For the first time in Karnataka, International Badminton Challenge 2025 will be held at the Urwa Indoor Stadium from October 27 to November 2. This is the first-ever international badminton event in Mangalore. The tournament has been organized by the Dakshina Kannada District Badminton Association under the guidance of the Badminton Association of India and the Karnataka Badminton Association.
A total of 450 players from 12 countries—including India, England, the UAE, Malaysia, Canada, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Bangladesh, Singapore, Russia, and the USA—will take part in the week-long tournament. Among them, 350 players are from India and around 100 from abroad. The chief referee for the tournament hails from the Maldives, and around 200 technical experts and officials from various countries will assist in conducting the matches. International-level arrangements have been made for food, accommodation, and transportation of the participants.
Matches will be held simultaneously across eight courts—four on the upper floor and four on the ground floor—of the Urwa Indoor Stadium. The event has been classified as Grade 3, Level 1 under the BWF Continental Circuit, which also includes International Series (Level 2) and Future Series (Level 3) tournaments.
