Alex LANIER. (Photo : Daniel Derajinski/Icon Sport)
From February 6 to 8, 2026, French badminton will stop in Caen for one of its major meetings. The French Championships will take over the Palais des Sports Caen la Mer, with the ambition of bringing together the national elite for three days of intense competition. The ticket office has been open for several weeks and anticipation is already building around an event which promises to be as sporting as it is popular.
Created in 1949, the French Badminton Championships occupy a special place in the federal calendar. Each season, they bring together the best players in the country, all tables combined, for the award of senior national titles. In Caen, five crowns will be awarded: women’s singles, men’s singles, women’s doubles, men’s doubles and mixed doubles.
For three days, from February 6 to 8, the public will be able to follow the progress of a tournament which combines physical demands, technical precision and mental intensity. If the competition is open to the senior category, certain cadets, juniors and veterans also have the opportunity to enter the draw, further strengthening the sporting richness of the event. Each match then becomes a revealer of trajectories, between expected confirmations and emerging ambitions.
Caen, an expected return fifteen years later
Fifteen years after a 2010 edition that remains in the memories, Caen is preparing to reconnect with the very high national level. At the time, nearly 10,000 spectators attended the Zénith, and the organization made an impression with its quality. In 2026, the challenge is even more ambitious. The Caen Badminton Club, associated with the events agency EXAEQUO, is this time based on a brand new setting: the Palais des Sports Caen la Mer, inaugurated in 2024.
Modern, warm and designed to bring the public closer to the playing area, the equipment can accommodate up to 4,200 people per session. The stated objective is clear: fill the five sessions scheduled for the weekend and approach 20,000 cumulative spectators. A figure which testifies to the desire to make this 2026 edition a lasting highlight for French badminton.
A fast-paced program and ticketing already launched
In order to provide a clear reading of the competition and to highlight each stage of the tournament, the organization has divided the program into five distinct sessions. Friday will be devoted to qualifications and the round of 16, Saturday to the quarter and semi-finals, before a day of finals on Sunday, the expected moment when the titles will be awarded. The ticket office, open for several months, allows you to anticipate your arrival and choose your sessions.
Access to the Palais des Sports, located in the immediate vicinity of the Caen ring road, facilitates the reception of the public from all over Normandy and beyond. As February 2026 approaches, Caen is preparing to become, for a weekend, the capital of French badminton. Between heritage, modernity and sporting fervor, these French Championships promise to write a new page in the national history of the discipline.
