2016 in badminton

2016 Summer Olympics (BWF)

August 11–20: 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro at the Riocentro
- Men's Singles: Chen Long; Lee Chong Wei; Viktor Axelsen
- Women's Singles: Carolina Marín; P. V. Sindhu; Nozomi Okuhara
- Men's Doubles:
- China (Fu Haifeng & Zhang Nan)
- Malaysia (Goh V Shem & Tan Wee Kiong)
- Great Britain (Chris Langridge & Marcus Ellis)
- Women's Doubles:
- Japan (Misaki Matsutomo & Ayaka Takahashi)
- Denmark (Christinna Pedersen & Kamilla Rytter Juhl)
- South Korea (Jung Kyung-eun & Shin Seung-chan)
- Mixed Doubles:
- Indonesia (Tontowi Ahmad & Liliyana Natsir)
- Malaysia (Chan Peng Soon & Goh Liu Ying)
- China (Zhang Nan & Zhao Yunlei)

International badminton championships

February 15–21: 2016 Africa Continental Team Championships in Beau-Bassin Rose-Hill^[1]
- Men: South Africa defeated Mauritius, 3–1, in the final. Algeria and Ghana were placed third and fourth respectively.
- Women: Mauritius defeated Egypt, 3–0, in the final. Ghana and Uganda were placed third and fourth respectively.
February 15 – 21: 2016 Badminton Asia Team Championships in Hyderabad^[2]
- Men: Indonesia defeated Japan, 3–2, in the final. South Korea and India were placed third and fourth respectively.
- Women: China defeated Japan, 3–2, in the final. South Korea and Thailand were placed third and fourth respectively.
February 16 – 18: 2016 Oceania Continental Mixed Team Championships in Auckland, New Zealand^[3]
- Australia defeated New Zealand, 3–2, in the final. French Polynesia and New Caledonia were placed third and fourth respectively.
February 16 – 21: 2016 European Men's & Women's Team Championships in Kazan^[4]
- Men: Denmark defeated France, 3–1, in the final. England and Germany were placed third and fourth respectively.
- Women: Denmark defeated Bulgaria, 3–1, in the final. Germany and Spain were placed third and fourth respectively.
February 17 – 20: 2016 Pan Am Team Continental Championships in Guadalajara^[5]
- Men: Mexico defeated Canada, 3–0, in the final.
- Women: United States defeated Canada, 3–2, in the final.
February 19 & 20: 2016 Oceania Continental Men's and Women's Team Championships in Auckland^[6]
- Men: New Zealand defeated Australia, 4–1, in the final. French Polynesia and New Caledonia were placed third and fourth respectively.
- Women: Australia defeated New Zealand, 4–1, in the final. New Caledonia and French Polynesia were placed third and fourth respectively.
February 19 – 21: 2016 European U15 Championships in Kazan^[7]
- Men's Singles: Harry Huang
- Men's Doubles: Kenji Lovang / Christo Popov
- Women's Singles: Mathilde Cramer Ahrens
- Women's Doubles: Bengisu Erçetin / Zehra Erdem
- Mixed Doubles: Sebastian Grønbjerg / Clara Graversen
March 17 – 21: 2016 European U17 Team Championships in Lubin^[8]
- Denmark defeated England, 3–0 in matches played, in the final. France and Turkey were the third and fourth placed teams.
March 21 – 25: 2016 European U17 Championships in Lubin^[9]
- Men's Singles: Nhat Nguyen
- Men's Doubles: Paw Eriksen / Mads Thøgersen
- Women's Singles: Line Christopher
- Women's Doubles: Alexandra Boje / Amalie Mage Krogh
- Mixed Doubles: Paw Eriksen / Alexandra Boje
April 25 – 27: 2016 Pan American Team Badminton Championships in Campinas^[10]
- Canada defeated Brazil, 3–2 in matches played, in the final. Peru took third place.
April 26 – 28: 2016 Oceania Individual Championships in Papeete^[11]^[12]
- Men's Singles: Ashwant Gobinathan
- Men's Doubles: Matthew Chau / Sawan Serasinghe
- Women's Singles: Wendy Hsuan-Yu Chen
- Women's Doubles: Tiffany Ho / Jennifer Tam
- Mixed Doubles: Robin Middleton / Leanne Choo
April 26 – May 1: 2016 European Badminton Championships in La Roche-sur-Yon^[13]
- Men's Singles: Viktor Axelsen
- Men's Doubles: Mads Conrad-Petersen / Mads Pieler Kolding
- Women's Singles: Carolina Marín
- Women's Doubles: Christinna Pedersen / Kamilla Rytter Juhl
- Mixed Doubles: Joachim Fischer Nielsen / Christinna Pedersen
April 26 – May 1: 2016 Badminton Asia Championships in Wuhan^[14]
- Men's Singles: Lee Chong Wei
- Men's Doubles: Lee Yong-dae / Yoo Yeon-seong
- Women's Singles: Wang Yihan
- Women's Doubles: Misaki Matsutomo / Ayaka Takahashi
- Mixed Doubles: Zhang Nan / Zhao Yunlei
April 28 – May 1: 2016 Pan American Individual Championships in Campinas^[15]
- Men's Singles: Jason Anthony Ho-Shue
- Men's Doubles: Jason Anthony Ho-Shue / Nyl Yakura
- Women's Singles: Brittney Tam
- Women's Doubles: Michelle Tong / Josephine Wu
- Mixed Doubles: Nyl Yakura / Brittney Tam
May 15 – 22: 2016 Thomas & Uber Cup in Kunshan^[16]
- Thomas Cup: Denmark defeated Indonesia, 3–2 in matches played, to win their first Thomas Cup title.
- Uber Cup: China defeated South Korea, 3–1 in matches played, to win their third consecutive and 14th overall Uber Cup title.
July 9 – 17: 2016 Badminton Asia Junior Championships in Bangkok^[17]^[18]
- Mixed Team: China
- Boys' Singles: Sun Feixiang
- Girls' Singles: Chen Yufei
- Boys' Doubles: Han Chengkai / Zhou Haodong
- Girls' Doubles: Du Yue / Xu Ya
- Mixed Doubles: He Jiting / Du Yue
July 19 – 23: 2016 Pan American U19 Championships in Lima^[19]
- Boys' Singles: Cleyson Nob Santos
- Girls' Singles: OUYANG Qingzi
- Boys' Doubles: Desmond Wang / Brian Yang
- Girls' Doubles: Giselle Chan / Katie Ho-Shue
- Mixed Doubles: Brian Yang / Katie Ho-Shue
September 12 – 18: 2016 World University Badminton Championship in Ramenskoye^[20]^[21]
- Men's Singles: WANG Tzu Wei
- Men's Doubles: Choi Sol-gyu / Kim Jae-hwan
- Women's Singles: Ayaho Sugino
- Women's Doubles: DU Peng / Huang Dongping
- Mixed Doubles: LEE Yang / HSU Ya-Ching
- Team winners: Chinese Taipei
November 2 – 6: 2016 World Junior Mixed Team Championships in Bilbao^[22]
- 1. China; 2. Malaysia; 3/4: Japan / Thailand
November 8 – 13: 2016 BWF World Junior Championships in Bilbao^[23]
- Boys' Singles: Sun Feixiang
- Girls' Singles: Chen Yufei
- Boys' Doubles: Han Chengkai / Zhou Haodong
- Girls' Doubles: Sayaka Hobara / Nami Matsuyama
- Mixed Doubles: He Jiting / Du Yue