The current study analyzed, with identical methodologies (Cost-Benefit Analysis), the economic impact of two international sporting events (European Championships Elite and Senior) of the same sport discipline (Badminton), organized during the same year (2018), in the same country (Spain), aiming at identifying how determining factors affect the economic impact.

Data was collected from the organization and via surveys (3 dimension, 12 questions) during the days of the event (437 surveys in Huelva and 162 surveys in Guadalajara).

The main conclusions are: (1) for the economic impact, is that the variable “event category” (Elite or Senior) determined the typology and number of participants which, were the main determining factors of expenditure; and (2) for the tourism impact, we were able to conclude that the sporting event is a powerful tool to attract spectators in elite events and competitors in senior events.