Zambia International

The Zambia International is an international badminton tournament held in Lusaka, Zambia. The event is part of the Badminton World Federation's International Series^[1] and part of the Badminton Confederation of Africa's circuit.

Past winners

Year	Men's singles	Women's singles	Men's doubles	Women's doubles	Mixed doubles	Ref
1965	Eric Selley	Merle Moult	Brian Brummage Eric Selley	Merle Moult Ingrid Owen	Eric Selley Merle Moult
1966	Eric Selley		Brian Brummage Eric Selley	Merle Moult Ingrid Owen	Eric Selley Merle Moult
1967	Ken Brann		Ken Brann Suren Parulekar	Annabelle Charlton Merle Moult	Brian Brummage Nancy MacIntyre
1968	B. Balneaves	Harriet van Heerden	Keith Pickersgill Eric Selley	Ida Buck I. Leys	Eric Selley Merle Moult
1969	Keith Pickersgill	Merle Moult	Keith Pickersgill Eric Selley	Merle Moult Isobel Winter	Eric Selley Merle Moult
1970	Andrew McFee	Merle Moult	Andrew McFee Surin Parulekar	Merle Moult Isobel Winter	Surin Parulekar Merle Moult
1971– 1972	No data
1973	Heine Jørgensen	M. Chinyama	Heine Jørgensen Vishnu Kapil	Tina Kotze Maureen Guy	Heine Jørgensen Maureen Guy
1974– 1976	No data
1977	Monday Edo	Christine Nyahoda	Raju Chiplukar Arun Jobanputra	Teresa Koloko Christine Nyahoda	Vijai Maini Chris Maskell	^[2]
1978– 1981	No data
1982	Mukesh Shah	No data
1983– 2013	No data
2014	Edwin Ekiring	Kate Foo Kune	Giovanni Greco Rosario Maddaloni	Michelle Butler-Emmett Elme de Villiers	Julien Paul Kate Foo Kune	^[3]
2015	Soroush Eskandari	Kate Foo Kune	Andries Malan Willem Viljoen	Nadine Ashraf Menna El-Tanany	Abdelrahman Kashkal Hadia Hosny	^[4]
2016	Maxime Moreels	Menna El-Tanany	Aatish Lubah Julien Paul	Evelyn Siamupangila Ogar Siamupangila	Ahmed Salah Menna El-Tanany	^[5]
2017	Misha Zilberman	Kate Foo Kune	Aatish Lubah Julien Paul	Silvia Garino Lisa Iversen	Jonathan Persson Kate Foo Kune	^[6]
2018	Ade Resky Dwicahyo	Dorcas Ajoke Adesokan	Ade Resky Dwicahyo Azmy Qowimuramadhoni	Evelyn Siamupangila Ogar Siamupangila	Anuoluwapo Juwon Opeyori Dorcas Ajoke Adesokan	^[7]
2019	Timothy Lam	Dorcas Ajoke Adesokan	Adham Hatem Elgamal Ahmed Salah	Doha Hany Hadia Hosny	Adham Hatem Elgamal Doha Hany	^[8]
2020	Cancelled^{[note 1]}					^[9]
2021	Not held
2022	Dmitriy Panarin	Keisha Fatimah Azzahra	Jarred Elliott Robert Summers	Keisha Fatimah Azzahra Era Maftuha	Bahaedeen Ahmad Alshannik Domou Amro	^[10]
2023	Luis Ramón Garrido	Malya Hoareau	Koceila Mammeri Youcef Sabri Medel	Amy Ackerman Deidre Laurens	Koceila Mammeri Tanina Mammeri	^[11]
2024	Dmitriy Panarin	Era Maftuha	Agil Gabilov Dicky Dwi Pangestu	Aminath Abdul Razzaq Fathimath Abdul Razzaq	Agil Gabilov Era Maftuha	^[12]
2025	Shashaank Sai Munnangi	Yasmine Hamza	Anuj Kale Ian Lopes	Amy Ackerman Johanita Scholtz	Hussein Shaheed Fathimath Nabaaha Abdul Razzaq	^[13]

^ This tournament, originally to be played from 26 to 29 November, was later cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Zambia.

Performances by nation

As of the 2025 edition

Pos	Nation	MS	WS	MD	WD	XD	Total
1	Azerbaijan	1	2	2	1	1	7
1	Egypt	0	1	1	2	3	7
3	Mauritius	0	3	2	0	1.5	6.5
4	South Africa	0	0	2	3	0	5
5	Italy	0	1	1	1	0	3
5	Nigeria	0	2	0	0	1	3
7	Algeria	0	0	1	0	1	2
	Kazakhstan	2	0	0	0	0	2
	Maldives	0	0	0	1	1	2
	Zambia	0	0	0	2	0	2
11	Belgium	1	0	0	0	0	1
	France	0	1	0	0	0	1
	India	0	0	1	0	0	1
	Iran	1	0	0	0	0	1
	Israel	1	0	0	0	0	1
	Jordan	0	0	0	0	1	1
	Mexico	1	0	0	0	0	1
	Uganda	1	0	0	0	0	1
	United Arab Emirates	1	0	0	0	0	1
	United States	1	0	0	0	0	1
21	Germany	0	0	0	0	0.5	0.5
Total		10	10	10	10	10	50

References

^ "Calendar | 2020 TOURNAMENTS - ALL".
^ Scheele, H. A. E., ed. (January 1978). "The Zambia Open Championships" (PDF). World Badminton (32 ed.). p. 10. Retrieved 7 January 2025.
^ "Zambia International 2014 IS winners". BWF-Tournament Software. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
^ "Zambia International 2015 IS winners". BWF-Tournament Software. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
^ "Zambia International 2016 IS winners". BWF-Tournament Software. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
^ "Zambia International 2017 IS winners". BWF-Tournament Software. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
^ "Zambia International 2018 FS winners". BWF-Tournament Software. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
^ "Zambia International 2019 FS winners". BWF-Tournament Software. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
^ "Zambia International 2020 (Cancelled) FS". BWF-Tournament Software. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
^ "Zambia International 2022 FS winners". BWF-Tournament Software. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
^ "Zambia International 2023 IS winners". BWF-Tournament Software. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
^ "Zambia International 2024 IS winners". BWF-Tournament Software. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
^ "Zambia International 2025 winners". BWF Badminton. Retrieved 11 November 2025.

External links

https://bwf.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/tournament?id=49D7A071-E65A-42BE-B614-9C6A0FB25CE1

[9] This tournament, originally to be played from 26 to 29 November, was later cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Zambia.

[1] "Calendar | 2020 TOURNAMENTS - ALL".

[2] Scheele, H. A. E., ed. (January 1978). "The Zambia Open Championships" (PDF). World Badminton (32 ed.). p. 10. Retrieved 7 January 2025.

[3] "Zambia International 2014 IS winners". BWF-Tournament Software. Retrieved 16 November 2024.

[4] "Zambia International 2015 IS winners". BWF-Tournament Software. Retrieved 16 November 2024.

[5] "Zambia International 2016 IS winners". BWF-Tournament Software. Retrieved 16 November 2024.

[6] "Zambia International 2017 IS winners". BWF-Tournament Software. Retrieved 16 November 2024.

[7] "Zambia International 2018 FS winners". BWF-Tournament Software. Retrieved 16 November 2024.

[8] "Zambia International 2019 FS winners". BWF-Tournament Software. Retrieved 16 November 2024.

[10] "Zambia International 2020 (Cancelled) FS". BWF-Tournament Software. Retrieved 16 November 2024.

[11] "Zambia International 2022 FS winners". BWF-Tournament Software. Retrieved 16 November 2024.

[12] "Zambia International 2023 IS winners". BWF-Tournament Software. Retrieved 16 November 2024.

[13] "Zambia International 2024 IS winners". BWF-Tournament Software. Retrieved 16 November 2024.

[14] "Zambia International 2025 winners". BWF Badminton. Retrieved 11 November 2025.

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