The Syed Modi International Badminton Championships is an international badminton tournament, which is held annually in India.

This tournament was introduced to the badminton circuit as a BWF Grand Prix event in 2009. Since then the tournament is being annually held in Lucknow at the Babu Banarasi Das Indoor Stadium, although it was temporarily shifted to Hyderabad in 2010. In 2011, it was upgraded to the Grand Prix Gold event. Badminton World Federation launched a new event structure in 2017. This tournament was later included as a BWF World Tour Super 300 event which began to be competed in 2018.

History

The tournament was inaugurated by Uttar Pradesh Badminton Association (UPBA) in 1991 as the 'Syed Modi Memorial Badminton Tournament' in memory of the Commonwealth Games champion Syed Modi.

From its inauguration till 2003, it remained a national-level tournament. In 2004, it was organized as an International event for the first time, which saw some low-key foreign participation.

The tournament was halted from 2005 to 2008 due to a political impasse between the UPBA and the Government of Uttar Pradesh, which ended with relocation of the Uttar Pradesh Badminton Academy.

**Turneul Internațional Syed Modi - Feminin**

Turneul Internațional Syed Modi - Feminin este un turneu anual de badminton organizat de Federația Indiană de Badminton. Este un turneu BWF World Tour Super 300 și face parte din calendarul BWF World Tour. Turneul a fost numit în onoarea lui Syed Modi, un fost jucător de badminton indian care a câștigat medalia de aur la Jocurile Asiatice din 1982.

Turneul a fost înființat în 1993 și s-a jucat inițial la Lucknow, India. În 2019, turneul a fost mutat la Hyderabad, India. Turneul este deschis jucătoarelor profesionale din întreaga lume.

Formatul turneului este de simplu feminin, dublu feminin și dublu mixt. Turneul oferă un fond de premii de 150.000 de dolari americani.

Turneul Syed Modi International - Feminin a fost câștigat de jucători de top precum Saina Nehwal, PV Sindhu și Carolina Marin. Turneul este o platformă importantă pentru jucătoarele indiene de badminton să concureze cu cele mai bune jucătoare din lume.