Badminton: India Open to move to Guwahati in 2028, Delhi to host 2027 and 2029

The India Open will move out of Delhi for the 2028 edition, with Guwahati set to host the prestigious BWF World Tour Super 750 tournament for one year before the event returns to the national capital, Badminton Association of India secretary general Sanjay Mishra has confirmed.

The move comes after the BWF unveiled its new World Tour calendar, with the India Open retaining its place as one of the sport's premier Super 750 events. The tournament will remain in Delhi in 2027, but its dates have been shifted from the traditional January window to February 2-7.

In 2028, however, the tournament is scheduled for the January 25-30 window — coinciding with the Republic Day period in Delhi. That, Mishra



said, is the primary reason BAI is considering moving the tournament to Guwahati for that edition.

"The 2027 India Open will happen here. But for 2028, we might shift it to Guwahati because around 25th January to 29th or 30th January, that period — the 26th January period — in this area, it becomes very difficult for players' movement, for practice, and for the tournament as well. So we might shift it to Guwahati," Mishra told the media on the finals day of BWF World Championships, hosted in Delhi.

The move is not intended to be permanent. Mishra said the tournament would return to Delhi after the 2028 edition.

"After that, we will do it here only," he said.