2025 BWF World Tour Finals
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| Tournament details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dates | 17–21 December | ||
| Edition | 8th | ||
| Level | World Tour Finals | ||
| Total prize money | US$3,000,000 | ||
| Venue | Hangzhou Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium | ||
| Location | Hangzhou, China[1] | ||
| Champions | |||
| Men's singles |  Christo Popov | ||
| Women's singles |  An Se-young | ||
| Men's doubles | Kim Won-ho Seo Seung-jae | ||
| Women's doubles | Baek Ha-na Lee So-hee | ||
| Mixed doubles |  Feng Yanzhe Huang Dongping | ||
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The 2025 BWF World Tour Finals (officially was the HSBC BWF World Tour Finals 2025 for sponsorship reasons) was the final tournament of the 2025 BWF World Tour. It has been held from 17 to 21 December 2025 in Hangzhou, China and features a total prize pool of $3,000,000.
Point distribution
The 2025 BWF World Tour was the eighth edition of the BWF World Tour Finals and was organized by the Chinese Badminton Association with sanction from the BWF.[2]
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.[3]
| Winner(s) | Runner(s)-up | Semi-finalists | 3rd in group | 4th in group |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14,000 | 12,000 | 10,000 | 8,900 | 7,800 |
Prize money
The total prize money for this year's tournament is US$3,000,000. Distribution of prize money was in accordance with BWF regulations.
| Achievement | Winner(s) | Runner(s)-up | Semi-finalist(s) | 3rd in group | 4th in group |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singles | $240,000 | $120,000 | $60,000 | $33,000 | $18,000 |
| Doubles | $252,000 | $120,000 | $60,000 | $39,000 | $21,000 |
Players
Below are the eligible players for World Tour Finals. The top eight players, or pairs in doubles categories, in the BWF World Ranking are eligible to play in the tournament, with a maximum of two players or pairs representing each national member association.
Men's singles
Women's singles
Men's doubles
Women's doubles
Mixed doubles
Representatives by nation
| Top Nation | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Nation | MS | WS | MD | WD | XD | Total | Players | |
| 1 | China (H) |
2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 14 | |
| 2 |  Japan |
1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | ||
| 3 |  Indonesia |
1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | ||
 Malaysia |
2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | ||||
| 4 | South Korea |
1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | |||
 Thailand |
1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | ||||
| 5 |  Chinese Taipei |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | |||
| 6 | France |
1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| 7 |  Denmark |
1 | 1 | 1 | |||||
 India |
1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||
| Total | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 40 | 64 | ||
Performance by nation
| Nation | Group stage | Semi-finals | Final | Winner(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Korea |
4 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| China (H) |
9 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| France |
2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Japan |
6 | 4 | 1 | |
| Malaysia |
5 | 2 | ||
| Thailand |
4 | 2 | ||
| Indonesia |
5 | 1 | ||
| India |
1 | 1 | ||
| Chinese Taipei |
3 | |||
| Denmark |
1 | |||
| Total | 40 | 20 | 10 | 5 |
Men's singles
Seeds
Kunlavut Vitidsarn (semi-finals)
Li Shifeng (withdrew)
Chou Tien-chen (group stage)
Anders Antonsen (group stage)
Group A
| Rank | Players | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christo Popov |
3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 174 | 145 | +29 | 3 | Advance to semi-finals |
| 2 | Kunlavut Vitidsarn |
3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 144 | 133 | +11 | 2 | |
| 3 | Anders Antonsen |
3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 144 | 144 | 0 | 1 | Eliminated |
| 4 | Jonatan Christie |
3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | –5 | 104 | 144 | –40 | 0 |
| Date | Player 1 | Score | Player 2 | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Dec | Kunlavut Vitidsarn |
2–0 | Jonatan Christie |
21–10 | 21–14 | |
| Anders Antonsen |
1–2 | Christo Popov |
13–21 | 21–12 | 19–21 | |
| 18 Dec | Anders Antonsen |
2–0 | Jonatan Christie |
21–16 | 21–14 | |
| Kunlavut Vitidsarn |
1–2 | Christo Popov |
11–21 | 21–18 | 10–21 | |
| 19 Dec | Christo Popov |
2–1 | Jonatan Christie |
18–21 | 21–16 | 21–13 |
| Kunlavut Vitidsarn |
2–1 | Anders Antonsen |
21–15 | 18–21 | 21–13 |
Group B
| Rank | Players | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shi Yuqi |
2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 103 | 67 | +36 | 2 | Advance to semi-finals |
| 2 | Kodai Naraoka |
2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 62 | 77 | –15 | 1 | |
| 3 | Chou Tien-chen |
2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | –3 | 82 | 103 | –21 | 0 | Eliminated |
| 4 | Li Shifeng (Z) |
– | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | Withdrew |
(Z) Withdrew due to a right ankle injury
| Date | Player 1 | Score | Player 2 | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Dec | |
(voided) |
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| Chou Tien-chen |
0–2 | Kodai Naraoka |
17–21 | 18–21 | ||
| 18 Dec | |
(voided) |
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| Chou Tien-chen |
1–2 | Shi Yuqi |
11–21 | 21–19 | 15–21 | |
| 19 Dec | |
(voided) |
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| Shi Yuqi |
2–0 | Kodai Naraoka |
21–9 | 21–11 |
Finals
| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||
| Christo Popov
| 21 | 21 | |||||||||||
| Kodai Naraoka
| 19 | 8 | |||||||||||
| Christo Popov
| 21 | 21 | |||||||||||
| Shi Yuqi
| 19 | 9 | |||||||||||
| 1 | Kunlavut Vitidsarn
| 16 | 13 | ||||||||||
| Shi Yuqi
| 21 | 21 | |||||||||||
Women's singles
Seeds
An Se-young (champion)- Wang Zhiyi (final)
- Han Yue (group stage)
Akane Yamaguchi (semi-finals)
Group A
| Rank | Players | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | An Se-young |
3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 148 | 100 | +48 | 3 | Advance to semi-finals |
| 2 | Akane Yamaguchi |
3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 146 | 143 | +3 | 2 | |
| 3 | Putri Kusuma Wardani |
3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 143 | 140 | +3 | 1 | Eliminated |
| 4 | Tomoka Miyazaki |
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | –6 | 72 | 126 | –54 | 0 |
| Date | Player 1 | Score | Player 2 | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Dec | An Se-young |
2–1 | Putri Kusuma Wardani |
21–16 | 8–21 | 21–8 |
| Akane Yamaguchi |
2–0 | Tomoka Miyazaki |
21–14 | 21–17 | ||
| 18 Dec | Akane Yamaguchi |
2–1 | Putri Kusuma Wardani |
22–24 | 21–19 | 21–13 |
| An Se-young |
2–0 | Tomoka Miyazaki |
21–9 | 21–6 | ||
| 19 Dec | Putri Kusuma Wardani |
2–0 | Tomoka Miyazaki |
21–17 | 21–9 | |
| An Se-young |
2–1 | Akane Yamaguchi |
14–21 | 21–5 | 21–14 |
Group B
| Rank | Players | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wang Zhiyi |
2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 84 | 55 | +29 | 2 | Advance to semi-finals |
| 2 | Ratchanok Intanon |
2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 78 | 69 | +9 | 1 | |
| 3 | Han Yue |
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | –4 | 19 | 42 | –23 | 0 | Eliminated |
| 4 | Pornpawee Chochuwong (Z) |
– | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | Withdrew |
(Z) Withdrew due to a left calf injury
| Date | Player 1 | Score | Player 2 | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Dec | Wang Zhiyi |
2–0 | Han Yue |
21–14 | 21–5 | |
|
(voided) |
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| 18 Dec | Wang Zhiyi |
2–0 | Ratchanok Intanon |
21–17 | 21–19 | |
| Han Yue |
N/P | Pornpawee Chochuwong |
Cancelled | |||
| 19 Dec | Han Yue |
0–2 | Ratchanok Intanon |
17–21 | 10–21 | |
| Wang Zhiyi |
N/P | Pornpawee Chochuwong |
Cancelled | |||
Finals
| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||
| 1 | An Se-young
| 21 | 21 | ||||||||||
| 4 | Akane Yamaguchi
| 15 | 12 | ||||||||||
| 1 | An Se-young
| 21 | 18 | 21 | |||||||||
| 2 | Wang Zhiyi
| 13 | 21 | 10 | |||||||||
| Ratchanok Intanon
| 21 | 17 | 11 | ||||||||||
| 2 | Wang Zhiyi
| 15 | 21 | 21 | |||||||||
Men's doubles
Seeds
- Kim Won-ho / Seo Seung-jae (champions)
Aaron Chia / Soh Wooi Yik (group stage)
Satwiksairaj Rankireddy / Chirag Shetty (semi-finals)- Man Wei Chong / Tee Kai Wun (group stage)
Group A
| Rank | Players | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kim Won-ho Seo Seung-jae |
3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 168 | 158 | +10 | 3 | Advance to semi-finals |
| 2 | Sabar Karyaman Gutama Muhammad Reza Pahlevi Isfahani |
3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 143 | 139 | +4 | 2 | |
| 3 | Man Wei Chong Tee Kai Wun |
3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | –1 | 145 | 141 | +4 | 1 | Eliminated |
| 4 | Chiu Hsiang-chieh Wang Chi-lin |
3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | –4 | 151 | 169 | –18 | 0 |
| Date | Player 1 | Score | Player 2 | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Dec | Man Wei Chong Tee Kai Wun |
0–2 | Sabar Karyaman Gutama Muhammad Reza Pahlevi Isfahani |
21–23 | 19–21 | |
| Kim Won-ho Seo Seung-jae |
2–1 | Chiu Hsiang-chieh Wang Chi-lin |
21–19 | 23–25 | 21–14 | |
| 18 Dec | Kim Won-ho Seo Seung-jae |
2–0 | Sabar Karyaman Gutama Muhammad Reza Pahlevi Isfahani |
22–20 | 21–17 | |
| Man Wei Chong Tee Kai Wun |
2–0 | Chiu Hsiang-chieh Wang Chi-lin |
21–18 | 21–19 | ||
| 19 Dec | Chiu Hsiang-chieh Wang Chi-lin |
1–2 | Sabar Karyaman Gutama Muhammad Reza Pahlevi Isfahani |
19–21 | 22–20 | 15–21 |
| Kim Won-ho Seo Seung-jae |
2–1 | Man Wei Chong Tee Kai Wun |
25–23 | 14–21 | 21–19 |
Group B
| Rank | Players | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Satwiksairaj Rankireddy Chirag Shetty |
3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 172 | 152 | +20 | 3 | Advance to semi-finals |
| 2 | Liang Weikeng Wang Chang |
3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 139 | 118 | +21 | 2 | |
| 3 | Aaron Chia Soh Wooi Yik |
3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | –2 | 150 | 162 | –12 | 1 | Eliminated |
| 4 | Fajar Alfian Muhammad Shohibul Fikri |
3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | –4 | 135 | 164 | –29 | 0 |
| Date | Player 1 | Score | Player 2 | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Dec | Satwiksairaj Rankireddy Chirag Shetty |
2–1 | Liang Weikeng Wang Chang |
12–21 | 22–20 | 21–14 |
| Aaron Chia Soh Wooi Yik |
2–1 | Fajar Alfian Muhammad Shohibul Fikri |
22–24 | 21–18 | 21–19 | |
| 18 Dec | Aaron Chia Soh Wooi Yik |
0–2 | Liang Weikeng Wang Chang |
14–21 | 18–21 | |
| Satwiksairaj Rankireddy Chirag Shetty |
2–1 | Fajar Alfian Muhammad Shohibul Fikri |
21–11 | 16–21 | 21–11 | |
| 19 Dec | Liang Weikeng Wang Chang |
2–0 | Fajar Alfian Muhammad Shohibul Fikri |
21–17 | 21–14 | |
| Aaron Chia Soh Wooi Yik |
1–2 | Satwiksairaj Rankireddy Chirag Shetty |
21–17 | 18–21 | 15–21 |
Finals
| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Kim Won-ho Seo Seung-jae
| 21 | 21 | ||||||||||
| Sabar Karyaman Gutama Muhammad Reza Pahlevi Isfahani
| 9 | 11 | |||||||||||
| 1 | Kim Won-ho Seo Seung-jae
| 21 | 21 | ||||||||||
| Liang Weikeng Wang Chang
| 18 | 14 | |||||||||||
| Liang Weikeng Wang Chang
| 10 | 21 | 21 | ||||||||||
| 3 | Satwiksairaj Rankireddy Chirag Shetty
| 21 | 17 | 13 | |||||||||
Women's doubles
Seeds
- Pearly Tan / Thinaah Muralitharan (semi-finals)
- Kim Hye-jeong / Kong Hee-yong (group stage)
- Liu Shengshu / Tan Ning (semi-finals)
- Jia Yifan / Zhang Shuxian (group stage)
Group A
| Rank | Players | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pearly Tan Thinaah Muralitharan |
3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 139 | 117 | +22 | 2 | Advance to semi-finals |
| 2 | Yuki Fukushima Mayu Matsumoto |
3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 156 | 141 | +15 | 2 | |
| 3 | Jia Yifan Zhang Shuxian |
3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 128 | 117 | +11 | 2 | Eliminated |
| 4 | Rin Iwanaga Kie Nakanishi |
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | –6 | 78 | 126 | –48 | 0 |
| Date | Player 1 | Score | Player 2 | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Dec | Pearly Tan Thinaah Muralitharan |
2–0 | Jia Yifan Zhang Shuxian |
21–17 | 21–11 | |
| Yuki Fukushima Mayu Matsumoto |
2–0 | Rin Iwanaga Kie Nakanishi |
21–14 | 21–14 | ||
| 18 Dec | Pearly Tan Thinaah Muralitharan |
2–0 | Rin Iwanaga Kie Nakanishi |
21–13 | 21–18 | |
| Jia Yifan Zhang Shuxian |
2–1 | Yuki Fukushima Mayu Matsumoto |
21–19 | 16–21 | 21–16 | |
| 19 Dec | Pearly Tan Thinaah Muralitharan |
1–2 | Yuki Fukushima Mayu Matsumoto |
15–21 | 21–16 | 19–21 |
| Jia Yifan Zhang Shuxian |
2–0 | Rin Iwanaga Kie Nakanishi |
21–11 | 21–8 |
Group B
| Rank | Players | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liu Shengshu Tan Ning |
3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 126 | 69 | +57 | 3 | Advance to semi-finals |
| 2 | Baek Ha-na Lee So-hee |
3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 101 | 105 | –4 | 2 | |
| 3 | Kim Hye-jeong Kong Hee-yong |
3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | –3 | 113 | 125 | –12 | 1 | Eliminated |
| 4 | Hsieh Pei-shan Hung En-tzu |
3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | –5 | 101 | 142 | –41 | 0 |
| Date | Player 1 | Score | Player 2 | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Dec | Kim Hye-jeong Kong Hee-yong |
0–2 | Baek Ha-na Lee So-hee |
15–21 | 12–21 | |
| Liu Shengshu Tan Ning |
2–0 | Hsieh Pei-shan Hung En-tzu |
21–10 | 21–14 | ||
| 18 Dec | Kim Hye-jeong Kong Hee-yong |
2–1 | Hsieh Pei-shan Hung En-tzu |
21–7 | 16–21 | 21–13 |
| Liu Shengshu Tan Ning |
2–0 | Baek Ha-na Lee So-hee |
21–7 | 21–10 | ||
| 19 Dec | Baek Ha-na Lee So-hee |
2–0 | Hsieh Pei-shan Hung En-tzu |
21–17 | 21–19 | |
| Kim Hye-jeong Kong Hee-yong |
0–2 | Liu Shengshu Tan Ning |
17–21 | 11–21 |
Finals
| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Pearly Tan Thinaah Muralitharan
| 19 | 13 | ||||||||||
| Yuki Fukushima Mayu Matsumoto
| 21 | 21 | |||||||||||
| Yuki Fukushima Mayu Matsumoto
| 17 | 11 | |||||||||||
| Baek Ha-na Lee So-hee
| 21 | 21 | |||||||||||
| Baek Ha-na Lee So-hee
| 15 | 21 | 21 | ||||||||||
| 3 | Liu Shengshu Tan Ning
| 21 | 16 | 19 | |||||||||