BWF World Tour Finals
Season ending badminton championships
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The BWF World Tour Finals, officially HSBC BWF World Tour Finals, which succeeds BWF Super Series Finals, is an annual season finale badminton tournament which is held every December of a year where the players with the most points from that calendar year's events of the BWF World Tour compete for total prize money of at least US$ 2,500,000.
China
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| Official website | |
| Founded | 2018 |
|---|---|
| Editions | 8 (2025) |
| Location | Hangzhou (2025) China |
| Venue | Hangzhou Olympic Sports Expo Center (2025) |
| Prize money | US$3,000,000 (2025) |
| Men's | |
| Draw | 8S / 8D |
| Most singles titles | 3, Viktor Axelsen |
| Most doubles titles | 2 Liu Yuchen Seo Seung-jae |
| Women's | |
| Draw | 8S / 8D |
| Most singles titles | 2 Tai Tzu-ying An Se-young |
| Most doubles titles | 3 Chen Qingchen Jia Yifan Lee So-hee |
| Mixed doubles | |
| Draw | 8 |
| Most titles (male) | 4, Zheng Siwei |
| Most titles (female) | 4, Huang Yaqiong |
| Last completed | |
| 2025 BWF World Tour Finals | |
Features
Prize money
The tournament offers total prize money of US$3,000,000.[1] The prize money is distributed via the following formula:[2]
The prize money distribution (as of 2025 editions) are:
| Round | Men's singles | Women's singles | Men's doubles | Women's doubles | Mixed doubles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | US$240,000 | US$240,000 | US$252,000 | US$252,000 | US$252,000 |
| Runner-up | US$120,000 | US$120,000 | US$120,000 | US$120,000 | US$120,000 |
| Semi-finalist | US$60,000 | US$60,000 | US$60,000 | US$60,000 | US$60,000 |
| 3rd in Group | US$33,000 | US$33,000 | US$39,000 | US$39,000 | US$39,000 |
| 4th in Group | US$18,000 | US$18,000 | US$21,000 | US$21,000 | US$21,000 |
World ranking points
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 |
Eligibility
At the end of the BWF World Tour circuit, top eight players/pairs in the BWF World Tour standing of each discipline, with the maximum of two players/pairs from the same member association, are required to play in a final tournament known as the BWF World Tour Finals.[4]
Only the top 14 results from the BWF World Tour tournaments during the year and a maximum of 3 results from Super 100 will count towards the ranking for BWF World Tour Final [5]
If two or more players are tied in ranking, the selection of players will based on the following criteria:[4]
- The players who participated in the most BWF World Tour tournaments;
- The players who collected the most points in BWF World Tour tournaments starting on 1 July that year.
Results
- This tournament, originally due to be held for the third year in a row at the Tianhe Gymnasium in Guangzhou, China, was relocated due to the COVID-19 pandemic in China.
- This tournament, originally due to be held for the fourth year in a row at the Tianhe Gymnasium in Guangzhou, China, was relocated due to the COVID-19 pandemic in China.
Performance by nations
- As of the 2025 edition
| No | Nation | MS | WS | MD | WD | XD | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  China |
2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 15 |
| 2 |  South Korea |
2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | ||
| 3 |  Denmark |
4 | 1 | 5 | |||
| 4 |  Japan |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| 5 |  Chinese Taipei |
2 | 1 | 3 | |||
| 6 |  Thailand |
2 | 2 | ||||
| 7 |  France |
1 | 1 | ||||
 India |
1 | 1 | |||||
 Indonesia |
1 | 1 | |||||
| Total | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 40 | |
Records and statistics
- As of the 2025 edition
Most titles
Only players who have won at least two BWF World Tour Finals titles are listed. In doubles events, titles are counted individually for each player.
Overall
| Rank | Player | Event | Titles | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huang Yaqiong |
Mixed doubles | 4 | 2019, 2022, 2023, 2024 |
| Zheng Siwei |
Mixed doubles | 4 | 2019, 2022, 2023, 2024 | |
| 3 | Chen Qingchen |
Women's doubles | 3 | 2019, 2022, 2023 |
| Jia Yifan |
Women's doubles | 3 | 2019, 2022, 2023 | |
| Viktor Axelsen |
Men's singles | 3 | 2021, 2022, 2023 | |
| Lee So-hee |
Women's doubles | 3 | 2020, 2024, 2025 | |
| 7 | Huang Dongping |
Mixed doubles | 2 | 2018, 2025 |
| Liu Yuchen |
Men's doubles | 2 | 2018, 2022 | |
| Shi Yuqi |
Men's singles | 2 | 2018, 2024 | |
| Tai Tzu-ying |
Women's singles | 2 | 2020, 2023 | |
| An Se-young |
Women's singles | 2 | 2021, 2025 | |
| Baek Ha-na |
Women's doubles | 2 | 2024, 2025 | |
| Seo Seung-jae |
Men's doubles | 2 | 2023, 2025 | |
| Dechapol Puavaranukroh |
Mixed doubles | 2 | 2020, 2021 | |
| Sapsiree Taerattanachai |
Mixed doubles | 2 | 2020, 2021 |
Men's singles
| Rank | Player | Titles | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Viktor Axelsen |
3 | 2021, 2022, 2023 |
| 2 | Shi Yuqi |
2 | 2018, 2024 |
Women's singles
| Rank | Player | Titles | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tai Tzu-ying |
2 | 2020, 2023 |
| An Se-young |
2 | 2021, 2025 |
Men's doubles
| Rank | Player | Titles | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liu Yuchen |
2 | 2018, 2022 |
| Seo Seung-jae |
2 | 2023, 2025 |
Women's doubles
| Rank | Player | Titles | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chen Qingchen |
3 | 2019, 2022, 2023 |
| Jia Yifan |
3 | 2019, 2022, 2023 | |
| Lee So-hee |
3 | 2020, 2024, 2025 | |
| 4 | Baek Ha-na |
2 | 2024, 2025 |
Mixed doubles
| Rank | Player | Titles | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huang Yaqiong |
4 | 2019, 2022, 2023, 2024 |
| Zheng Siwei |
4 | 2019, 2022, 2023, 2024 | |
| 3 | Huang Dongping |
2 | 2018, 2025 |
| Dechapol Puavaranukroh |
2 | 2020, 2021 | |
| Sapsiree Taerattanachai |
2 | 2020, 2021 |
Consecutive titles
Only players or pairs who have won titles in at least two consecutive editions are listed.
| Rank | Player(s) | Event | Consecutive titles | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zheng Siwei / Huang Yaqiong |
Mixed doubles | 3 | 2022–2024 |
| Viktor Axelsen |
Men's singles | 3 | 2021–2023 | |
| 3 | Chen Qingchen / Jia Yifan |
Women's doubles | 2 | 2022–2023 |
| Baek Ha-na / Lee So-hee |
Women's doubles | 2 | 2024–2025 | |
| Dechapol Puavaranukroh / Sapsiree Taerattanachai |
Mixed doubles | 2 | 2020–2021 |
Youngest champions
The five youngest players to win a BWF World Tour Finals title are listed. Ages are calculated as of the date of the final. In doubles events, players are counted individually.
| Rank | Player | Event | Age | Edition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | An Se-young |
Women's singles | 19 years, 303 days | 2021 |
| 2 | Chen Yufei |
Women's singles | 21 years, 289 days | 2019 |
| 3 | Jia Yifan |
Women's doubles | 22 years, 169 days | 2019 |
| 4 | Chen Qingchen |
Women's doubles | 22 years, 175 days | 2019 |
| 5 | Shi Yuqi |
Men's singles | 22 years, 291 days | 2018 |
Oldest champions
The five oldest players to win a BWF World Tour Finals title are listed. Ages are calculated as of the date of the final. In doubles events, players are counted individually.
| Rank | Player | Event | Age | Edition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anders Skaarup Rasmussen |
Men's doubles | 35 years, 304 days | 2024 |
| 2 | Hendra Setiawan |
Men's doubles | 35 years, 112 days | 2019 |
| 3 | Kim Astrup |
Men's doubles | 32 years, 284 days | 2024 |
| 4 | Mohammad Ahsan |
Men's doubles | 32 years, 99 days | 2019 |
| 5 | Lee So-hee |
Women's doubles | 31 years, 190 days | 2025 |
Most finals
Only players who have reached at least three BWF World Tour Finals finals are listed. In doubles events, final appearances are counted individually for each player.
| Rank | Player | Event | Finals | Titles | Runners-up | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huang Yaqiong |
Mixed doubles | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023, 2024 |
| Zheng Siwei |
Mixed doubles | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023, 2024 | |
| Lee So-hee |
Women's doubles | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2018, 2020, 2023, 2024, 2025 | |
| 4 | Huang Dongping |
Mixed doubles | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2018, 2019, 2023, 2025 |
| Shi Yuqi |
Men's singles | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2018, 2023, 2024, 2025 | |
| Tai Tzu-ying |
Women's singles | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023 | |
| Viktor Axelsen |
Men's singles | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 | |
| 8 | Chen Qingchen |
Women's doubles | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2019, 2022, 2023 |
| Jia Yifan |
Women's doubles | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2019, 2022, 2023 | |
| Hendra Setiawan |
Men's doubles | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2019, 2020, 2022 | |
| Mohammad Ahsan |
Men's doubles | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2019, 2020, 2022 | |
| Yuta Watanabe |
Men's doubles / Mixed doubles | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2018, 2019, 2021 | |
| Baek Ha-na |
Women's doubles | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2023, 2024, 2025 | |
| Seo Seung-jae |
Men's doubles / Mixed doubles | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2020, 2023, 2025 | |
| Dechapol Puavaranukroh |
Mixed doubles | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2020, 2021, 2022 | |
| Sapsiree Taerattanachai |
Mixed doubles | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2020, 2021, 2022 |