BWF tournaments (Grade 1; Major Events) 2.

The higher the level of tournament, the larger the prize money and the more ranking points available.

This is the complete schedule of events on the 2021 calendar,[1] with the champions and runners-up documented.

Thailand Masters (Draw) (cancelled)[note 1] Estonian International (cancelled)[note 2] Swedish Open (cancelled) Iceland International (cancelled)[note 3] Iran Fajr International (cancelled)[note 1] Canadian International (cancelled)[note 2] European Mixed Team Badminton Championships (Draw) Pan Am Mixed Team Badminton Championships (Draw) (cancelled) Oceania Mixed Team Badminton Championships (Draw) (cancelled) Oceania Badminton Championships (Draw) (cancelled) Austrian Open (cancelled)[note 3] Uganda International Swiss Open (Draw) Slovak Open (cancelled)[note 1] Kenya International (cancelled)[note 2] German Open (Draw) (cancelled)[note 3] All England Open (Draw) Maldives International (cancelled)[note 4] Giraldilla International (cancelled)[note 1] Lingshui China Masters (Draw) (cancelled)[note 5] Orléans Masters (Draw) Polish Open Santo Domingo Open Osaka International (cancelled)[note 6] Malaysia Masters (Draw) (postponed) Dutch International (cancelled)[note 1] Peru International Badminton Asia Championships (Draw) (postponed) European Badminton Championships (Draw) Pan American Badminton Championships (Draw) New Zealand Open (Draw) (cancelled)[note 1] Portuguese International India Open (Draw) (cancelled)[note 1] Australian Open (Draw) (cancelled)[note 1] Spain Masters (Draw) Slovenian International Malaysia Open (Draw) (postponed) Austrian Open Singapore Open (Draw) (cancelled)[note 2] Korea Masters (Draw) (cancelled)[note 3] Lithuanian International Thailand Open (Draw) (cancelled)[note 1] Spanish International German International (cancelled)[note 2] Canada Open (Draw) (cancelled)[note 3] U.S. Open (Draw) (cancelled)[note 1] Vietnam International Challenge (cancelled)[note 2] White Nights (cancelled)[note 3] Russian Open (Draw) (cancelled)[note 4] Olympic Games (Draw) Denmark Masters Malaysia International Series (cancelled)[note 1] Bulgarian Open (cancelled)[note 2] Akita Masters (Draw) (cancelled)[note 1] Benin International Hyderabad Open (Draw) (cancelled)[note 3] Latvia International Korea Open (Draw) (cancelled)[note 4] Mexican International Challenge Hellas International Taipei Open (Draw) (cancelled)[note 1] Kathmandu International (cancelled)[note 2] Ukraine International Brazil International Series Vietnam Open (Draw) (cancelled)[note 3] Bendigo International (cancelled)[note 4] Finnish Open (cancelled)[note 5] China Open (Draw) (cancelled)[note 3] Sydney International (cancelled)[note 4] Polish International Guatemala International Series Sudirman Cup (Draw) Japan Open (Draw) (Cancelled) (cancelled)[note 3] Mongolia International (cancelled)[note 4] Croatian International (cancelled)[note 6] Indonesia Masters Super 100 (Draw) (cancelled)[note 1] Maldives International Future Series (cancelled)[note 2] Chile Future Series (cancelled) [note 3] Bulgarian International Championship Thomas & Uber Cup (Draw) Syed Modi International (Draw) (cancelled)[note 4] Dutch Open Maldives International Series (cancelled)[note 2] Egypt International (cancelled)[note 5] Cyprus International Denmark Open (Draw) African Mixed Team Championships (Draw) India International Challenge Czech Open Algeria International (cancelled)[note 2] French Open (Draw) African Badminton Championships (Draw) Belgian International Dominican Open Israel Open (cancelled)[note 6] Hylo Open (Draw) Macau Open (Draw) (cancelled)[note 1] Lagos International (cancelled) Hungarian International Fuzhou China Open (Draw) (cancelled)[note 2] Malaysia International Challenge (cancelled) Norwegian International (cancelled)[note 3] Cameroon International (cancelled)[note 4] Guatemala Future Series Indonesia Masters (Draw) Hong Kong Open (Draw) (cancelled)[note 2] Irish Open Bahrain International Series Indonesia Open (Draw) Bahrain International Challenge Scottish Open Slovenia Future Series Botswana International BWF World Tour Finals (Draw) Indonesia International Challenge (Cancelled) Bangladesh International Welsh International South Africa International Vietnam International Series (cancelled)[note 1] Internacional Mexicano World Championships (Draw) Italian International El Salvador International The followings are the nominees and the winners of the 2020/2021 BWF Player of the Year Awards.

[28] Following is a list of notable players (winners of the main tour title, and/or part of the BWF Rankings top 100 for at least one week) who announced their retirement from professional badminton, during the 2021 season: