BWF has announced a bumper Para badminton tournament calendar for 2022.
Tournaments sanctioned include Para Badminton World Circuit tournaments, Para Badminton Continental Championships, Continental Multisport Games and the BWF Para Badminton World Championships.
| Tournament | Grade | Level | City | Dates |
| West Asia Para Games | – | – | Manama | 18 – 28 Feb |
| Spanish Para Badminton International II | 2 | 2 | TBC | 01 – 06 Mar |
| Spanish Para Badminton International I | 2 | 1 | Cartagena | 08 – 13 Mar |
| Brazil Para Badminton International | 2 | 2 | Sao Paulo | 18 – 24 Apr |
| Bahrain Para Badminton International | 2 | 2 | Manama | 16 – 22 May |
| Dubai Para Badminton International | 2 | 2 | Dubai | 23 – 29 May |
| Canada Para Badminton International | 2 | 1 | Ottawa | 06 – 12 Jun |
| 4 Nations Para Badminton International | 2 | 1 | Dublin | 11 – 17 July |
| Thailand Para Badminton International | 2 | 1 | Pattaya | 15 – 21 Aug |
| Indonesia Para Badminton International | 2 | 3 | Magelang | 22 – 28 Aug |
| African Para Badminton Championships | 3 | – | Kampala | 12 – 18 Sep |
| Uganda Para Badminton International | 3 | 3 | Kampala | 19 – 25 Sep |
| European Para Badminton Championships | 3 | – | TBC | TBD |
| Asian Para Games 2022 | 3 | – | Hangzhou | 09 – 16 Oct |
| BWF Para Badminton World Championships | 1 | – | Tokyo | 01 – 06 Nov |
| Pan Am Para Badminton Championships | 3 | – | TBC, Colombia | 21 – 27 Nov |
| Peru Para Badminton International | 2 | 2 | Lima | 28 Nov–4 Dec |
The Oceania Para Badminton Championships 2022 is scheduled for the second half of 2022 in Australia. The dates and city will be confirmed later.
As announced earlier in 2021, the new Para badminton tournament structure will begin in 2022.
| Grade 1 |
BWF Major Events
o Paralympic Games o Para Badminton World Championships |
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| Grade 2 |
BWF Para Badminton World Circuit
o Level 1 – Para badminton International – Max 6 tournaments o Level 2 – Para badminton International – Unlimited tournaments o Level 3 – Para Badminton International – Max 3 tournaments
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| Grade 3 |
o Continental Championships o Regional Multisport Events
– Parapan American Games – Asian Para Games
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Para badminton world ranking points are awarded to players based on the Grade and Level of the tournament each player competes in, with Grade 2 Level 1 having a higher amount of ranking points than Levels 2 and 3.
The Para Badminton World Rankings will transition into the new points structure for 2022.
Players standing in the current rankings will not change during the transition but the number of points will.
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