World Tour 2027: six tiers, a fifth Super 1000 and revised prize money
From 2027 the BWF circuit adds a fifth Super 1000, brings Super 100 events into the main tour and sets a prize pool of about 26.9 million dollars, reports say.
What was announced
In February 2026 the BWF presented a new structure for the World Tour from 2027, according to Daily Pioneer (PTI agency) and News Arena. Both list 36 tournaments in six tiers, plus the season-ending World Tour Finals: 5 Super 1000, 5 Super 750, 9 Super 500, 8 Super 300 and 8 Super 100. The Super 100 events are integrated into the main tour for the first time.
Prize money
The two reports give the same figures: a yearly World Tour prize pool of about 26.9 million US dollars, with 2 million for a Super 1000, 1.1 million for a Super 750, 560,000 for a Super 500, 290,000 for a Super 300 and 140,000 for a Super 100.
A count that differs
When the 2027-2028 calendar was published in June, The Star and the New Straits Times spoke of 35 tournaments plus the Finals. The sources do not explain the gap with the 36 above; it may be a matter of what is counted. The five Super 1000 events named in June are the Malaysia Open (Kuala Lumpur), the All England (Birmingham), the Indonesia Open (Jakarta), the China Open (Chengdu) and the Denmark Open (Odense).
Why it matters
More top-level events and a clearer ladder mean more matches to follow, including on television: the PTI report says produced matches rise from 1,410 to about 3,000.