More than 300 players from over 40 countries are ready to compete at the Austrian Open 2026, taking place from 21 to 24 May at the Raiffeisen Sportpark in Graz, Austria’s second-largest city.

The International Series tournament offers a strong international line-up with several home favourites in the draw.

In men’s singles, Poland’s Dominik Kwinta is the second seed, while Austria’s Collins Valentine Filimon is seeded fourth. Türkiye’s Ozge Bayrak is one of the top athletes in the women’s singles draw as second seed.

Germany’s Malik Bourakkadi/Kenneth Neumann are the top seeds in men’s doubles, while Italy’s Martina Corsini/Emma Piccinin top the women’s doubles draw. Austria will also have strong candidates in the this draw with fourth seeds Serena Au Yeong/Anna Hagspiel.

Bourakkadi will also be competing in mixed doubles with Leona Michalski as the mixed doubles top seeds.

Some of the top players include Wolfgang Gnedt, Xu Wei, Thomas Wiesler/Shangzu Zhan, Sarah Dlapka/Lena Rumpold, and Serena Au Yeong, who will team up with Denmark’s Alexander Pedersen in mixed doubles.

Schedule

• Thursday, 21 May: Qualification - 09:00
• Friday, 22 May: Main draw including Round of 16 MS/WS/MD - 09:00
• Saturday, 23 May: Round of 16 WD/XD & Quarterfinals - 09:00
• Sunday, 24 May: Semifinals and Finals - 09:00

All macthes will be streamed on BadmintonEurope.tv.