Ninety-eight badminton players from 24 countries stepped onto the court on Wednesday as the Suriname International opened at the Ring Sport Center in Paramaribo, according to srnieuws.com.
Organized by the Surinam Badminton Association under the auspices of the Badminton World Federation and Badminton Pan America, the tournament features a $10,000 prize pool and runs through Saturday, Suriname Herald reported.
Competitors traveled from Argentina, Australia, Azerbaijan, Barbados, Canada, Colombia, the Cook Islands, El Salvador, England, French Guiana, Greece, Guatemala, Guyana, India, Italy, Malaysia, Mexico, the Netherlands, Peru, Spain, Switzerland, Trinidad and Tobago, and the United States, alongside the host nation.
The host selection includes Sören Opti, Mitchel Wongsodikromo, Rivano Bisphan, Quinn van de Leuv, Dickson Liao, Diego dos Ramos, Crystal Leefmans, Sion Zeegelaar, Megan Peng, and Faith Sariman.
Opti, who recently secured his ninth national men’s singles title, faces an immediate test against top-seeded Ade Resky Dwicahyo of Azerbaijan, Suriname Herald reported.
Uriel Francisco Canjura of El Salvador returns to the tournament after winning the men’s singles crown in 2023 and 2025.
In the women’s singles draw, Ines Lucia Castillo Salazar targets her second title following her victory in 2025.
Her main challengers include second-seeded Keisha Fatimag Azzahra of Azerbaijan and third-seeded Yasmine Hamza of Italy.
Matches span men’s singles, women’s singles, men’s doubles, women’s doubles, and mixed doubles over the five-day tournament.
Play concludes on Saturday with the tournament finals and medal ceremonies.
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