BWF AirBadminton World Cup 2025 Sharjah, UAE

Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates, has been confirmed as the host of the inaugural BWF AirBadminton World Cup 2025.

The tournament will be staged across the revised dates of 11 to 14 December 2025. See previous communication.

A bespoke, pop-up AirBadminton arena will be installed at a yet to be confirmed venue in Sharjah. A total of 72 athletes representing 12 teams will compete in the World Cup.

• Asia: 3 Teams
• Europe: 3 Teams
• Africa: 2 Teams
• Pan Am: 2 Teams
• Oceania: 1 Team
• Host: 1 Team

The following events will be played: team relay, women’s triples and men’s triples.

Four Continental Championships will serve as qualifying events:

• BWF AirBadminton Pan Am Continental Championships 2025 (12-13 April) – Lima, Peru

• BWF AirBadminton Africa Continental Championships 2025 (3-6 July) – Accra, Ghana

• BWF AirBadminton Asia Pacific Continental Championships 2025 (8-10 August) – Port Dickson, Malaysia

• BWF AirBadminton European Continental Championships 2025 (5-7 September) – Baku, Azerbaijan

The highest-ranked teams from the team relay at each Continental Championships will qualify for the World Cup. Women’s and men’s triples teams will be composed of players from already qualified teams from the team relay event.

Venezuela and Brazil qualified in April. Read More.

Click here for more information on the Qualification System and Rules of the BWF AirBadminton World Cup 2025.

Read the full Press Release

More Information / Contact Person

For more information on the BWF AirBadminton World Cup please contact Fern Gilders – Head of Tournament Development [[email protected]] and Sahir Edoo – Head of Development Projects [[email protected]].