Chan Shin Seung-chan
2024^[5]	Cancelled and discontinued^{[note 5]}

^ This tournament has been cancelled due to a procedural mistake by the Nippon Badminton Association. The association failed to meet the application deadline set by the Badminton World Federation, resulting in the tournament's cancellation for the year.^[2]
^ This tournament, originally to be played from 1 to 5 April, was later cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Japan.
^ This tournament, originally to be played from 31 March to 4 April, was later cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Japan.
^ This tournament, originally to be played from 6 to 10 April, was later cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Japan.
^ According to the Nippon Badminton Association press release dated 27 October 2023, this tournament has been cancelled and discontinued due to financial difficulties.

Performances by nation

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As of the finals of the 2023 edition

Pos	Nation	MS	WS	MD	WD	XD	Total
1	Japan	10	12	9	10	3	44
2	South Korea	2		3	2	5	12
3	China			1	1	1	3
3	Indonesia					3	3
5	Chinese Taipei					1	1
	Hong Kong	1					1
	Macau		1				1
Total		13	13	13	13	13	65

References

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^ "申請ミスでバドミントン国際大会開けず" (in Japanese). Nikkan Sports. 24 February 2016. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
^ ^a ^b "International Badminton Tournament Cancelled Due to Application Error" (in Japanese). Nikkan Sports. 24 February 2016. Archived from the original on 24 May 2016. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
^ "Badminton Association misses deadline, international tournament cannot be held due to application error" (in Japanese). Daily Sports. 24 February 2016. Archived from the original on 31 January 2025. Retrieved 31 January 2025.
^ "International tournament unable to be held due to application error Nippon Badminton Association" (in Japanese). Sports Nippon. 24 February 2016. Archived from the original on 26 February 2016. Retrieved 31 January 2025.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "[Tournament Information] Osaka International Challenge, a gateway for young athletes, comes to an end" (in Japanese). Badminton Spirit. 27 October 2023. Retrieved 3 February 2025.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Press release regarding the tournament hosted by our association" (PDF) (in Japanese). Nippon Badminton Association. 27 October 2023. Retrieved 3 February 2025.
^ 2007 winners
^ 2008 winners
^ 2009 winners
^ 2010 winners
^ 2011 winners
^ 2012 winners
^ 2013 winners
^ 2014 winners
^ 2015 winners
^ "[IC] Yu Igarashi and Sayaka Takahashi win singles! <Osaka International>" (in Japanese). Badminton Spirit. 2 April 2017. Archived from the original on 6 August 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2025.
^ 2018 winners
^ 2019 winners
^ 2020
^ 2021
^ 2022
^ 2023 winners

External links

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Ōsaka International Challenge Badminton senshuken (Japanese)

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