2018 BWF World Tour Finals

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Dates12–16 December
Edition1st
LevelWorld Tour Finals
Total prize moneyUS$1,500,000
2018 BWF World Tour Finals
Tournament details
Dates12–16 December
Edition1st
LevelWorld Tour Finals
Total prize moneyUS$1,500,000
VenueTianhe Gymnasium
LocationTianhe, Guangzhou, China
Champions
Men's singlesChina Shi Yuqi
Women's singlesIndia P. V. Sindhu
Men's doublesChina Li Junhui
China Liu Yuchen
Women's doublesJapan Misaki Matsutomo
Japan Ayaka Takahashi
Mixed doublesChina Wang Yilyu
China Huang Dongping
← 2017 Dubai
(BWF Super Series)		 2019 Guangzhou →

The 2018 BWF World Tour Finals (officially known as the HSBC BWF World Tour Finals 2018 for sponsorship reasons) was the final tournament of the 2018 BWF World Tour. It was held from 12 to 16 December 2018 in Guangzhou, China and had a total prize of $1,500,000.[1]

Venue

The 2018 BWF World Tour was the first edition of the BWF World Tour Finals and was organized by the Guangzhou Sports Bureau, Guangzhou Sports Competitions Centre, Guangzhou Badminton Administrative Centre, and Guangzhou Badminton Association. It was hosted by the Chinese Badminton Association and Guangzhou Municipal Government with sanction from the BWF.[2]

This international tournament was held at the Tianhe Gymnasium in Tianhe, Guangzhou, China.[3]

Point distribution

Below is the point distribution table for each phase of the tournament based on the BWF points system for the BWF World Tour Finals event.[4]

Winner Runner-up 3/4 3rd in Group 4th in Group
12,000 10,200 8,400 6,600 4,800

Prize money

The total prize money for this year's tournament was US$1,500,000. Distribution of prize money was in accordance with BWF regulations.[2]

Achievement Winner(s) Runner(s)-up Semi-finalist(s) 3rd in group 4th in group
Singles $120,000 $60,000 $30,000 $16,500 $9,000
Doubles $126,000 $60,000 $30,000 $19,500 $10,500

Representatives

Eligible players

Below are the eligible players for World Tour Finals. Rankings used are accurate as of 29 November 2018.[5]

Men's singles

Seeds Rank NOCs Players Performances
Winner Runner-up Semifinalists
11 Chinese Taipei (1)Chou Tien-chen 3
Super 500: Singapore Open, Korea Open
Super 300: German Open		 3
Super 750: Denmark Open, Fuzhou China Open
Super 500: India Open		 3
Super 1000: China Open
Super 500: Indonesia Masters
Super 300: Chinese Taipei Open
22 Japan (1)Kento Momota 4
Super 1000: Indonesia Open
Super 750: Japan Open, Denmark Open, Fuzhou China Open		 2
Super 1000: China Open
Super 750: Malaysia Open		 2
Super 750: French Open
Super 500: Hong Kong Open
3/43 Indonesia (1)Tommy Sugiarto 1
Super 300: Thailand Masters 		2
Super 500: Thailand Open, Korea Open		 1
Super 750: Malaysia Open
3/44 China (1)Shi Yuqi 2
Super 1000: All England Open
Super 500: India Open		 2
Super 1000: Indonesia Open
Super 750: French Open 		3
Super 1000: China Open
Super 750: Fuzhou China Open
Super 300: German Open
5 South Korea (1)Son Wan-ho 2
Super 500: Hong Kong Open
Super 300: Korea Masters		 2
Super 1000: All England Open
Super 500: Indonesia Masters
6 Thailand (1)Kantaphon Wangcharoen 2
Super 300: Thailand Masters, Swiss Open
7 India (1)Sameer Verma 2
Super 300: Swiss Open, Syed Modi International
8 Indonesia (2)Anthony Sinisuka Ginting 2
Super 1000: China Open
Super 500: Indonesia Masters

Women's singles

Seeds Rank NOCs Players Performances
Winner Runner-up Semifinalists
11 Chinese Taipei (1)Tai Tzu-ying 6
Super 1000: All England Open, Indonesia Open
Super 750: Malaysia Open, Denmark Open
Super 500: Indonesia Masters
Super 300: Chinese Taipei Open		 2
Super 750: French Open
Super 500: Malaysia Masters		 1
Super 500: Hong Kong Open
22 Japan (1)Nozomi Okuhara 3
Super 500: Thailand Open, Korea Open, Hong Kong Open		 2
Super 750: Japan Open, Fuzhou China Open		 2
Super 1000: China Open
Super 300: German Open
3/43 Japan (2)Akane Yamaguchi 2
Super 750: French Open
Super 300: German Open		 1
Super 1000: All England Open		 3
Super 1000: China Open
Super 500: Malaysia Masters, Korea Open
3/44 China (1)Chen Yufei 1
Super 750: Fuzhou China Open		 3
Super 1000: Indonesia Open, China Open
Super 300: German Open		 3
Super 1000: All England Open
Super 750: Japan Open, French Open
5 Thailand (1)Ratchanok Intanon 1
Super 500: Malaysia Masters		 1
Super 500: Hong Kong Open		 3
Super 750: Malaysia Open
Super 500: Indonesia Masters, India Open
6 India (1)P. V. Sindhu 2
Super 500: India Open, Thailand Open		 2
Super 1000: All England Open
Super 750: Malaysia Open
8 Canada (1)Michelle Li 1
Super 300: Macau Open		 1
Super 300: U.S. Open
11 United States (1)Beiwen Zhang 1
Super 500: India Open		 2
Super 500: Korea Open
Super 300: U.S. Open		 1
Super 500: Thailand Open

Men's doubles

Seeds Rank NOCs Players Performances
Winner Runner-up Semifinalists
11 Indonesia (1)Marcus Fernaldi Gideon
Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo		 8
Super 1000: All England Open, Indonesia Open
Super 750: Japan Open, Denmark Open, Fuzhou China Open
Super 500: Indonesia Masters, India Open, Hong Kong Open		 1
Super 750: French Open		 1
Super 1000: China Open
22 Chinese Taipei (1)Chen Hung-ling
Wang Chi-lin		 2
Super 300: New Zealand Open, Chinese Taipei Open		 3
Super 1000: China Open
Super 750: Japan Open
Super 500: Malaysia Masters
3/43 Chinese Taipei (2)Liao Min-chun
Su Ching-heng		 1
Super 300: Chinese Taipei Open		 1
Super 1000: Indonesia Open
3/44 China (1)Han Chengkai
Zhou Haodong		 1
Super 750: French Open		 1
Super 1000: China Open		 2
Super 500: India Open, Singapore Open
5 Denmark (1)Kim Astrup
Anders Skaarup Rasmussen		 1
Super 1000: China Open		 1
Super 500: India Open
6 Indonesia (2)Mohammad Ahsan
Hendra Setiawan		 1
Super 500: Singapore Open		 5
Super 750: Denmark Open, Fuzhou China Open
Super 500: India Open, Hong Kong Open
Super 300: German Open
7 Japan (1)Hiroyuki Endo
Yuta Watanabe		 1
Super 500: Korea Open		 2
Super 750: Malaysia Open
Super 500: Thailand Open		 1
Super 1000: All England Open
10 China (2)Li Junhui
Liu Yuchen		 2
Super 750: Japan Open
Super 500: Indonesia Masters		 1
Super 750: Malaysia Open

Women's doubles

Seeds Rank NOCs Players Performances
Winner Runner-up Semifinalists
11 Japan (1)Misaki Matsutomo
Ayaka Takahashi		 4
Super 1000: China Open
Super 750: Malaysia Open
Super 500: Indonesia Masters, Korea Open		 1
Super 500: Thailand Open		 2
Super 1000: Indonesia Open
Super 750: Fuzhou China Open
23 Japan (2)Mayu Matsumoto
Wakana Nagahara		 1
Super 750: French Open		 3
Super 1000: Indonesia Open, China Open
Super 750: Fuzhou China Open		 2
Super 1000: All England Open
Super 300: 2018 Spain Masters
3/44 Indonesia (1)Greysia Polii
Apriyani Rahayu		 2
Super 500: India Open, Thailand Open		 1
Super 500: Indonesia Masters		 5
Super 1000: China Open
Super 750: Japan Open, Denmark Open, French Open
Super 500: Hong Kong Open
3/45 Thailand (1)Jongkolphan Kititharakul
Rawinda Prajongjai		 1
Super 300: Thailand Masters		 1
Super 500: India Open		 2
Super 500: Thailand Open, Singapore Open
6 South Korea (1)Lee So-hee
Shin Seung-chan		 1
Super 750: Fuzhou China Open		 2
Super 500: Hong Kong Open
Super 300: Korea Masters		 3
Super 750: French Open
Super 500: Malaysia Masters, Indonesia Masters
7 Bulgaria (1)Gabriela Stoeva
Stefani Stoeva		 2
Super 750: French Open
Super 300: Swiss Open		 2
Super 1000: China Open
Super 300: German Open
8 China (1)Chen Qingchen
Jia Yifan		 3
Super 750: Malaysia Open, Japan Open
Super 500: Malaysia Masters		 1
Super 1000: Indonesia Open
11 China (2)Du Yue
Li Yinhui		 2
Super 750: Japan Open
Super 500: India Open

Mixed doubles

Seeds Rank NOCs Players Performances
Winner Runner-up Semifinalists
11 China (1)Zheng Siwei
Huang Yaqiong		 7
Super 1000: China Open
Super 750: Malaysia Open, Japan Open, Denmark Open, French Open, Fuzhou China Open
Super 500: Indonesia Masters		 2
Super 1000: All England Open
Super 500: Malaysia Masters		 1
Super 1000: Indonesia Open
22 Japan (1)Yuta Watanabe
Arisa Higashino		 1
Super 1000: All England Open		 5
Super 750: Malaysia Open, Japan Open, French Open, Fuzhou China Open
Super 500: Hong Kong Open
3/43 Thailand (1)Dechapol Puavaranukroh
Sapsiree Taerattanachai		 2
Super 750: Denmark Open
Super 300: Thailand Masters		 5
Super 750: French Open
Super 500: Singapore Open, Korea Open, Hong Kong Open
Super 300: New Zealand Open
3/44 Malaysia (1)Chan Peng Soon
Goh Liu Ying		 2
Super 300: Thailand Masters, U.S. Open		 2
Super 1000: Indonesia Open
Super 300: Australian Open		 1
Super 750: Japan Open
5 China (2)Wang Yilyu
Huang Dongping		 3
Super 750: Malaysia Open, Japan Open, Fuzhou China Open		 2
Super 1000: China Open
Super 500: Hong Kong Open
6 Indonesia (1)Hafiz Faizal
Gloria Emanuelle Widjaja		 1
Super 500: Thailand Open		 2
Super 1000: Indonesia Open
Super 500: Malaysia Masters
7 Malaysia (2)Goh Soon Huat
Shevon Jemie Lai		 2
Super 500: Singapore Open
Super 300: German Open		 2
Super 500: Malaysia Masters, Indonesia Masters
8 England (1)Marcus Ellis
Lauren Smith		 2
Super 300: Swiss Open, Spain Masters
  • Notes: In the women's singles, the 7th-ranked Carolina Marín, who received the wild cards as the women's singles world champion, withdrew from the competition due to injury. The player next in line, He Bingjiao could not fulfill the invitation due to injury as well.[6]

Representatives by nation

Top Nations
RankNation MSWSMDWDXD TotalPlayers
1 China 11222814
2 Japan 12121710§
3 Indonesia 2211610
4 Chinese Taipei 11246
 Thailand 111146
6 Malaysia 224
7 South Korea 1123
8 India 1122
9 Bulgaria 112
 Denmark 112
 England 112
12 Canada 111
 United States 111
Total 88888 4063

§: Yuta Watanabe from Japan was the only player who played in two categories (men's doubles and mixed doubles).

Performances by nation

NationGroup stageSemi-finalsFinalWinner(s)
 China8543
 Japan7741
 Indonesia6
 Chinese Taipei41
 Thailand42
 India2211
 Malaysia2
 South Korea221
 Bulgaria1
 Canada1
 Denmark11
 England1
 United States1
Total4020105

Men's singles

Group A

Rank Players Pts Pld W L SF SA PF PA
1China Shi Yuqi 333061142111
2South Korea Son Wan-ho 232153150125
3Chinese Taipei Chou Tien-chen 131235141159
4Indonesia Anthony Sinisuka Ginting 030316105143
Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3
12 Dec Shi Yuqi China 2–1 South Korea Son Wan-ho 16–2121–1921–8
12 Dec Chou Tien-chen Chinese Taipei 2–1 Indonesia Anthony Sinisuka Ginting 17–2121–1821–18
13 Dec Shi Yuqi China 2–0 Indonesia Anthony Sinisuka Ginting 21–821–19
13 Dec Chou Tien-chen Chinese Taipei 1–2 South Korea Son Wan-ho 21–1811–2114–21
14 Dec Son Wan-ho South Korea 2–0 Indonesia Anthony Sinisuka Ginting 21–1121–10
14 Dec Chou Tien-chen Chinese Taipei 0–2 China Shi Yuqi 17–2119–21

Group B

Rank Players Pts Pld W L SF SA PF PA
1Japan Kento Momota 33306012668
2India Sameer Verma 23214210892
3Indonesia Tommy Sugiarto 131225105134
4Thailand Kantaphon Wangcharoen 03031699144
Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3
12 Dec Kento Momota Japan 2–0 India Sameer Verma 21–1821–6
12 Dec Tommy Sugiarto Indonesia 2–1 Thailand Kantaphon Wangcharoen 21–1818–2121–11
13 Dec Tommy Sugiarto Indonesia 0–2 India Sameer Verma 16–217–21
13 Dec Kento Momota Japan 2–0 Thailand Kantaphon Wangcharoen 21–1521–7
14 Dec Kantaphon Wangcharoen Thailand 0–2 India Sameer Verma 9–2118–21
14 Dec Kento Momota Japan 2–0 Indonesia Tommy Sugiarto 21–1421–8

Finals

Semi-finals Final
          
3/4 China Shi Yuqi 12 22 21
  India Sameer Verma 21 20 17
3/4 China Shi Yuqi 21 21
2 Japan Kento Momota 12 11
  South Korea Son Wan-ho 14 12
2 Japan Kento Momota 21 21

Women's singles

Group A

Rank Players Pts Pld W L SF SA PF PA
1India P. V. Sindhu 2220408761
2Japan Akane Yamaguchi 1211227965
3United States Beiwen Zhang 0203044484
N/AChinese Taipei Tai Tzu-ying Retired
Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3
12 Dec Akane Yamaguchi Japan 0–2 India P. V. Sindhu 22–2415–21
12 Dec Tai Tzu-ying Chinese Taipei 2–0 United States Beiwen Zhang 21–1521–17
13 Dec Tai Tzu-ying Chinese Taipei 1–2 India P. V. Sindhu 21–1416–2118–21
13 Dec Akane Yamaguchi Japan 2–0 United States Beiwen Zhang 21–1021–10
14 Dec P. V. Sindhu India 2–0 United States Beiwen Zhang 21–921–15
14 Dec Tai Tzu-ying Chinese Taipei Retired Japan Akane Yamaguchi 17–2112–11r

Group B

Rank Players Pts Pld W L SF SA PF PA
1Japan Nozomi Okuhara 22204110085
2Thailand Ratchanok Intanon 1211328881
3Canada Michelle Li 0202046486
N/AChina Chen Yufei Retired
Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3
12 Dec Chen Yufei China 1–2 Thailand Ratchanok Intanon 18–2122–2017–21
12 Dec Nozomi Okuhara Japan 2–0 Canada Michelle Li 21–1823–21
13 Dec Chen Yufei China 1–2 Canada Michelle Li 21–1618–2117–21
13 Dec Nozomi Okuhara Japan 2–1 Thailand Ratchanok Intanon 14–2121–1121–14
14 Dec Ratchanok Intanon Thailand 2–0 Canada Michelle Li 21–1321–12
14 Dec Nozomi Okuhara Japan Retired China Chen Yufei 5–4r

Finals

Semi-finals Final
          
  India P. V. Sindhu 21 25
  Thailand Ratchanok Intanon 16 23
  India P. V. Sindhu 21 21
2 Japan Nozomi Okuhara 19 17
3/4 Japan Akane Yamaguchi 17 14
2 Japan Nozomi Okuhara 21 21

Men's doubles

Group A

Rank Players Pts Pld W L SF SA PF PA
1China Li Junhui
China Liu Yuchen		 222042128111
2Denmark Kim Astrup
Denmark Anders Skaarup Rasmussen		 1211329596
3China Han Chengkai
China Zhou Haodong		 02021494110
N/AIndonesia Marcus Fernaldi Gideon
Indonesia Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo		 Retired
Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3
12 Dec Marcus Fernaldi Gideon Indonesia
Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo Indonesia		 2–1 Denmark Kim Astrup
Denmark Anders Skaarup Rasmussen		 20–2221–1721–13
12 Dec Han Chengkai China
Zhou Haodong China		 1–2 China Li Junhui
China Liu Yuchen		 17–2128–2613–21
13 Dec Han Chengkai China
Zhou Haodong China		 0–2 Denmark Kim Astrup
Denmark Anders Skaarup Rasmussen		 17–2119–21
13 Dec Marcus Fernaldi Gideon Indonesia
Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo Indonesia		 0–2 China Li Junhui
China Liu Yuchen		 18–2122–24
14 Dec Marcus Fernaldi Gideon Indonesia
Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo Indonesia		 Walkover China Han Chengkai
China Zhou Haodong		 Walkover
14 Dec Kim Astrup Denmark
Anders Skaarup Rasmussen Denmark		 1–2 China Li Junhui
China Liu Yuchen		 21–1815–2117–21

Group B

Rank Players Pts Pld W L SF SA PF PA
1Japan Hiroyuki Endo
Japan Yuta Watanabe		 232152139113
2Chinese Taipei Chen Hung-ling
Chinese Taipei Wang Chi-lin		 232143135128
3Indonesia Mohammad Ahsan
Indonesia Hendra Setiawan		 131234117129
4Chinese Taipei Liao Min-chun
Chinese Taipei Su Ching-heng		 131225118139
Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3
12 Dec Mohammad Ahsan Indonesia
Hendra Setiawan Indonesia		 0–2 Japan Hiroyuki Endo
Japan Yuta Watanabe		 4–2118–21
12 Dec Chen Hung-ling Chinese Taipei
Wang Chi-lin Chinese Taipei		 2–0 Chinese Taipei Liao Min-chun
Chinese Taipei Su Ching-heng		 21–1721–16
13 Dec Liao Min-chun Chinese Taipei
Su Ching-heng Chinese Taipei		 0–2 Indonesia Mohammad Ahsan
Indonesia Hendra Setiawan		 18–2114–21
13 Dec Chen Hung-ling Chinese Taipei
Wang Chi-lin Chinese Taipei		 0–2 Japan Hiroyuki Endo
Japan Yuta Watanabe		 19–2119–21
14 Dec Liao Min-chun Chinese Taipei
Su Ching-heng Chinese Taipei		 2–1 Japan Hiroyuki Endo
Japan Yuta Watanabe		 11–2121–1721–17
14 Dec Chen Hung-ling Chinese Taipei
Wang Chi-lin Chinese Taipei		 2–1 Indonesia Mohammad Ahsan
Indonesia Hendra Setiawan		 13–2121–1821–14

Finals

Semi-finals Final
          
  China Li Junhui
China Liu Yuchen 		18 21 21
2 Chinese Taipei Chen Hung-ling
Chinese Taipei Wang Chi-lin 		21 12 15
  China Li Junhui
China Liu Yuchen 		21 21
  Japan Hiroyuki Endo
Japan Yuta Watanabe 		15 11
  Denmark Kim Astrup
Denmark Anders Skaarup Rasmussen 		19 13
  Japan Hiroyuki Endo
Japan Yuta Watanabe 		21 21

Women's doubles

Group A

Rank Players Pts Pld W L SF SA PF PA
1Japan Misaki Matsutomo
Japan Ayaka Takahashi		 333061145109
2China Du Yue
China Li Yinhui		 232142112101
3China Chen Qingchen
China Jia Yifan		 131234130125
4Indonesia Greysia Polii
Indonesia Apriyani Rahayu		 03030674126
Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3
12 Dec Chen Qingchen China
Jia Yifan China		 0–2 China Du Yue
China Li Yinhui		 19–2115–21
12 Dec Misaki Matsutomo Japan
Ayaka Takahashi Japan		 2–0 Indonesia Greysia Polii
Indonesia Apriyani Rahayu		 21–1121–16
13 Dec Greysia Polii Indonesia
Apriyani Rahayu Indonesia		 0–2 China Chen Qingchen
China Jia Yifan		 14–218–21
13 Dec Misaki Matsutomo Japan
Ayaka Takahashi Japan		 2–0 China Du Yue
China Li Yinhui		 21–921–19
14 Dec Misaki Matsutomo Japan
Ayaka Takahashi Japan		 2–1 China Chen Qingchen
China Jia Yifan		 19–2121–1921–14
14 Dec Greysia Polii Indonesia
Apriyani Rahayu Indonesia		 0–2 China Du Yue
China Li Yinhui		 18–217–21

Group B

Rank Players Pts Pld W L SF SA PF PA
1Japan Mayu Matsumoto
Japan Wakana Nagahara		 33306114695
2South Korea Lee So-hee
South Korea Shin Seung-chan		 232153155128
3Thailand Jongkolphan Kititharakul
Thailand Rawinda Prajongjai		 13122481118
4Bulgaria Gabriela Stoeva
Bulgaria Stefani Stoeva		 030316104140
Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3
12 Dec Mayu Matsumoto Japan
Wakana Nagahara Japan		 2–0 Bulgaria Gabriela Stoeva
Bulgaria Stefani Stoeva		 21–1021–16
12 Dec Jongkolphan Kititharakul Thailand
Rawinda Prajongjai Thailand		 0–2 South Korea Lee So-hee
South Korea Shin Seung-chan		 14–218–21
13 Dec Mayu Matsumoto Japan
Wakana Nagahara Japan		 2–1 South Korea Lee So-hee
South Korea Shin Seung-chan		 21–1820–2221–17
13 Dec Jongkolphan Kititharakul Thailand
Rawinda Prajongjai Thailand		 2–0 Bulgaria Gabriela Stoeva
Bulgaria Stefani Stoeva		 21–1621–18
14 Dec Mayu Matsumoto Japan
Wakana Nagahara Japan		 2–0 Thailand Jongkolphan Kititharakul
Thailand Rawinda Prajongjai		 21–521–12
14 Dec Lee So-hee South Korea
Shin Seung-chan South Korea		 2–1 Bulgaria Gabriela Stoeva
Bulgaria Stefani Stoeva		 21–1414–2121–9

Finals

Semi-finals Final
          
1 Japan Misaki Matsutomo
Japan Ayaka Takahashi 		22 11
  China Du Yue
China Li Yinhui 		20 3r
1 Japan Misaki Matsutomo
Japan Ayaka Takahashi 		21 22
  South Korea Lee So-hee
South Korea Shin Seung-chan 		12 20
  South Korea Lee So-hee
South Korea Shin Seung-chan 		21 21
2 Japan Mayu Matsumoto
Japan Wakana Nagahara 		13 13

Mixed doubles

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