Last week in Dakar, Senegal, elite athletes from across the globe gathered to compete in the Summer Youth Olympic Games: Dakar 2026. Among them, two U19 players represented Team USA in badminton. Less than one month after competing in the 2026 BWF World Junior Championships in Cairo, Egypt, Micah Henares

The 2026 Vistara South OLC will be held from December 12-13, 2026  at Vistara Sports in Lewisville, TX. Entries and timely Coaching Pass applications for this tournament close on December 3, 2026 11:59 AM PDT (one minute BEFORE NOON). Prospectus  TournamentSoftware  Entry Entry / Withdraw and On-Time Coaching Pass Request Deadline:

The 2026 Synergy NC South OLC will be held from December 19-20, 2026  at Synergy Badminton Academy in Apex, NC. Entries and timely Coaching Pass applications for this tournament close on December 3, 2026 11:59 AM PDT (one minute BEFORE NOON). Prospectus TournamentSoftware Entry Entry / Withdraw and On-Time Coaching Pass

The 2027 Egret Midwest CRC will be held from January 30-31, 2027  at Egret Badminton Club  in Shaumburg, IL. Entries and timely Coaching Pass applications for this tournament close on January 7, 2027 11:59 AM PDT (one minute BEFORE NOON). Prospectus TournamentSoftware Entry Entry / Withdraw and On-Time Coaching Pass Request

The 2026 Capital Badminton NE OLC will be held from December 5 – 6, 2026  at Capital Badminton Academy in Columbia, MD. Entries and timely Coaching Pass applications for this tournament close on November 26, 2026, 11:59 AM PDT (one minute BEFORE NOON). Prospectus TournamentSoftware Entry Entry / Withdraw and

The 2026 Schafer South OLC will be held from November 28 – 29, 2026  at Schafer Badminton Academy in Katy, TX. Entries and timely Coaching Pass applications for this tournament close on November 19, 2026, 11:59 AM PDT (one minute BEFORE NOON). Prospectus TournamentSoftware Entry Entry / Withdraw and On-Time Coaching

USA Badminton would like to thank our technical officials for your participation in the Technical Official Advisory Group (TOAG)  election process. Below are the certified results for the 2026-2030 TOAG term: Region 1 (Northeast) – Chao Richard Li Region 2 (Midwest) – Derek Lin Region 3 (Southern) – Philip Ayoung

Last week in Germany, four US athletes competed in the 2026 HYLO Open which ran from October 27th through November 1st. Notably, Allison Lee and Lauren Lam played their way into the Women’s Doubles semi-finals, earning a bronze medal overall. The pair confidently competed against some of the world’s top

The 2026 CBA Snowpeak Midwest OLC will be held from November 21 – 22, 2026  at Chicago Badminton Academy Snow Peak in Chicago, IL. Entries and timely Coaching Pass applications for this tournament close on November 12, 2026, 11:59 AM PDT (one minute BEFORE NOON). Prospectus  TournamentSoftware Entry Entry / Withdraw

Last week six US athletes took to the court at the YONEX French Open 2026, which ran from October 20th through 25th in Tremblay, France. Both Women’s Double pairs progressed to round of 16 and both put up a valiant effort against some of the world’s top players. Lauren Lam

A group of US juniors continued their journey in Cairo, Egypt at this year’s BWF World Junior Championship, which spanned from October 12-17. In total, 19 athletes from the under 19 age group competed in the tournament across all 5 events. After securing 10th place in the team event earlier